Cricut Design Studio Bonus Pak Software

This design studio is a phenomenal creation! With this program, you can load your Cricut cartridges (not included), and mix and match the designs from all of your cartridges to make truly unique designs. Features: On screen cutting mat with measuring grid, pop-down menu bar, cartridge selection window which lists your cartridges, your favorites, and allows you to search using keywords, an automatic interactive keyboard overlay window for the cartridge you are currently working from, tool kits, sizing buttons, and a help menu. You can mix, resize, reverse, rotate, compress, stretch, and slant any images from your Cricut cartridges. System requirements: Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista 32-bit, 800MHz Processor speed, 512MB RAM, 100MB free hard disk space, CD/DVD drive, 1.1 USB port, 1024x768 or higher display. Included: CD, 10ft. USB cable, and a bonus Cricut mouse pad. Software can be used for your original Cricut, or Cricut Expression machine and Cricut cartridges.

Download the trial from[..]and see for yourself. You can't go back to "winging it" and wasting paper once you are used to seeing a preview of your cuts. The software is very easy to use, and I especially like being able to browse all Cricut cartridges in detail before buying them. They are not inexpensive, about the same price as this software, so why would anyone expect to get all the content from all 60-something cartridges with the purchase of the software?

helps with machine to keep from wasting paper. Can setup a whole page on computer then cut out with machine.

Very smooth transaction. Bought the item and then recieved it within 5 days. excellent service.

I was so excited to use the Design Studio until I realized that you can't cut anything from any cartridge you don't own. This is just a huge gimic to get you to by more very expessive cartridges. Unfortunately I didn't do my research before I read the tiny tiny print that says "works with the cartridges you already have." But hopefully I can save some one spending more on an utterly useless product.

This software has great features to expand the options of your cricut cartridges. You need to know that this does NOT replace purchasing the cartridges, but only gives you more options using them.
I installed the software on my Dell laptop, Vista 32 bit system, and have gotten an error message. After three weeks of trying EVERY thing to repair it, I still cannot use it on this laptop. Cricut customer service is awful! They are too busy with all of the other people having software problems. If you call, you speak with an employee who knows nothing, but tries to get her techs to give you basic things to try. Eventually, you might get to speak with the head tech, but he had never heard of the problem I was having, and I haven't heard back now in two weeks, despite calls and emails. Their hours are "bankers hours", and the one person who know anything doesn't always work. Forget about getting help in the evenings/weekends. Now I am trying to get Cricut to give me another registration number so I can use the software on a different laptop.
BEWARE: You can only install this on one computer per purchase!
If you are lucky enough to have a system the software works on, I recommend the program. TRY THE DEMO ON YOUR SPECIFIC SYSTEM BEFORE YOU BUY THIS SOFTWARE!!!!! That way you will know whether it works. The demo only uses one font, so buying the software lets you use all of your cartridges.