Comparison of embroidery software
Embroidery software is software that helps users create embroidery designs. While a large majority of embroidery software is specific to machine embroidery, there is also software available for use with hand embroidery, such as cross-stitch.
Comparison of embroidery software[1]
Software Title | Runs on Windows? | Runs natively on Mac OS X? | Runs natively on Linux? | License | User interface languages | Machine Embroidery | Hand Embroidery | Embroidery formats can open | Embroidery formats can save | Batch convert | Photorealistic/3D | Can use TrueType fonts? | MSRP (USD) |
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Hatch Embroidery by Wilcom - http://www.wilcom.com/hatch | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | en, fr, it, es, de, pt, jp, du, ru, ch, kr | Yes | No | EMB, EMB3, EMB3.5, ART, AMT, JAN, EMX, GNC, U??, EXP, DST, DSB, 10O, ARX, PES, PEC, EMD, SEW, JEF, JEF+, JPX, HUS, SHV, VIP, VP3, PCD, PCM, PCQ, PCS, CSD, XXX, ART42, JMT, AMT, EMT | EMB, EMB3, EMB3.5, EXP, DST, EXP, PES, PEC, EMD, SEW, JEF, HUS, SHV, VIP, VP3, PCD, PCM, PCQ, PCS, CSD, XXX, EMT | Yes | No | Yes | $149-$1,099 |
Embrilliance StitchArtist, BriTon Leap, Inc. | Yes | Yes | No[2] | Proprietary | en | Yes | No | pec, pes, phc, xxx, vp3, vip, hus, shv, jef, sew, exp, exp+, pcs, dst, tap, 10*, svg, studio, fcm, scut4 | pes, hus, jef, xxx, sew, vp3, exp, exp+, vip, pcs, dst, svg, fcm, studio, plt, svg, studio, fcm, scut4 | Yes[3] | Yes | Yes | $179 |
6D Embroidery Software Suite by KSIN Luxembourg,VSM Software Ltd. | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | en | Yes | No | pec, pes, xxx, vp3, vip, hus, shv, dhv, jef, sew, exp, pcs, dst, 10* | pec, pes, hus, jef, xxx, sew, vp3, exp, vip, pcs, dst, 10* | Yes | Yes | Yes | $2399 |
AutoPunch by Singer | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | en | Yes | No | fhe, psw, che, xxx, pec, pes, hus, vip, shv, sew, jef, exp, pcs, vip, dst | fhe, xxx, pec, pes, hus, vip, jef, sew, exp, pcs, vip, dst | No | Yes | Yes | $299 |
Bernina Embroidery Software Version 7 by Wilcom | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | en | Yes | No | art, arx, pes, pec, emd, gnc, hus, shv, vip, sew, exp, pcs, pcd, pcq, pcm, csd, xxx, dst, amt | art, pes, pec, emd, hus, shv, vip, sew, exp, pcs, pcd, pcq, pcm, csd, xxx, dst, amt | Yes | Yes | Yes | $1999 |
Buzz-2-Stitches by Buzz Tools Inc | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | en | Yes | No | N/A | csd, dst, emd, exp, pes, hus, sew, jef, pcs, xxx, pec, vip, vp3 | No | Yes | No | $299.95 |
BuzzEdit v3 by Buzz Tools Inc | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | en | Yes | No | art, art50, art60, asd, cnd, csd, dst, emd, exp, gnc, hus, jef, jef+, oef, pcs, pec, pes, phc, sew, shv, vip, vp3, xxx | buz, csd, dst, emd, exp, hus, jef, pcs, pec, pes, sew, vip, vp3, xxx | No | Yes | Yes[4] | $189.95 |
Creative 4D Design Creator by Pfaff | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | en | Yes | No | pec, pes, xxx, vp3, vip, hus, shv, dhv, jef, sew, exp, pcs, dst, 10* | pec, pes, hus, jef, xxx, sew, vp3, exp, vip, pcs, dst, 10* | Yes | Yes | Yes | $2199 |
Creative DRAWings by DRAWSTITCH Ltd. | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | en, fr, de, cz, it, es, no, dk, fi, se, pl, ro, sl, jp, du, ru, ch, tr | Yes | No | exp, ngs, dst, dsz, dsb, sst, ksm, pcs, pcm, tap, pec, pes, hus, vip, shv, jef, jef+, sew, m3, 10o, hd, fdr, draw | exp, ngs, dst, dsz, dsb, sst, ksm, pcs, pcm, hus, tap, vip, pec, shv, pes, jef, jef+, sew, m3, 10o, hd, fdr, draw | Yes | Yes | Yes | $799 |
Digitize ‘N Stitch by Amazing Designs | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | en | Yes | No | art, blf, csd, dst, emd, exp, hus, shv, jef, pcs, pcm, vip, pes, sew, xxx | blf, csd, dst, emd, pcs, exp, pcm, hus, vip, shv, pes jef, sew, xxx | No | Yes | No | $399 |
Digitizer MB by Janome | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | en | Yes | No | jef, jef+, sew, emd, pes, pec, hus, vip, vp3, exp, pcs, pcm, csd, xxx, dst | jef, jef+, sew, emd, vp3, pes, exp, pec, pcs, hus, pcm, vip, csd, xxx, dst | Yes | Yes | Yes | $1999 |
Elna CustomizerEX by Elna, Inc. | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | en | Yes | No | jef, jef+, sew | jef | No | Yes | No | $349 |
Elna DigitizerEX by Elna, Inc. | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | en, fr, it, es | Yes | No | jef, jef+, sew, emd, pes, pec, hus, vip, vp3, exp, pcs, pcm, csd, xxx, dst, u**, DSB, 100 | jef, emd, pes, pec, pcs, hus, pcm, vip, vp3, csd, exp, xxx, dst | Yes | Yes | Yes | $1699 |
Embird | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | en | Yes | Yes | 10o, 9mm, art, bro, csd, dat, dsb, dst, dsz, ecf, emb, eof, exp, exy, fxy, gt, hus, inb, jef, jef+, jpx, ksm, m1, m2, m3, max, mit, new, pcd, pcm, pcq, pcs, pec, pes, phb, phc, plt, psf, ptm, pum, sew, shv, spx, ssp, sss, sst, stx, tap, tbf, t01, t03, t04, t05, t09, uxy, u**, vip, vp3, xxx, zxy, z** | 10o, 9mm, bro, csd, dat, dsb, dst, dsz, exp, exy, fxy, gt, hus, inb, jef, jef+, ksm, m1, m2, m3, max, mit, new, pcd, pcm, pcq, pcs, pec, pes, phb, phc, plt, ptm, sew, shv, spx, ssp, sss, sst, stx, tap, tbf, t01, t03, t04, t05, t09, uxy, u**, vip, vp3, xxx, zxy, z** | Yes | Yes | Yes | $644[5] |
Embroidermodder | Yes | Yes | Yes | GNU GPL[6] zLib[7] |
en | Yes | No | 10o, 100, bro, col, csd, dat, dsb, dst, dsz, edr, emd, exp, exy, fxy, gt, hus, inb, jef, ksm, max, pcd, pcm, pcs, pec, pes, phb, rgb, sew, shv, stx, t09, tap, thr, u**, vip, vp3, xxx, zsk | col, dst, edr, exp, hus, jef, ksm, max, pcd, pcs, pec, pes, rgb, thr, xxx | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
EmbroideryStudio by Wilcom | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | en, fr, it, es, de, pt, jp, du, ru, ch, kr | Yes | No | emb, 10o, amt60, art60, amt50, art50, art, amt, art42, arx, bro, cnd, csd, dsb, dsn, dst, dsz, emt, emx, esd, exp, jan, jef, jmt, gnc, hus, inb, inp, ksm, pcd, pch, pcq, pcs, pec, pes, pmu, pum, sew, shv, stc, stx, tap, tbf, u??, vip, vp3, xxx, z?? | emb, 10o, bro, csd, dsb, dst, dsz, emt, exp, jef, hus, inb, ksm, pcd, pcq, pcs, pec, pes, pmu, pum, sew, shv, stx, tap, tbf, u??, vip, vp3, xxx, z?? | Yes | Yes | Yes | $899-$3999+[8] |
EmbroideryWare by EmbroideryWareSoftware | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | en | Yes | No | pes | dst | No | No | Yes | $19.95 |
EQStitch by The Electric Quilt Company | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | en | Yes | No | p7e | dst, exp, hus, jef, p7e, pcs, pes, sew, shv, vip, vp3, xxx | No | Yes | Yes | $249.95 |
Floriani Embroidery Suite by G7 Solutions & RNK LLC | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | en | Yes | No | art, dat, uxx, c2s, gnc, cnd, sew, jef, jef+, mgl, stl, exp, ksm, vp3, pcm, xxx, dst, dsb, dsz, 10o, pcs, csd, pes, vip, vp3, shv, hus | dat, uxx, c2s, sew, jef, mgl, stl, exp, ksm, dsb, dsz, pcm, 10o, xxx, pcs, dst, vp3, csd, pes, vip, vp3, shv, hus | Yes | Yes | Yes | $4299 |
Generations Automatic Digitizing Software by Notcina Corporation | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | en | Yes | No | u**, pes, emd, vst, jef, sew, exp, pcm, pcs, xxx, dst, 10O, hus, shv, m3, pec, pcq, jef+, csd, vip, vp3, cnd | u**, pes, emd, vst, jef, sew, exp, pcm, hus, pcs, shv, xxx, m3, dst, 10O, pec, pcq, csd, vip, vp3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | $1799 |
KXStitch | Unknown | Yes[9] | Yes | GNU GPL | en | No | Yes | ? | ? | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
MasterWorks III by Designer’s Gallery | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | en | Yes | No | art, pes, sew, exp, hus, xxx, dst, jef, shv, vip, pcs | blf, pes, dst, sew, jef, exp, shv, hus, vip, xxx, pcs | No | Yes | Yes | $2499.99 |
MasterWorks Lite by Designer’s Gallery | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | en | Yes | No | pes, sew, exp, hus, xxx, dst, jef, shv, vip, pcs | blf, pes, sew, exp, hus, xxx, dst, jef, shv, vip, pcs | No | Yes | No | $899.99 |
Millennium III by Proel TSI | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | en, es, pt, fr, it, tr | Yes | No | 10o, cnd, dat, dsb, dst, dsz, e**, exp, f**, fdr, fmc, lam, lmu, m3, plt, pmu, pum, t01, t02, t03, t04, t05, t09, tap, tbf, .u** | 10o, dst, dsz, exp, plt, tap, tbf, u** | No | Yes | Yes | $630[10] |
PE-Design by Brother | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | en | Yes | No | pes, pec, phc, exp, dst, pcs, hus, vip, shv, jef, sew, csd, xxx | pes, dst, hus, exp, pcs, vip, sew, jef, csd, xxx, shv | No | Yes | Yes | $1299.95 |
Punto Embroidery Digitiser | Yes | Yes | No | Proprietary | en | Yes | No | dst, pun, dsb | dst, zsk, dsb | No | Yes | Yes | Not Available |
Thred | Yes | No | Yes | GNU GPL[11] Public Domain[12] |
en | Yes | No | dst, thr | dst, thr | No | No | No |
References
- ↑ Digitizing Software, Designs in Machine Embroidery, Volume 51, July/August 2008
- ↑ Runs on Wine https://www.winehq.org
- ↑ With an optional package also installed.
- ↑ When BuzzWord and TrueType Font Add-on Pack are also installed.
- ↑ Includes Plugins in Price, to reflect chart & provide more accurate comparison against other embroidery software.
- ↑ Applies to Embroidermodder 1.
- ↑ Applies to Embroidermodder 2.
- ↑ http://www.barudanamerica.com/assets/files/client_area/Pricing_and_literature/3.0%20Product%20chart.pdf
- ↑ KXStitch running on OS X?, KXStitch Mailing List, 2012-07-06
- ↑ Entry level price.
- ↑ Applies to the source code ported to Linux with winelib.
- ↑ Applies to the source code released by Thredworks.
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