New in CorelDraw Graphics Suite 2020

Corel recently introduced its new suite of professional tools for vector illustration, page layout, font editing, and photography. CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2020 is available for Mac and Windows.

This new version of CorelDraw Graphics Suite contains performance improvements in all applications that allow you to work faster. 

COREL DRAW GRAPHICS SUITE 2020 consists of six applications: 

New in CorelDraw Graphics Suite 2020
  • CorelDRAW: Intuitive vector illustration and page layout application that meets the needs of today's graphic design professionals.
New in CorelDraw Graphics Suite 2020
  • COREL PHOTO-PAINT: application of modification of professional images that allows you to retouch and enhance your photos quickly and easily.
  • COREL FONT MANAGER: standalone font management application that makes it easy to find, organize and preview fonts stored locally or on the network.
  • COREL POWER TRACE: Utility built into CorelDRAW that allows you to convert bitmaps into editable vector graphics quickly and accurately (you need to download it once the suite is installed).
New in CorelDraw Graphics Suite 2020
  • CorelDRAW.app: access the web app on the go to access your work from anywhere or allow your customers and business partners to access your design files to review and annotate them. It allows you to collaborate in real time (you need to download it once the suite is installed).
  • COREL AFTERSHOT: Editor of photo which allows you to create HDR images and apply simple fixes and enhancements to RAW or JPEG photos (you need to download it once the suite is installed).

Here are some new and improved features in this 2020 suite:





Significant performance improvements

New in CorelDraw Graphics Suite 2020

Start Time (Improved)

The first thing you will notice in CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2020 is the fastest startup. On both macOS and Windows, you'll also see even the most complex documents opening, closing, saving, printing and exporting faster.

GPU optimization (improvement)

CorelDRAW 2020 on macOS has been optimized to take full advantage of the system GPU and provide a more agile user experience. You'll see noticeably faster zooming, panning and scrolling, as well as much smoother rendering of even the most complex projects. 

Textual interaction (Improvement)

In CorelDRAW 2020 you will enjoy enhanced text interaction, particularly when using styles or highlighting paragraph text. Using text frames in macOS is also visibly smoother.

Advanced typography

  • Variable Character Support * (New). Take advantage of the flexibility of variable OpenType fonts, which allow you to interactively fine-tune the appearance of fonts. A single variable font file offers a range of appearances that required multiple fonts, often greatly reducing the file size. 

* In the Windows version it is only compatible with Windows 10. 

  • Lists (Improvement). CorelDRAW 2020 now supports customizable multilevel numbered and marked lists in paragraph text. The option to include sublevels in marked and numbered lists ensures that information can be communicated quickly and clearly in drawings and page layouts.

User-inspired CorelDraw 2020 enhancements

New in CorelDraw Graphics Suite 2020

Non-destructive effects in Corel PHOTO-PAINT (New)

The new Effects docker makes it easy to apply, edit, and experiment with effects, all without modifying the source object.



Get different looks by adding various effects, rearranging them in the list or turning them on and off.

Find and Replace (Improved)

The redesigned Find and Replace docker (Windows) / The redesigned Find and Replace inspector (macOS) offers an extended search range so you don't have to scan the same file multiple times. Also included are powerful new time-saving options for finding and replacing the color or color pattern of an outline or fill at the same time, including mesh fills.

Masks (Improvement)

The new Smart Selection Mask tool in Corel PHOTO-PAINT selects areas of the image using an algorithm that


intelligently expands the selection by detecting edges. Additionally, the Transform Mask tool has been enhanced so that transformations can now be applied to pixels within a mask.

PDF compatibility

It's easier to optimize PDF files before export with a new warning to help you troubleshoot and fix issues. There is also a new option that reduces the size of the PDF by cropping anything that is not on the drawing page.

For a complete comparison of the versions, see this PDF

Corel Draw Graphics Suite 2020 Availability and prices

New in CorelDraw Graphics Suite 2020

This Corel professional toolset is now available for purchase online via this link. A full 15-day trial version is also offered.

  • New subscription: € 349 per year (VAT included).
  • New permanent license: € 609 with 15% promotion applied. VAT included. Price without promotion € 719 VAT included.

Opinion: CorelDraw for Illustrator users

New in CorelDraw Graphics Suite 2020

CorelDraw is undoubtedly a powerful program, with many very well developed features (such as vectorization or working with gradients). For many years away from the Mac world, his return puts pressure on Adobe with its Illustrator (which in its time devoured the much better Freehand).


However, transit for Adobe application users is not easy, as Corel has some quirks that can confuse the novice user.

In our tests, we were particularly impressed with our inability to figure out how to scroll through a document once we had zoomed in on the image, and we were also crazy about finding the option to add layers to a document.

The options are there, but it's not easy or intuitive to find them, no matter how basic they are for modern work on complex illustrations. In the first case, the scroll tool is hidden in the Zoom menu in the toolbox (that is, the icon hides the Scroll option, which is shown when you click on it) and in the second case there is no scrolling item. menu or palette called "Layers", but you have to enter the Objects panel and inside it one of the buttons gives access to the layers. (in both cases I had to search online to find answers).

Another point that confused us was the behavior of the handles when selecting an object. It turns out that one click shows the ratio handles and the second click shows the rotation handles.

Does this mean we discourage CorelDraw? Absolutely. For both the novice and the experienced user of other illustration programs, CorelDraw will offer powerful results that address any creative need, but that doesn't mean there isn't a learning curve perhaps a little steeper than we'd like.

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