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DS 12 will transform the way you design. Experience the intuitive new interface that makes digitizing easier than ever.

Customize your workspace with space-saving features.

Cloud-based security with user management control.

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Improved lettering tools available at all levels - no need to purchase add-on elements!

Customization for Personal Preference

Tailor your workspace effortlessly with a customizable theme, space-saving features, and unlimited tabs for easy design navigation.

Seamless Machine Communication

Communicate effortlessly with your embroidery machine through MelcoOS integration, ensuring lightning-fast embroidering on Melco machines.

Total Control, Anywhere

Enjoy the convenience of user account management with new cloud-based licensing, allowing for seamless transitions between computers while enjoying updates delivered straight to your account.

Precision Auto-Digitizing

Upgrade your digitizing game with our enhanced Conversion Assistant, ensuring pinpoint accuracy. Refine results swiftly using color-based element selection.

Intuitively Powerful

Dive into the seamless, familiar Windows experience of DesignShop 12, where intuition meets power in design.

Unrivaled Responsiveness

Our software, designed in-house by Melco engineers, stands as the most responsive in the market, setting the bar for quality and precision.

Enhanced Lettering

Get more control over lettering elements with enhanced arched text, typing on paths, and an easy-to-use text-box editor. PLUS: Process expanded character sets and easily create your own alphabets.

High-Res PNG Export

Export stunning hi-res PNG images with our advanced 3D stitch preview, perfect for achieving an embroidery look on DTG or Dye-sub printing.

Effortless Cross-Stitch

Emulate the charm of handmade cross-stitching effortlessly with our innovative stitch-types.

Better Borders

Attain mastery in adding multiple borders around elements or whole designs.

Closest Point Connection For Manual Digitizing

Automatically re-sequence elements in a design to save time and reduce trims while ensuring smoother machine operation. 

Gradient Characters

Upgrade your alphabets by easily adding eye-catching gradient fill to lettering.

Accelerate digitizing and product creation with the automation of common tasks like Auto Primer Stitch, Auto Basting Outline, Auto Underlay, Auto Stippling and Auto Sequencing. 

Work with industry-standard file types, including DST, EXP, EXP+, EPS, ART8*, PES, EMB* and more. Plus, our proprietary OFM format allows wireframe editing, machine settings, and color information to be saved and loaded for production. 

DesignShop 12 includes a host of features that boost productivity, make your workspace more flexible, and make digitizing easier than ever. 

Streamline your production process with design barcoding. By using a barcode reader at anytime to recall the design, you can eliminate the need to search for design files on hard drives or disks. 

Built-in charts for Isacord, Madeira and other major industry brands. 

Get the tools that are right for your digitizing software needs with 4 levels of DesignShop. All levels feature new DS 12 enhancements including a new customizable interface, cloud-based security, enhanced design and text tools, 4K support, and much more.

Enjoy amazing design tools without the expensive add-on price tag

Introductory Special - $590

• 200+ Fonts and Monograms
  
• (30+ Digitized Fonts Added)
• 1000 Stock Embroidery Designs
• NEW! Preset shapes for Envelope text 

• NEW! Expanded character alphabets
• Auto Underlay and Density
• Trim between letters, words, or only when specified
  
• TrueType and OpenType Font Support
• Realistic 3D rendering of embroidery
• Barcode Organization
• Lettering compensation
• .OFM File Support
• Design Checker

Introductory Special - $890

• Everything in LETTERING +
• Manual Digitizing
• NEW! Export hi-res PNG files
• NEW! Custom Shapes Folders
• NEW! Gradient letter characters
• NEW! Updated Pattern Fill Generation
• Wireframe or Stitch Editing
• Multiple stitch directions within an element
• Selectable Character list for Fonts
• Automatic Fabric Adjustment via Styles
• Alignment Tools
• Batch Conversion
• Custom Shapes and Designs Library

Introductory Special - $2890

• Everything in VECTOR +
• NEW! Automatic Closest Point Connection for manual digitizing
• NEW! Cross-Stitch type
• NEW! Stitch any alphabet as appliqué
• NEW! Add borders to designs and elements
• NEW! Corner control for single line elements
• Distortion Effects
• Shadow Tool
• Curved Stitch Directions
  
• Decorative and Pattern Fills
• Create and Edit Embroidery Fonts and Monograms
• Auto Primer Stitch
• Auto Basting Outline
• Combine and Subtract Elements 

Introductory Special - $1990

• Everything in EDITOR +
  
• NEW! Editable grid-ruler guidelines with snapping behavior
• Open 500+ Included Vector Graphic Designs
• Stitch Graphic Region
• Open/Insert Vector Graphics
• Save Out Vector Graphics
• Utilize Illustrator Clipboard Data
• Graphic Conversion Assistant

• User friendly interface
  
• Step-by-step or auto
• Curve smoothing
• Find center line
• Auto start stop
• NEW! Locate Color feature

Intuitive Interface

Tailor your workspace effortlessly with the new customizable theme.

Unlimited Workspace Tabs

Easily work with multiple designs at once with space-saving workspace tabs.

Editable Guides 

Get more precise control with editable guides and the new snap-to feature.

More Precision

Get more control over lettering elements with enhanced arched text, typing on paths, and an easy to use text-box editor.

Expanded Alphabets

Process expanded character sets and easily create your own alphabets from third party designs.

Custom Line Type

This feature caps the line length. If more letters are entered than the length will support, the letter height is scaled automatically for better readability.

Cloud-Based Licensing

This game-changing upgrade allows for more flexibility and a smoother experience for every customer. 

User Account Management

Seamlessly transition between computers while enjoying updates delivered straight to your account.

Hassle-Free Activation

Users can now activate and deactivate their own licenses. Plus, all you need to activate is your Melco Cloud login credentials.

System Requirements

• 2.2 GHz + Latest Intel or AMD 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) multi core processor
• Microsoft® Windows® 11, Microsoft® Windows® 10, Microsoft® Windows® 8.1, Microsoft® Windows® 8, or Microsoft® Windows® 7 - all with latest service packs installed (32-bit or 64-bit Editions)
• 4GB RAM minimum (8GB or higher is recommended)
• 80 GB hard disk space or more (at least 40 GB free disk space after installation)

• Graphics card: compatible with Intel HD 4000 Graphics or higher
  
• 512MB or higher of graphics memory (non-integrated)
• Dual Monitors (recommended for DesignShop)
• Mouse or Tablet
• Current Internet browser to access online content
• Internet connection
• Local administrator rights are required to install software
• DesignShop 12 supports UHD 4K screens (selecting Medium or Large Icons is preferable)

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