CDM File - opening and understanding
Did your computer fail to open a CDM file? We explain what they are used for and recommend software that we know can open or otherwise handle your .CDM files.
What is a CDM file?
A .CDM file is a NTI CD Maker image file. These CDM files contain the disk images created in NTI CD-Maker, a software used to copy and burn CDs. These disk images have data items, entities, association links, and shapes. CDM files also contain information about creators, when it was created, and when it was modified.
How to open CDM files
You will need a program compatible with the specific file you are trying to open, as different programs may use files with file extension CDM for different purposes.
While we have not verified the apps ourselves yet, our users have suggested 10 different CDM openers which you will find listed below.
Other file formats using extension .CDM
While NTI CD Maker image file is a popular type of CDM-file, we know of 2 different uses of the .CDM extension.
The CDM file extension indicates to your device which app can open the file. However, different apps may use the same file extension for different types of data. So a CDM opener may not be able to open all kinds of CDM files. In this case, look through both formats to make sure you find the best suited CDM viewer.
PowerDesigner Conceptual Model
Through our analysis of CDM files, we know that one use of the format is PowerDesigner Conceptual Model. We have not yet described in detail what these files contain and what they are used for, but our team is working tiredlessly through thousands of file formats. We'd love hearing from you if you have information about the format.
While we have not verified the apps ourselves yet, our users have suggested 10 different CDM openers which you will find listed below.
Various viewers for this file format
These apps are known to open certain types of CDM files. Remember, different programs may use CDM files for different purposes, so you may need to try out a few of them to be able to open your specific file.
 | NTI CD&DVD Maker | User submitted |
 | PowerDesigner | User submitted |
 | PyWin32 | User submitted |
 | qcat | User submitted |
 | dBASE PLUS | User submitted |
 | Power Designer | User submitted |
 | MiCOM Studio | User submitted |
 | Visual dBASE | User submitted |
 | dBASE SE | User submitted |
 | DataArchitect | User submitted |
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