Mu 1987, Corel mainjiniya Michel Bouillon naPat Beirne vakazvipira kugadzira vector-based illustration chirongwa chekubatanidza ne desktop yavo yekutsikisa masisitimu. Chirongwa icho, CorelDraw, chakatanga kuburitswa muna 1989. CorelDraw 1.x uye 2.x yakamhanya pasi peWindows 2.x uye 3.0. CorelDraw 3.0 yakauya pachayo nekuburitswa kweMicrosoft yeWindows 3.1. Kubatanidzwa kweTrueType muWindows 3.1 kwakashandura CorelDraw kuita chirongwa chakakomba chekuratidzira chinokwanisa kushandisa system-yakaiswa outline mafonti pasina kuda chechitatu-bato software senge Adobe Type Manager; yakabatanidzwa nechirongwa chekugadzirisa mapikicha (Corel Photo-Paint), maneja wemafonti uye zvimwe zvidimbu zve software, yaivewo chikamu chekutanga zvese-mu-imwe graphics suite.
Gore ra1989