Install: pick your CorelDRAW version

There are fifteen separate installers, one per CorelDRAW version. Choosing the one that matches your build is the whole job — everything else is next-next-finish.

Why the version matters

The add-on is a .cpg plugin. CorelDRAW loads it inside its own process, so it is compiled against one specific CorelDRAW version. A 2021 build simply cannot load into CorelDRAW 2020 — different interface, different memory layout. That is why we ship one installer per version instead of a single universal one.

Find your exact version

Open CorelDRAW, go to Help → About CorelDRAW. The dialog shows the version number, for example 24.5.0.731.
Match the major number to a year: 24.x is CorelDRAW 2022, 25.x is 2023, and so on.
If you are on X4–X8, the installer name says x86. Everything from 2017 onwards is x64.

ShortcutYou do not have to translate numbers. The download page lists installers by product name — “CorelDRAW 2020 (64-bit)” — pick the line that matches the version in the About dialog.

The supported matrix

CorelDRAW X4, X5, X6, X7, X8 — 32-bit installers, one per version.
CorelDRAW 2017 – 2026 — 64-bit installers, one per year.

An installer for a neighbouring version will install cleanly and then fail to load. That is the most common cause of “nothing happened” after a successful install.

Verify it loaded

Start CorelDRAW and open any document.
Look for the DTZSMART entry in the menu bar. A toolbar with the outline and send buttons appears next to it.
If the menu is missing, see The add-on doesn't appear.

Next step

Installation is done in under a minute on a normal machine. After that, read Bitmap outline in five steps to get your first cutting path.