I downloaded the trial version because I needed to have it in order to work another program I am wanting. I have their Masterworks for digitizing and love it. I felt the expense plus the expense of the program I wanted to add was more than I wanted to spend. I have palette pts and it does the same thing as as Designer's Studio plus. They have great products but are spendy and I'm disappointed you have to buy two programs just to get the one you really want.

Sandy, I use it all the time... love it!

I think u have a good couple of answers here. Something to give U food 4 thought. Welcome to the cute Embroidery Site, we r most proud to have U & let us know about your choice. *4U

If you ONLY want something to see your designs, you might try SewIConz. There is a free trial and then I think it's only $20. If you are looking for more, then you are correct in asking first. You will get lots of experiences with the Cute family. Hope you find what you want.;)

Sandy, I have it and it works great - I also have the Palette and like it even more. Hehehe! But if all you are looking for is a design base for viewing I would go with the one that jrob suggested - the others have more features and cost alot of money if you are not going to use them it would be a waste of money just to view designs. *4U

Sandy, I have this, and I am happy with it. It will show all the designs even if they are in a different format, or a zip file. It is easy to convert to any file format you need from this software. Hugs and flowers.

Glad you asked the question and now I also have some ansewers. *4u all