CPR files are created with Corel Presents, a fully featured application part of the CorelDRAW 6 suite used for creating and showcasing graphic presentations. The CorelDRAW 6 suite was developed by the Canadian Corel Corporation headquartered in Ottawa. The latest version was released in March 2012 and runs only on Microsoft Windows.

The CPR file format is proprietary (there is no CPR file format specification publicly available) and it's used by Corel Presents as the default format for saving runtime presentations. CPR presentations may contain videos, pictures, text, graphics and other objects that can be arranged freely within the layout.

Corel presentations also use the TrueDoc technology which enables the display of typefaces without synthesizing or embedding fonts. This makes accurate file reproduction possible regardless of resolution.