We are happy to announce the release of the EQ7 Migration Kit. This kit is for existing EQ7 PC owners to migrate to Mac.
Who it’s for
The EQ7 Migration Kit is only for owners of Electric Quilt 7 (EQ7) software. Regardless if you have the full version of EQ7, EQ7 Upgrade, or EQStitch, you are still eligible for the Migration Kit.
How it works
With the purchase of the EQ7 Migration Kit, you will receive a link to download the appropriate files to install and run EQ7 on your Mac. Since you are required to own EQ7, you will not receive a license ID or password with your purchase. You must use the numbers that came with your original purchase of EQ7.
Once you’ve purchased the migration kit, you will be able to use EQ7 on a PC and Mac. If you are currently running EQ7 on two PCs, you’ll need to deactivate one of them in order to activate EQ7 on your Mac. You can have EQ7 activated on two computers simultaneously. Activations can be easily transferred between computers.
Don’t own EQ7 yet?
Our next step is to release the full version of EQ7 for Mac for those who do not currently own EQ7 (PC). This release is set for sometime in April. Thank you for your patience.
03-18-2014
11:27 am
I purchased my EQ 7 Migration kit. It works awesome. I had grand children here yesterday and we gave it a good test. They dictated and EQ’d what they asked for. Need to still do lots of learning as I haven’t done much with the program since I purchased EQ6 4 years ago. What I’ve done has been fun. Need to start at Lesson One and continue on so that I become very competent with the program.
03-18-2014
1:18 pm
I am brand new to Mac, in fact will be picking up my first i Mac next week. Thank you for this! My question is this: must a person also be running a virtual Windows OS on their Mac for this to work or will it work on a Mac only computer as that’s how I intend mine to be? I am a current owner of EQ7 for Windows.
Thank you,
03-18-2014
1:39 pm
The EQ7 Migration Kit will allow you to run EQ7 on your Mac without a virtual Windows OS.
03-18-2014
1:21 pm
The migration was the least painful computer change I’ve made in years! Easier than the original install even. Works great on the Mac side and all my projects were immediately available. Now, if only HusqvarnaViking would release a Mac version of their software, I could delete Windows.
03-18-2014
1:48 pm
Husqvarna Viking has a Mac version of its program. It is called “TruEmbroidery.” If you own the Windows version, you can buy a crossover version.
03-18-2014
4:14 pm
Yippee! Can’t wait to migrate.
It took me a while to remember where I could find my License ID and password, but I found it. (In the back of the EQ7 User Manual).
03-18-2014
4:43 pm
Is there a deadline for purchasing the migration kit at the current price?
03-19-2014
9:12 am
No, there is no deadline. The Migration Kit will always be available at this price.
03-18-2014
5:38 pm
I’m currently using EQ Stitch on a Mac with Windows (VM Fusion). Will the migration include EQ Stitch? If not, when will this be available? In the meantime, is there a way to share files in progress from Mac to PC versions?
03-19-2014
9:16 am
We don’t currently have an EQStitch version for the Mac. We hope to have more Mac versions of our products in the future, but at this time we’re fully focused on EQ7. All of your projects can be opened in EQ7 whether on a PC or Mac. If you were using EQ7 on a separate PC, you’ll need to copy your PJ7 files to an external drive and put them in your My EQ7 > PJ7 folder on your Mac. If you were running EQ7 on the Windows side of your Mac, the files should show up in your My EQ7 folder without having to move anything.
03-18-2014
7:18 pm
I do not have (and don’t want) Windows on my Mac. Is this necessary if I want
to use EQ7 on the Mac? How can I Use EQ7 without windows on the Mac?
03-19-2014
9:17 am
We will be releasing the full version of EQ7 for Mac in another month or so. When that is available, you will NOT need Windows on your Mac to run EQ7.
03-18-2014
10:51 pm
EQ7 accesses the same files whether you’re using the Windows or the Mac side of your computer. Yes, you can use EQ7 as a stand alone on the Mac, but I think they said that program won’t be ready till April. I can’t imagine going back to Windows, but your WIPs will be there on the Mac when you open the files.
03-19-2014
9:17 am
Great answer, thanks Kate!
03-18-2014
11:13 pm
The day has finally arrived! I switched to a Mac about 4 years ago and although I did the BootCamp on my Mac and had to install Windows, I was never happy about having to shut my computer down and restart the Windows side to access EQ. My time became less and less on EQ and I missed it! Thank you Penny and crew for sticking with it and making it work. I was able to get all my projects into the new version. It really was a piece of cake to get it all back up and running. And now I have the added bonus of working on the BIG iMac…I LOVE it! Thanks again. Big hugs and kisses to you all!
03-19-2014
1:34 am
My EQ migration kit will not download. I get an error saying “cannot write file”.
03-19-2014
9:25 am
We will contact via email to help you work this out. Common things that would cause this are not having enough free space on your Mac to save the download, you need at least 800MB free, or trying to save the file to a folder your user doesn’t have permissions to. A good place to try to save the download is the Desktop.
03-19-2014
10:59 am
I’m excited to switch EQ7 to the Mac side. I’ve been running it with Bootcamp. I’ve got a question for EQ before I download the Migration Kit. I bought EQ Stitch when it first came out, but I haven’t ever loaded it onto my computer. I just haven’t had time to play with it. My question is, should I load EQ Stitch onto the Windows portion of my computer first, then set up the Migration, or can I just migrate EQ7 over right now and add Stitch later. The latter is what I’d prefer to do. Thanks so much, and thank you for making a lot of us Mac users very happy!!
03-19-2014
12:33 pm
You can definitely migrate to EQ7 for the Mac now and upgrade to EQStitch on your PC later.
03-19-2014
2:41 pm
Thank you, thank you! I’ve been waiting for years to see this Mac version. Like others, I’ve gotten away from my EQ7 because it was such a hassle to go back to the PC side of an old Mac. I’d have to email the image to myself and open it on my new MacBook Pro so I could print. Wow, so glad to leave all that behind! Mac users love their Macs and we thank you.
03-19-2014
6:52 pm
Would I have to purchase EQ7 for the Mac at full price? How will this work since I don’t have Windows on my MAC to utilize the migration update.
03-20-2014
12:49 pm
Alice, if you now own EQ7 you can purchase EQ7 for Mac by buying the EQ7 Migration kit.
If you do not now own EQ7 you will need to purchase EQ7 for Mac as a new product, at the regular full price, when it comes out in a few months.
03-20-2014
11:19 am
I have EQ7 & EQStitch but do not have a Mac computer yet but do plan to get one in the future (this could be months down the road). Should I purchase the migration kit now or wait until I purchase a Mac computer. Will the $24.95 price still be available in the future or should I get it now?
03-20-2014
12:45 pm
It is really your choice, Kaye. The Migration kit is available now, and will be available still if you want to wait until you purchase your Mac.
03-20-2014
9:30 pm
I was finally able to download the migration kit. The problem was with Safari. I had no problems when I switched to Firefox. I’m really happy using EQ on my Mac. Thanks a bunch.
03-24-2014
9:55 am
Gald to hear it! Have fun designing!
03-21-2014
6:41 pm
I have EQ7 installed on a MBPro using Parrallels and Windows XP. Do I need to deactivate that license before (or after) I install the Migration Kit if I want to eventually have EQ7 running on my MBPro and a desktop Windows only machine? Basically, does the install on a MBPro count as 1 or 2 licenses? Sorry if I missed this in the FAQs, thanks, Linda
03-24-2014
9:57 am
You’ll need to first deactivate your EQ7 in Parallels before activating EQ7 for Mac. If you are having issues doing this please contact Tech Support:
https://electricquilt.com/support/contact-tech-support/
04-13-2014
6:49 pm
I paid for and downloaded the Migration Kit on Friday. When I double clicked on the file to start the installation I got this Warning:
“The following disk images couldn’t be opened. EQ 7 upgrade image not recognized.”
I have a new Mac and do not have any other EQ program installed on it. My EQ 6/7 has been used on my Windows PC only to date.
Please let me know what went wrong and what I can do to make my migration kit work.
Thanks so much,
Karla
04-14-2014
9:25 am
Hello Karla,
I’ve forwarded your message on to our tech support team and you’ll receive an email reply today.
Best wishes,
Jenny @ EQ
05-01-2014
3:05 am
Awesome, thx a lot for this tutorial and as you said, kudos to the team!
05-11-2014
5:11 pm
I just received a new computer. My old one has been taken away and I didn’t realize I had to deactivate my EQ7. Now I can’t activate it on my new compurer. I have it on one more computer and it’s saying I have no more activations left. What can I do?
Marge
05-12-2014
9:03 am
Hi Marge, just email or call tech support. They can get you back up and running very quickly. techsupport@electricquilt.com or 419-352-1134