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What program should be used to open the file

.CR2

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.cr2 file extension

There are several reasons that can cause problems with opening the .cr2 file on your device. Some of them appear much more frequently.

  • The first most common problem is the lack of an installed software (in the correct version) that supports .cr2 file. Browse the programs installed on your device, and make sure you have one of the programs from the list that you see below. If you do not have any of these programs, simply download and install one of them . When you install a new program just double click on the .cr2 file with which you had the problem and select the newly installed software as the default software to support the file.
  • Another frequently encountered cause is incorrect association of the .cr2 file with a program designed to support it. This problem can also be solved easily. Try this page and follow the instructions. But remember to make sure that you have installed at least one of the programs from the list below . To make the .cr2 file open up properly, you must associate it with one of them.

In our database we have 2 types of files with .cr2 extension.

Types of files with the .cr2 extension in our database

  • 1. Canon Raw Image File

    Category Camera Raw Files
    Developer Canon
    Popularity Popularity

    • Adobe Photoshop CC
    • Microsoft Windows Photos
    • Canon Digital Photo Professional
    • Adobe Photoshop Elements 11
    • ACD Systems ACDSee 15
    • ACD Systems Canvas 14
    • MAGIX Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 2013
    • IrfanView
    • Google Picasa
    • Microsoft Windows Live Photo Gallery with Microsoft Camera Codec Pack
    • GIMP with UFRaw plug-in
    • Canon Digital Photo Professional
    • Apple Aperture 3
    • Adobe Photoshop CC
    • Adobe Photoshop Elements 11
    • Snap Converter
    • Google Picasa
    • GIMP with UFRaw plug-in
    • MacPhun ColorStrokes
    • GIMP with UFRaw plug-in
    • dcraw
    • gphoto2

  • 2. Poser Character Rigging File

    Category 3D Image Files
    Developer Smith Micro
    Popularity Popularity

    • Smith Micro Poser 9
    • DAZ 3D DAZ Studio 4
    • Autodesk 3ds Max 2014 with PMorphTools
    • DAZ Productions Morph Designer
    • Smith Micro Poser 9
    • DAZ 3D DAZ Studio 4
    • Greenbriar Studio Custom 3D Tools

File association with the application to support it is carried out by the file extension. If, for example a .cr2 file is associated with one of the applications from the list, then when you double click on the file, the operating system will run this application and open the .cr2 file.

In addition, you can find on the site addresses of all required software for .cr2 files. We try to provide addresses to the sites of manufacturers, so that appropriate programs could be downloaded from the most reliable source.

For some files, different software supports running the file, editing it, and even saving the data in a .cr2 file, which makes working with the file difficult. That is why we created a continuously updated database to which we add information about the particular software. You also can develop our database by using the form included on the site.

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