Extract text from PCR files
To convert your PCR file to another format, you need PrintMaster or other Page Layout software.
To convert other file formats to the "Creative Project File" file type, you need software like PrintMaster or a similar tool.
The .PCR file extension represents a collision of two distinct worlds: legacy desktop publishing and modern biotechnology. Most commonly, it serves as a PrintMaster Project File, created by older versions of Broderbund PrintMaster. These files function as containers for creative layouts, storing text, raster images, vector shapes, and formatting data for posters, greeting cards, or newsletters. The primary disadvantage of this format is its version-specific lock-in; a .PCR file created in PrintMaster 18 often refuses to open in modern iterations like PrintMaster 2022, effectively trapping your designs in a proprietary jail. To rescue these memories or designs, users typically convert them to PDF for universal viewing or JPG/PNG for web sharing.
Alternatively, in scientific settings, .PCR files are Bio-Rad CFX Data Files generated by Bio-Rad thermal cyclers used in DNA analysis. These binary data files are meaningless without the specialized CFX Manager software, which is often a source of frustration for researchers attempting to share raw results with colleagues who lack the software license. For data portability, these files are best converted to CSV or XLSX for analysis in Microsoft Excel or PDF for finalized lab reports. Less frequently, you may encounter .PCR files as diagnostic reports from ACE Lab PC-3000 hard drive recovery tools or benchmark results from UL Solutions PCMark.
Convert.Guru analyzes your PCR file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted ZPCR, PCRD, PCR24EXPORT, PRC, MOBI, PDF, JPG, CIF, ZIP, TXT and ACR files.
If you want to convert PCR file to ACR, CSV, JSON, XML, YAML, YML, TOML, INI, CFG, CONF, DAT or DB, you can use PrintMaster or similar software from the "Desktop Publishing & Lab Data" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert DBF, XML, SQLITE, XLSX, SQL, TSV, ACCDB, YAML, MDB, CSV, ODS or JSON files to PCR, try PrintMaster or another comparable tool in the "Desktop Publishing & Lab Data" 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 PCR converter.