Punto is a modular software that enables you to choose the version that exactly matches your needs. This also means that as your business grows, also Punto performance can increase alongside keeping you on the edge, simply upgrading to next level. What are common between all versions are the user interface and the application itself, features will be available or work differently depending on the level you have chosen. No cost in terms of learning curve, upgrading to an higher level requires only to learn the new features available not the whole software, and investment safe, no extra-cost than the difference in price between the level you have and the upgrade you require. For more details see the features Comparison Table.

Punto Lettering

It's our entry level application, it's a complete lettering solution that allows you to import existing embroidery, that you may buy from punching companies or that you have already produced with other punching software, add text choosing from the 20 typefaces included, and export to your embroidery machine. Includes a new font format and font design tools, a new Monogram tool, text on a path and enveloping features, new 20 high quality embroidery typefaces included free, a new Lasso-Selection tool, multiple-levels of undo and redo, new easy-to-use and time-saving floating palettes (Layers, Colors, and Special Functions palettes), drag and drop support and productivity enhancements for a more efficient workflow.

Punto Manager

It's a complete editing solution, including all Lettering features, that allows you to modify existing embroidery that you may buy from punching companies or that you have already produced with other punching software. The Modify, Transform and Guess Recalc commands, allow you to operate globally on your design and change the parameters such as density, length, height, phase and number of stitches, or even to transform fills into satins and vice versa. Includes a new font format and font design tools, a new Monogram tool, text on a path and enveloping features, new 20 high quality embroidery typefaces included free, a new Lasso-Selection tool, multiple-levels of undo and redo, new easy-to-use and time-saving floating palettes (Effects, Layers, Colors, and Special Functions palettes), drag and drop support, productivity enhancements for a more efficient workflow, improved stitches handling, and import of the Gunold + Stickma's STC embroidery file format.

Punto Lite

This is our entry level punching software, a punching solution that takes the enormous advantage of being a vector based embroidery software. Recognized worldwide as the punching software with the easiest user interface. All more important embroidery effects parameters can be set so you can apply basic embroidery effects in few minutes, in this case Punto Lite will automatically fit for you the best combination of minor parameters for each effect. You can start with a sketch acquired with a scanner, trace the outline with pen tools or automatically and then apply the desired embroidery effect to the obtained section, or you can simply import an embroidery file from other embroidery machine formats. In this new release we included the Steil Stitch, a new font format and font design tools, a new Monogram tool, text on a path, new 20 high quality embroidery typefaces included free, a new Lasso-Selection tool, multiple-levels of undo and redo, new easy-to-use and time-saving floating palettes (Effects, Layers, Colors, and Special Functions palettes), autotrace command, cutting and pasting between graphics design applications, drag and drop support, productivity enhancements for a more efficient workflow, improved stitches handling, import of the Gunold + Stickma's STC embroidery file format, and an improved Type tool.

Punto Easy

Basic level punching software, recognized worldwide as the vector based embroidery software with the easiest user interface, combines easy to use graphic tools with powerful stitching processor. It's a complete editing and digitizing solution, including all Lettering features, that allows you to modify existing embroidery that you may buy from punching companies or that you have already produced with other punching software. All more important embroidery effects parameters can be set so you can apply basic embroidery effects in few minutes, in this case Punto Easy will automatically fit for you the best combination of minor parameters for each effect. You can start with a sketch acquired with a scanner, trace the outline with pen tools or automatically and then apply the desired embroidery effect to the obtained section, or you can simply import an embroidery file from other embroidery machine formats. In this new release we included the Steil Stitch, a new font format and font design tools, a new Monogram tool, text on a path, new 20 high quality embroidery typefaces included free, a new Lasso-Selection tool, multiple-levels of undo and redo, new easy-to-use and time-saving floating palettes (Effects, Layers, Colors, and Special Functions palettes), autotrace command, cutting and pasting between graphics design applications, drag and drop support, productivity enhancements for a more efficient workflow, improved stitches handling, import of the Gunold + Stickma's STC embroidery file format, and an improved Type tool.

Punto Expert

This version includes all of Punto Easy features as well as advanced features such as motifs, backgrounds, tiles, automatic underlays, segmentation, overlaps, and so on. This is our professional level punching software, a full punching solution that takes the enormous advantage of being a vector based embroidery software. All embroidery effects parameters can be set according to your needs. You can start with a sketch acquired with a scanner, trace the outline with pen tools or automatically and then apply the desired embroidery effect to the obtained section, or you can simply import an embroidery file from other embroidery machine formats. In this new release we included the Steil Stitch, a new font format and font design tools, a new Monogram tool, text on a path, new 20 high quality embroidery typefaces included free, a new Lasso-Selection tool, multiple-levels of undo and redo, new easy-to-use and time-saving floating palettes (Effects, Layers, Colors, and Special Functions palettes), autotrace command, cutting and pasting between graphics design applications, drag and drop support, productivity enhancements for a more efficient workflow, improved stitches handling, import of the Gunold + Stickma's STC embroidery file format, and an improved Type tool.

Punto Designer

Punto Designer is the top of the line of our embroidery software. It matches all Punto Expert capabilities plus likelife 3D rendering and catalogue features. It allows you to prepare a database of your embroideries and to create likelife images with fabric background that can be printed on any color printer. It also allows you to create lifelike images of embroideries with applique; turning on the applique parameter in the running effect setup you will be asked to select the type of applique you want to combine with the embroidery, that can be chosen in the applique menu or can be acquired with a standard color scanner. In this new release we included the Steil Stitch, a new font format and font design tools, a new Monogram tool, text on a path, new 20 high quality embroidery typefaces included free, a new Lasso-Selection tool, multiple-levels of undo and redo, new easy-to-use and time-saving floating palettes (Effects, Layers, Colors, and Special Functions palettes), autotrace command, cutting and pasting between graphics design applications, drag and drop support, productivity enhancements for a more efficient workflow, improved stitches handling, import of the Gunold + Stickma's STC embroidery file format, and an improved Type tool.