Extract text from CorelDRAW 5 and data files (CT5)
To convert CT5 files to another format, you need CorelDRAW or other Vector Image software.
To convert other file formats to the "Legacy Vector Graphics File" file type, you need software like CorelDRAW or a similar tool.
The .CT5 file format serves multiple, entirely different purposes depending on the software that created it. Most commonly, it is an obsolete vector drawing file created by CorelDRAW version 5, or an embroidery and cutting file used by Graphtec CutStudio plotters. In niche engineering fields, it functions as a flight simulator correction table for the JeeHell FMGS simulator, or as a data acquisition file for Dewesoft D3 software.
Because .CT5 is a highly fragmented and proprietary extension, you cannot simply open these files natively on modern Windows, macOS, or mobile devices. Legacy CorelDRAW 5 files suffer from extreme age - the software was released in 1994 - making them nearly impossible to open without virtual machines running old operating systems. Graphtec cutting files lock your vector data into a format that only specific hardware plotters understand. This forces users into expensive software ecosystems just to view a simple design.
Converting a .CT5 vector file is essential for modern usability. The best target formats are standard vector formats like SVG, EPS, or PDF. Converting to these universal formats guarantees that the graphics can be opened in modern tools like Adobe Illustrator or Inkscape. However, be aware that proprietary plotter toolpaths, exact pressure settings, or legacy text rendering may be lost during the conversion process. If your file is a Dewesoft data table, converting it to a standard CSV is the only way to analyze the data in Excel.
Because these formats are undocumented, heavily specialized, or simply obsolete, standard online converters usually fail to process them. Often, only the original software can properly read or export the data. However, convert.guru provides a pragmatic workaround. Just drag and drop your file to identify the format, view it, and convert it when possible. If our analysis detects a supported underlying or embedded format, viewing or conversion may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your CT5 file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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If you want to convert CT5 file to INI, CFG, CONF, CONFIG, JSON, XML, YAML, YML, TOML, ENV, PROPERTIES or RC, you can use CorelDRAW or similar software from the "Vector Drawing and Cutting Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert ZSHRC, CONF, RCFILE, GITCONFIG, RC, PLIST, BASHRC, CONFIG, PROFILE, INI, PREFS or CFG files to CT5, try CorelDRAW or another comparable tool in the "Vector Drawing and Cutting Storage" category.
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 CT5 converter.