When it comes to machine embroidery, owning and knowing how to use your embroidery software really expands your creative possibilities. But it can be a little overwhelming sorting through exactly what you need. Some software comes with your embroidery machine, some you can get for free, and some you can buy for thousands of dollars!
To make matters more confusing, not all embroidery software does the same thing! Some software is for organizing your designs, some for editing and some for creating original embroidery designs (digitizing).
If you are going to invest in embroidery software, I encourage you to do your homework. However, the two suites of products that I recommend most are from S&S Computing and Embrilliance.