When Will the Mac Version of EQ7 Be Released?
We had hoped to be ready to release a Mac version of EQ7 in January. We are continuing to work on the program and will keep you advised as to our progress.
Downloadable Software for Purchase
Since many of the computers on the market now are being manufactured without CD/DVD drives, both PC and Mac, we knew this was something we would need to develop before we released EQ7 for Mac. We have started to incorporate the ability to download software from our website. We released our first downloadable software for purchase in December. Read more about EQ Stash Online!
Accommodating Our Existing Users
The development of the Mac version was intended for a “new” audience of quilters. But, we have a large user-base of EQ7 users who run the Windows version of EQ7 on their Macs via Parallels or some other emulation software. We wanted to develop a way to “migrate” an existing license to a new platform. We will be offering a “migration” kit for existing users on our website as our first step in the release of the Mac program. We hope to have this done by the end of January. These migration kits will be available for existing EQ7 (or EQ7 Upgrade) users only. It will be a download-only product. There will be a small fee for the kit. The final price has not been set.
The Final Step
Once we have successfully completed the migration kits for our website (hopefully in late January), we will be finalizing the details of the retail Mac version. We plan to make a downloadable version and a boxed retail version. So this means you can still purchase from your favorite quilt shop! The boxed version will come with a USB for installation. All user manuals will be downloadable from our website. We are not making any promises on the release of the full retail version other than February or later. The price will be the same as the PC version.
Other EQ Software and Add-On Products
We will have complete information regarding add-on products when we release EQ7 for Mac. If you already own Windows versions of our products and you have them installed on a Windows computer, then we’ll be able to give you instructions to help you link them to EQ7 for Mac.
For Owners of EQ5 or EQ6
If you own EQ5, there is no upgrade available. You will need to purchase the full version of EQ7, either PC or Mac.
If you own EQ6, you can upgrade to either the PC or Mac version of EQ7. This offer will only be available through our website and only as a download product. You must provide a valid EQ6 license ID and password in order to complete the purchase on our website.
We want you to experience the best possible software we can create. We thank you for your patience.
01-03-2014
12:11 pm
Thanks for the update!
01-03-2014
12:30 pm
Can’t wait! Thanks!
01-03-2014
2:32 pm
Thank you so much! I have a question… will the add-on products such as Block Base and your new downloadable EQ Stash work on the Mac version?
01-03-2014
3:20 pm
Thank you for your question CJ. We’ve added that topic to the post.
01-04-2014
11:14 am
Any plans for iPad version?
01-06-2014
8:56 am
Hi Shirley. An iPad version of the full-featured EQ7 is not feasible as the features of the program are too extensive to be an “app”. The Mac release will only be for OSX.
01-04-2014
11:42 am
I use the EQ7 on Bootcamp on my Mac but would LOVE to be able to use it from the Mac side instead as my partition is not that large. How do I get included in the early notification of that kit when it is available? I’m so excited about this as are several of my friends. Thank you!
01-06-2014
8:52 am
Hi Roxana. Be sure you’re on our email list to hear about the release of the migration kit. You can sign up here: http://electricquilt.com/community/newsletter-signup/
01-04-2014
12:38 pm
Awesome. You guys rock!
01-04-2014
1:56 pm
Do you think there will be a chance that EQ will ever be able to be used on an Ipad.
It would be brilliant if it could
01-06-2014
8:57 am
Hi Liz. An iPad version of the full-featured EQ7 is not feasible as the features of the program are too extensive to be an “app”. The Mac release will only be for OSX.
01-04-2014
6:40 pm
What about those of us with EQ Stitch add on who want to use our Macs as well as our PCs?
01-06-2014
8:58 am
The Mac release is only for EQ7 at this time, not EQStitch.
01-07-2014
1:43 pm
I am so excited that you will offer a migration kit for those of us who have EQ7 already. I use the software on an old Windows Desktop computer, and it will be so wonderful not to need it anymore.
01-09-2014
10:16 am
Can not wait!
01-09-2014
3:12 pm
I am so glad this is coming soon. I have removed parallels and EQ7 from my Mac It was such a pain to constantly upgrade parallels and keep it working I sell have my EQ7 ID however. Will I be able to use that to install the Mac program?
01-10-2014
1:42 pm
Hi Brenda. Yes, you absolutely will be able to use your EQ7 ID for the Mac. Watch for the migration kit in the next month or so.
01-10-2014
3:44 pm
Are the EQ7 companion books compatible with the Mac version of the software or will there be Mac only versions or revised versions available for purchase at some point?
01-10-2014
4:24 pm
Yes! The EQ7 lesson books will work with the Mac version just fine. These books were written using the Windows version of the software so you’ll just have to be aware of the keystroke differences. For instance, any instruction regarding the Ctrl or Alt keys, will become Cmd and Option. There are a few other minor Windows/Mac differences, but nothing that would prevent you from learning the techniques that are being taught in the lessons.
01-10-2014
3:49 pm
Whoo Hoo! I didn’t know you were working on a Mac version, and had given up on it. Some of my customers are going to be as happy as I am. I use a Mac at home and was often lugging my laptop back and forth to use EQ. I started when it was EQ4.
01-10-2014
4:20 pm
Eager for EQ for Mac so I won’t have to work thru Parallels. Will Mac EQ be compatible for Mavericks OS?
01-10-2014
4:30 pm
Thanks for your question, Carla. EQ7 for Mac will run on version 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard) or higher.
01-10-2014
4:26 pm
Since I haven’t used my EQ7 yet as I have a Mac and won’t partition. Will there be instructions as to what to do with the existing software and the new OS for mac?
01-10-2014
4:33 pm
Hi Jam. Since you already own EQ7, you’ll want to get the migration kit for the Mac. It will be a easy transition with full instructions for doing so.
01-10-2014
9:42 pm
I am interested in this as well. I have not installed Parallels on my Mac and my PC with EQ7 installed will no longer run. Looking forward to having access to the software again!
01-10-2014
5:48 pm
Will the transition kit allow us to keep one activation on a Windows computer and the other on native Mac, or do both activations have to be on the same platform (I really hope we can use both natively, else I won’t be able to switch! My desktop is Mac, laptop is Windows…)
01-13-2014
9:25 am
You will continue to have 2 activations for your EQ7 even if you have the migration kit. So you would be able to use one activation on your Windows computer and one on your Mac computer.
01-10-2014
7:09 pm
Wow. What great news. Started with EQ6 and upgraded to EQ7. Running EQ7on an older Mac through Bootcamp. I now use a new MacBook Pro with Mavericks OS. Will I be able to make the switch to my newer Mac. I’m working on a Storm at Sea design right now and it’s cumbersome working between my 2 computers. I literally email images to myself so I can open on the newer Mac.
01-13-2014
9:27 am
Hi Joyce. Yes, you will be able to use EQ7 on your newer Mac.
01-10-2014
8:22 pm
You have made my year! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! So looking forward to this!
01-10-2014
11:05 pm
So exciting, can’t wait. Been waiting for a MAC version since the beginning of EQ! Everytime I want to use EQ7, I have to haul out the PC. I had Parallels on the Mac, but it was a pain to try and go back and forth, so I dumped Parallels. I also mailed pictures back and forth when designing a Mystery Quilt for my guild. Thanks for all your hard work!
01-11-2014
4:49 am
Totally brilliant idea, like others I have a Mac, so It will be a joy to use.
01-11-2014
10:56 am
My EQ7 is stored on a backup device, copied onto my Mac. I’m not currently running EQ7 because I didn’t want to fiddle with the additional software. Will I use the migration software to bring EQ7 from my backup to the Mac?
01-13-2014
10:05 am
Hi Karen. Yes, the migration kit will allow you to use EQ7 on your Mac. As long as you have an EQ7 license ID, you are eligible for the migration kit.
01-11-2014
12:09 pm
Thank you thank you thank you! I’ve been a long time EQ purchaser and a longer time Mac user. Finally, I can put Parallels aside and use EQ on a more familiar platform. Thank you for planning a migration kit for us who have been faithful all these years. I can’t wait!
01-11-2014
2:28 pm
When I bought my new MacBook Pro, I installed Windows 7 on my Mac with Bootcamp – just so I could use EQ7 on my laptop.
I am so glad that you are putting together a version of EQ7 for Macs, because it is a big nuisance switching back and forth from the Mac system to the Windows system just to run EQ7. Also, my EQ7 program just doesn’t work as well on the Bootcamp Windows system as it did on my older Dell. It bogs down. Just doesn’t work efficiently. Thank you for all the work you are doing to create a Mac version of EQ7.
Judith Austin
01-14-2014
2:57 pm
Am so ready for the Mac version! Parallels (latest version on MacBook) is working fine for me, but it will be easier to access EQ from both the book and iMac. Have been with EQ since version 1–no mouse, remember?
01-20-2014
3:52 am
I have an old slow and getting slower. PC. That I run eq7 on. But I am waiting for the new one to run on mac. Please please let me know when the eq7 for Apple Mac is in New Zealand. I am waiting anxiously.
01-21-2014
8:15 am
waiting, waiting. I travel 10 months of the year teaching Quilting and only use a mac, (with no CD) I need to work on the road and I am anxious for the mac version.
01-21-2014
1:59 pm
I just cannot wait! I have been looking forward to this for two years now. Thank you!
01-22-2014
7:16 am
Waiting anxiously for Mac version. Will the EZ Stitch add-on also work with the Mac version? I do not have it but am considering purchasing EZ Stitch.
01-22-2014
10:47 am
Hi Cheryl. No, EQStitch is not compatible with the Mac at this time.
01-22-2014
11:05 pm
This is so exciting! Makes me want to skip around the house!
01-25-2014
6:55 pm
Thanks so much! Can’t wait to have the Mac version…whoooo hoooo!
01-26-2014
9:04 am
Oh, this is fabulous! My MacBook Pro is in the infirmary and it’s lost Parallels in the recovery process. EQ was the only reason I had partitioned the Mac, and it was never a great solution. I am so excited that even when I get my Mac back, I’ll still be able to run EQ! This just made my day!!!
01-29-2014
2:19 pm
Can’t wait! The only reason I own a PC laptop is to run EQ and I hate Windows with every fiber of my being…
01-31-2014
9:44 am
Any updates on the release date?
01-31-2014
10:34 pm
Anxiously waiting for the Mac OS software so that I can design products for my business. Hurry Please!
Also, do you plan an iPad release in the future?
02-03-2014
4:59 pm
Hi Karen,
An iPad version of the full-featured EQ7 is not feasible as the features of the program are too extensive to be an “app”. The Mac release will only be for OSX.
Thanks!
02-03-2014
5:05 pm
Waiting, waiting…. I check every couple of days!!!
02-03-2014
5:24 pm
If we still want to use EQ Stitch on our Windows PC and we get the conversion kit for the Mac, will we be able to run the EQ Stitch on the PC, as well as EQ 7 on the Mac since the Mac will not support EQ Stitch?
02-10-2014
11:12 am
Hi Sharon,
Because you have “upgraded” your EQ7 license to an EQStitch license, the migration kit will not work for you. You will have to purchase the full version of EQ7 for Mac.
02-04-2014
1:49 am
I can’t wait either. I experience a few technical issues occasionally running window on my mac. I understand the response on the ipad question but it would be great to be able to sketch a block on my ipad and upload it….
02-05-2014
3:21 pm
I am so thrilled that there will finally be a Mac version! Let us know if you need any beta testers. I’d be happy to help out.
02-08-2014
7:26 pm
Is it possible to load EQ on an ipad? Thanks
02-10-2014
10:58 am
Hello Beverly,
An iPad version of the full-featured EQ7 is not feasible as the features of the program are too extensive to be an “app”. The Mac release will only be for OSX.
02-11-2014
1:16 pm
Yes – I volunteer to be a beta tester as well if needed!
02-11-2014
1:22 pm
Any new guess as to when the Mac version will be available? Anticipation is killing me! I’ve never been able to learn EQ although I’ve had it and upgraded it since EQ5 because I just can’t do Windows. I’m so excited to be able to dump the PC I have just for this and really dive in!
02-11-2014
2:21 pm
Since we now into February I was wondering if you could give us an update on the migration kit and when that will be available?
02-14-2014
8:39 am
Oh no. Did I read that correctly? If I added EQ Stitch I won’t be eligible for the migration? Will there be a discount or some reasonable incentive to move to the MAC? I’ve never used the stitch and hardly use EQ because it feels so awkward to use Windows 8. My excitement was growing as I read each comment and response and now I’m crushed. What are the plans? And, I suppose I won’t be among the first to try EQ for mac…. Not that I’m a great user of the program.
02-14-2014
7:29 pm
Can’t wait until is available! Then I will get MS Office for Mac and get rid of Boot camp and just work and play on my Mac. Love macs so many less headaches than PC.
02-16-2014
9:38 pm
Waiting patiently for the EQ7 for MAC. Any update on when it will be released?
02-25-2014
9:38 pm
I’m about to purchase a Mac computer and am curious what the minimum system requirements are for EQ 7 on the Mac. There are different speed processors to choose from, and I don’t know where to begin.
Thank you,
03-28-2014
11:37 am
I was disappointed to hear that Eq7 on the Mac would not include the IPad. While I would prefer to do quilt design on a system with a larger screen I would love to have some of the eq functionality on my IPad. In my small quilt group I often ask my fellow quilters for comments or suggestions on my quilts. Being able to display quilts in my sketchbook, would make this kind of collaborating much more convenient. Being able to make small changes would be even nicer.
The other functionality which would be very useful would be to be able to display the fabric estimates for all of my quilts. If I am planning to buy fabric for a particular quilt I have the fabric requirements with me. If I am visiting a quilt store and find the perfect fabric for a quilt that I wasn’t immediately planning to work on, I generally will not have fabric requirements with me. If I had the capability to acces the fabric requirements for any of my quilts it would be very handy.
I can (and do) of course print my quilts and fabric requirements to a file and then transfer it to my IPad. I’d hoped with eq7 on the Mac that I could ultimately get to a system configuration where I could do designing on a Mac (as soon as my PC needs to be replaced) and be able to have “on the go” functionality on my IPad. I very appreciate the effort that Electric Quilt has expended to transfer your wonderful software to the Mac.