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  10, 11 and 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)
10, Mac**  Update to V9 because Corel Essentials X8 is not supported with Windows 11 YES
 BERNINA Embroidery Software 8 ARTlink 10, Mac**  Replaces ARTlink 5/6/7 YES
 BERNINA DesignWorks Software (V7571) 10  The product has been discontinued and is no longer available.  YES (until 31.12.23)
 bernette Sticksoftware Customizer* 10  Contains only bernette hoops (without b70 series)  YES

* This software is only sold bundled with bernette Chicago 7 machines in selected 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.

** Information for Mac
BERNINA Embroidery software can be installed on Intel-based Mac computers using Boot Camp to run Windows 10/11 on a dedicated partition. A partition of at least 85GB is required, 100 GB is recommended.
Using the software with Parallels to run Windows on a Mac Computer with M-Chip is only supported on a limited basis and the following should be noted: FAQ

Additional Information:

BERNINA & Windows® 11

Aurora 430 /435 / 440 / 450

The machines can no longer be operated on newly installed Windows 11 computers because operating system’s core isolation memory integrity protection is switched on. This affects the USB functionality.

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.

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, 8.1 - NO
 BERNINA Embroidery Software 8
 DesignerPlus (V8.0T)
7, 8.1  Compatible with 4K/UHD screens NO
 BERNINA Embroidery Software 8
 ARTlink
7, 8.1  Replaces ARTlink 5/6/7 NO
 BERNINA Embroidery Software 7
 DesignerPlus (V7.0T)
Vista, 7, 8.1  
 Update to V9 because Corel Essentials X6 is not compatible with Windows 10.
NO
 BERNINA Embroidery Software 7
 EditorPlus (V7.0T)
Vista, 7, 8.1  
 Update to V9 because Corel Essentials X6 is not compatible with Windows 10.
NO
 BERNINA Embroidery Software 6
 DesignerPlus
XP, Vista, 7,  
 Update to V9 because Corel Essentials X6 is not compatible with Windows 10.
NO
 BERNINA Embroidery Software 6
 EditorPlus
XP, Vista, 7  
 Update to V9 because Corel Essentials X6 is not compatible with Windows 10.
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, 8.1
 
NO
 BERNINA CutWork Software (V1 SP2) 7  Replaced by DesignWorks Software
 Suite
NO
 bernette Embroidery Software
 Customizer*
7, 8.1  Contains only bernette hoops (excl. b70 series) NO
 

* This software is only sold bundled with bernette Chicago 7 machines in selected 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.