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Have you ever thought, "What Embroidery Software is best?", "Which Monogramming Software is best?", or "What's the difference between Embird and SewWhat Pro?". If not, you must already have embroidery software that you're happy with.
Because there are so many new embroidery machines purchased every day, there's no shortage of those looking for easier, faster, better ways to get their embroidery tasks completed. So, I thought I would put together an Embroidery Software Comparison document because I get asked the questions above so often. One of the reasons I didn't do it sooner is because the task seemed fairly daunting. First of all, I only sell 3 embroidery programs and there are so, so many on the market to choose from. So, I decided to only include the programs that I sell in my comparison [sorry]. Second, there are so many features in all embroidery software programs that aren't necessarily included in the "Features" list that I was scared that I would leave out an important feature and make someone upset with me. So, if you see something listed incorrectly, please let me know so that I can get it updated :)
Another thing to consider: There are a lot of users that have Monogram Wizard Plus In ADDITION To SewWhat Pro OR Embird because the features are so different.
Download the PDF - Embroidery Software Comparison
I copied the contents of the PDF
file below, but it didn't transfer very well, so it's probably best to
download and print the PDF file above.
Embroidery Software Comparison
Please Read First ~ This
document is not meant to replace your research of each embroidery
software option that is available to you. This is just a quick list
meant to help with determining which software program might best fit
your needs now and in the future. The list of features provided is
not a full list of features for any of the embroidery programs.
SewWhat Pro & Embird
are both embroidery software programs that are primarily used to
combine, edit, and resize purchased designs [designs purchased on the
internet - like mine, and your local sewing center].
Monogram Wizard Plus
is monogramming software that is used to primarily to build names and
monograms using the built-in alphabets & motifs or the
alphabets that are sold separately that are made specifically for MWP.
One of the great things about this program is that they made it so
that the letters can be made almost any size [small to large] - this
makes it very versatile. At the same time, you are limited to the
fonts that they include and sell - they have a lot of nice fonts and
basic fonts, but certainly not everything you will ever want or need.
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Feature
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SewWhat Pro
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Embird
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Monogram Wizard Plus
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Offer Free Trial
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes - The trial version
doesn’t allow you to save what you’ve created
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Combine/Merge
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes - Only for Alphabets & Motifs that come with MWP ~
unless you have the *Extended Features
Pack
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Design Editing
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Yes
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Yes | |
Change Stitch Order
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Yes
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Yes
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Move Designs
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Yes
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Yes
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Resize Designs
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Yes
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Yes
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Center Designs
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Yes
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Yes
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Mirror Designs
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Yes
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Yes
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Rotate Designs
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Yes
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Yes
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Density
Adjustment
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Yes
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Yes
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Pull Compensation
/ BOLD
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Yes
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Yes
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Design Splitting
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Align Designs
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Includes Pre-Digitized Alphabets for virtually limitless
sizing
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Yes - this
is what MWP is best at
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Supported Formats – Includes formats that can be opened and
converted [written] to
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PES, EXP, SEW, JEF, JEF+ and DST
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Sewing Similator
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Create Designer 1 Floppy Disks [SHV format]
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Use any TTF [True Type Font to create lettering
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Yes - not
easy to get settings correct, but can be done
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Yes –
unless you purchase the *Font Engine
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No
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Provides Photo Realistic 3D Preview
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Free Tutorials available?
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Yes - Available on SewWhat
Pro website & the User Manual is helpful. Plus, I’ve put together some
basics
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Yes - Available
on the Embird website – click here &
the User Manual is helpful. Plus, I’ve put together some basic instructions
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The User Manual is about all you need
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Add-Ons Available for Future Needs?
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They offer other products that compliment SewWhat Pro, but
not add-ons for SewWhat Pro.
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Yes - Pre-Digitized
Alphabets, *Font Engine, Embird
Digitizing Studio, Embird Cross Stitch and Sfumato Stitch
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Yes - Alpha
Paks and *Extended
Features Pack
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*Extended Features Pack
is an add-on for Monogram Wizard Plus that gives you more versatility.
It allows you to import external designs [designs and fonts not created
by MWP - like mine]. For example - you can import one of my font
frames, then build a monogram or name inside of it very easily. The
only thing it doesn't allow is resizing - whatever you import has to be
the exact size you plan to stitch because you can't resize it once it's
imported.
*Font Engine is an add-on for Embird that allows you to convert any TTF [True Type Font] to embroidery stitches.
Features Needed:
- Easy to use
- Use with downloaded fonts & designs
- Applique
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Features Needed:
- Use with downloaded fonts & designs
- Applique
- Add-on features that can be purchased later if needed [Font Engine, Digitizer, etc.]
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Features Needed:
- Need software that makes building names and monograms fast and easy
- Great for monogramming shops
- NOTE: To use with downloaded fonts & designs you must also purchase the Extended Features Pack and those fonts & designs cannot be resized.
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