While CorelDRAW is a general illustration package, DESIGNER's strength is creating engineering drawings, and documentation based on them. The subscription price includes the same CorelDRAW.app online collaboration tools as the main CorelDRAW suite, which is useful but ultimately disappointing because the complex process for logging in to leave comments on a design if you don't have the appropriate CorelDRAW subscription will have most people asking for screenshots by email instead.Ĭorel DESIGNER is the latest version of what used to be Micrografx Designer, and it's now only available as part of the Technical Suite.

The extra software puts the price up: a perpetual licence is £944 ($999) and £405 ($429) for an upgrade, or £469 ($499) for a subscription licence. CloseĮven the installer reminds you that CorelDRAW Technical Suite is for a different kind of illustration. If you see inaccuracies in our content, please report the mistake via this form.

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