BERNINA Software Compatibility
The following information lists the compatibility and support of BERNINA and bernette software products under Windows and Mac operating systems.
Software
|
Operating System
|
Notice |
Support |
BERNINA Toolbox |
8.1, 10, 11 + Mac |
- |
YES |
BERNINA Embroidery Software 9 DesignerPlus / Creator |
10, 11, Mac*** |
Replaces BERNINA Embroidery Software 8 |
YES |
BERNINA Embroidery Software 9 ARTlink |
10, 11, Mac*** |
Replaced ARTlink 6/7/8 |
YES |
BERNINA Embroidery Software 8
DesignerPlus (V8.2) |
8.1, 10, Mac*** |
Update to V9 because Corel Essentials X8 is not supported with Windows 11 |
YES |
BERNINA Embroidery Software 8 ARTlink |
8.1, 10 |
Replaces ARTlink 5/6/7 |
YES |
BERNINA Embroidery Software 7
DesignerPlus (V7.0T)° |
8.1 |
Update to V8 because Corel Essentials X6 is not compatible with Windows 10 |
YES (until 31.12.22) |
BERNINA Embroidery Software 7
EditorPlus (V7.0T)° |
8.1 |
Update to V8 because Corel Essentials X6 is not compatible with Windows 10 |
YES (until 31.12.22) |
BERNINA DesignWorks Software (V7571)° |
8.1, 10 |
Partially Compatible with 4K/UHD screens |
YES (until 31.12.23) |
bernette Sticksoftware Customizer** |
8.1, 10 |
Contains only bernette hoops (without b70 series) |
YES (until 31.12.22) |
BERNINA and bernette software products, which are not supported by BERNINA in conjunction with the listed operating system:
Software
|
Operating System
|
Notice |
Support |
BERNINA Toolbox |
7 |
- |
NO |
BERNINA Embroidery Software 8
DesignerPlus (V8.0T) |
7 |
Compatible with 4K/UHD screens |
NO |
BERNINA Embroidery Software 8
ARTlink |
7 |
Replaces ARTlink 5/6/7 |
NO |
BERNINA Embroidery Software 7
DesignerPlus (V7.0T)° |
Vista, 7 |
Update to V8 because Corel Essentials
X6 is not compatible with Windows 10 |
NO |
BERNINA Embroidery Software 7
EditorPlus (V7.0T)° |
Vista, 7 |
Update to V8 because Corel Essentials
X6 is not compatible with Windows 10 |
NO |
BERNINA Embroidery Software 6
DesignerPlus* |
XP, Vista, 7, |
Update to V8 |
NO |
BERNINA Embroidery Software 6
EditorPlus* |
XP, Vista, 7 |
Upgrade to V8 |
NO |
BERNINA Embroidery Software 5
DesignerPlus * |
2000, XP, Vista |
Update to V8 |
NO |
BERNINA Embroidery Software 5
EditorPlus* |
2000, XP, Vista |
Upgrade to V8 |
NO |
BERNINA Embroidery Software 5
EditorLite* |
2000, XP, Vista |
Upgrade to V8 |
NO |
BERNINA Embroidery Software
Art Design V1* |
XP, Vista, 7 |
The product has been replaced by
ARTlink and is no longer available |
NO |
BERNINA My Label (V1.1)* |
7 |
The product has been discontinued and
is no longer available |
NO |
BERNINA Border Calculator (V1.6)* |
7, 8, 8.1 |
The product has been discontinued and
is no longer available |
NO |
BERNINA DesignWorks Software
(V7571) |
7 |
|
NO |
BERNINA CutWork Software (V1 SP2)* |
7 |
Replaced by DesignWorks Software
Suite |
NO |
bernette Embroidery Software
Customizer** |
7 |
Contains only bernette hoops |
NO |
° Software is discontinued, but is still supported. However, there will be no more updates to ensure compatibility with the operating System.
* Software is discontinued and will not be supported anymore.
** This software is only sold bundled with bernette Chicago 7 machines in individual markets. The software cannot be sold independently. There will be no further updates done to this software in order to be compatible to operating systems.
*** BERNINA Embroidery Software can be installed on Intel-based Mac computers using Boot Camp to run Windows 10/11 on a dedicated partition. The use of virtual machine software to run Windows within the Mac OS is not supported. A partition of at least 85GB is required, 100 GB is recommended.
Additional Information:
BERNINA & Windows® 11
PDC for artista 165 /170 / 180 / 185
The Personal Design Card for the artista 165 /170 / 180 / 185 can now only be read out and in via the appropriate embroidery computers (embroidery module).
The reader/writer box provided for this purpose can no longer be used.
USB 2.0 PCMCIA reader/writer box
The Personal Design Card for the artista 200 / 730 can no longer be used directly with the USB 2.0 reader/writer box, since Win 10 no longer supports this reader/writer.
Artista 200/730
Direct transfer via USB-cable is no longer possible. Designs can be transferred as ART-file via USB-stick.
Please Note :
Each computer may be configured differently, and its individual settings may affect how software and hardware attempt to operate on it. There is a chance that unknown problems may arise with your BERNINA embroidery software or hardware on any operating system.