Operating System Compatibility

Wilcom's EmbroideryStudio software and operating system compatibility ('#' = exceptions) 

It is recommended to have the latest service packs for each OS installed.

#1: Windows 10:

• An updated Dongle driver V8.21 or a later version must be installed before installing Embroidery Studio e3 / DecoStudio e3, the updated dongle driver can be obtained from the Download Center page.
  
  
• PLEASE NOTE: CorelDRAW X6 (included with EmbroideryStudio and DecoStudio e3) is NOT compatible with Windows 10. If you wish to upgrade to Windows 10 and continue to use CorelDRAW, we would recommend upgrading to EmbroideryStudio e4 which includes the Windows 10 compatible CorelDRAW 2020.

#2: Windows 8.1:

• An updated Dongle driver V8.21 or a later version must be installed before installing Embroidery Studio e3 / DecoStudio e3, the updated dongle driver can be obtained from the Download Center page.

MAC OS X / Apple Computers: There is currently no ES Designer version that can run under the MAC OS but if you have an Intel-based MAC, you can run Boot camp , VM Ware Fusion or Parallels to run Microsoft Windows. Simply install ES/DS under your Windows partition.

Non-DOS embroidery disks: Since the embroidery industry was one of the first to make use of computers and before DOS was the accepted disk format, there are many 'non-DOS' formats still used within the embroidery industry. These non-DOS embroidery formats e.g. Barudan FDR, Melco, format the floppy disk differently and cannot be read as 'DOS-formatted' disks. Most PC’s can no longer read these formats.