CR Converter

Extract text from CR files


Drop or upload your .CR file
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How to extract text from your CR file

  1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your CR file.
  2. You’ll see a preview, if available.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert CR to another file type

To convert your CR file to another format, you need Citrix Workspace or other Settings software.

Convert a file to CR

To convert other file formats to the "Configuration File" file type, you need software like Citrix Workspace or a similar tool.


About CR files

The .CR file extension represents two distinct, specialized formats that often confuse users.

  1. Citrix Receiver Configuration (Primary): Approximately 55% of .CR files are configuration scripts used by Citrix Workspace (formerly Citrix Receiver). These files rely on XML structure to store connection details, gateway URLs, and store beacons required to connect a remote device to a corporate network.

    • The Problem: Because they are proprietary setup files, they do not open in standard applications like Word or web browsers. Users essentially get a "system file" that seems unreadable.
    • The Solution: Since the underlying data is text-based, you can convert or rename them to XML or TXT to inspect the server paths. For documentation or IT audits, converting them to PDF ensures the settings are preserved in a readable layout.

  2. Computed Radiography Image (Medical): In medical imaging, a .CR file can be a raw DICOM image generated by Computed Radiography equipment (digital X-rays).

    • The Problem: These are high-fidelity, uncompressed medical data files that standard photo viewers cannot open. They require specialized, expensive software like OsiriX or MicroDicom.
    • The Solution: For patient sharing, presentations, or quick reference, these should be converted to standard JPG or PNG formats.

Other Uses:
* CryEngine Archives: Resource files used by games developed with CryEngine. These are often encrypted or compressed XML data.
* Chrome Partial Downloads: Occasionally, users mistake the crdownload temporary file (generated by Google Chrome) for a .CR file. These are incomplete ZIP or data streams that cannot be converted until the download finishes.

Convert.Guru analyzes your CR file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.

Users also converted CRDOWNLOAD, CR2, CR3, CDR, JPG, GPT, CCL, LPL, PNG and PDF files.


FAQ

If you want to convert CR file to JPG, PNG or PDF, you can use Citrix Workspace or similar software from the "Citrix Connection Configuration" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert files to CR, try Citrix Workspace or another comparable tool in the "Citrix Connection Configuration" category.



The CR Converter Story

The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our CR converter.