Compatibility

Find your machine brand. See which file types it reads and how to get a design onto it.

Works with Brother Wi-Fi machines (auto-detected). For every other machine: save the file and copy it over with a USB stick.

Lilo Link (Wi-Fi) looks for machines by itself. It has not been tried on real hardware yet.

File types

Lilo opens and saves these. Some files keep thread colours. Some only keep colour stops.

Type	Name	Thread colours kept	Lilo
.pes	Brother PES	yes	open and save
.pec	Brother PEC	yes	open and save
.dst	Tajima DST	no	open and save
.exp	Melco EXP	no	open and save
.jef	Janome JEF	yes	open and save
.jef+	Janome JEF+ / JPX	yes	save only
.vp3	Pfaff / Husqvarna Viking VP3	yes	open and save
.xxx	Singer XXX	yes	open and save
.u01	Barudan U01	no	open and save
.hus	Husqvarna HUS	yes	open and save
.shv	Husqvarna SHV	yes	save only
.sew	Janome / Elna SEW	yes	save only
.phc	Brother PHC	yes	save only
.phx	Brother PHX	yes	save only
.art	Bernina ART	yes	save only
.emd	Elna EMD	yes	save only
.dsb	Barudan DSB	no	save only
.dat	Barudan / Sunstar DAT	no	save only
.tbf	Tajima TBF	yes	open and save
.tap	Happy TAP	no	save only
.100	Toyota 100 / 10o	no	save only
.zxy	ZSK ZXY / DSZ	no	save only
.vip	Husqvarna / Pfaff VIP	yes	open and save
.gcode	G-code	no	save only

Brands and machines

Baby Lock

Brother-built. Reads PES, PHC, PHX, PEC, DST. Wi-Fi models use the same Design Database Transfer app (Baby Lock edition).

Reads: PES, PHC, PHX, PEC, DST
How to get a design there: USB stick / Wi-Fi: Design Database Transfer (Windows) / Wi-Fi: IQ Intuition Positioning app (placement photo, not designs)

9 machines listed (7 checked on the maker's page)

AltairPES, PHC, PEC, DST
ArrayPES, DST
EllegantePES, PEC, DST
Ellure PlusPES, PEC, DST
FlarePES, PHC, PHX, DST
MeridianPES, PHC, PHX, DST
Solaris 2PES, PHC, PHX, DST
VenturePES, DST
VestaPES, PHC, PHX, DST

Barudan

Reads DST; native U01 and DAT (DAT is also used by Sunstar). Commercial.

Reads: U01, DAT, DST, DSB
How to get a design there: USB stick / Network (UNVERIFIED)

2 machines listed (0 checked on the maker's page)

BEKY-SDST, U01, DAT
BEVT-ZDST, U01, DAT

Bernette

Bernina's budget brand. Formats not verified; treat like Bernina (EXP).

Reads: EXP
How to get a design there: USB stick

1 machines listed (0 checked on the maker's page)

b79EXP

Bernina

ART is Bernina's proprietary object format and is not a stitch file; machines stitch expanded files. EXP is the practical choice (no colours, so set them on the machine). Machines are USB; newer ones add Wi-Fi to Bernina software.

Reads: ART, EXP
How to get a design there: USB stick / Wi-Fi: Bernina Embroidery Software (UNVERIFIED)

4 machines listed (0 checked on the maker's page)

B 700EXP, ART
B 770 QEEXP, ART
B 790 PLUSEXP, ART, DST
B 880 PLUSEXP, ART, DST

Brother

Native PES. Wireless LAN models take designs from the free Windows app Design Database Transfer; Lilo Link talks to the same machine API.

Reads: PES, PHC, PHX, PEC, DST, PEN
How to get a design there: USB stick / USB cable to PC / Wi-Fi: Design Database Transfer (Windows) / Wi-Fi: Artspira app (some models) / Wi-Fi: PE-Design (Luminaire XP/XE/XJ)

20 machines listed (17 checked on the maker's page)

Innov-is NQ1700EPES, PHC, PHX, DST
Innov-is NQ3600DPES, PHC, PHX, DST
Innov-is NQ3700DPES, PHC, PHX, DST
Innov-is NV2700PES, PEC
Innov-is VM5100PES, PHC, PHX, DST
Luminaire Innov-is XE1PES, PHC, PHX, DST
Luminaire Innov-is XP1PES, PHC, PHX, DST
PE550DPES, PHC, PHX, DST
PE800PES, PHC, PHX, DST
PE900PES, PHC, PHX, DST
PR1050XPES, DST
PR1055XPES, DST
PR670EPES, DST
PR680WPES, DST
PRS100PES, DST
SE1900PES, PHC, PHX, DST
SE2000PES, PHC, PHX, DST
SE600PES, PHC, PHX, DST
SE700PES, PHC, PHX, DST
SE725PES, PHC, PHX, DST

Elna

Janome-family brand (EMD native on some lines). Not verified; Lilo does not read or write EMD.

Reads: EMD
How to get a design there: USB stick

2 machines listed (0 checked on the maker's page)

eXpressive 860EMD
eXpressive 960EMD

Happy

Commercial (HappyJapan, sold in the US by TEXMAC). HappyLink and HappyLAN are Happy's own tools. Reads DST; TAP is Happy's own.

Reads: TAP, DST
How to get a design there: USB stick / Network: HappyLAN / PC link: HappyLink

1 machines listed (0 checked on the maker's page)

HCS3DST, TAP

Husqvarna Viking

Native VP3 on current machines (HUS on older ones). Wi-Fi/cloud via the mySewnet app on newer models. Not verified against Viking pages (site is script-rendered).

Reads: VP3, HUS, SHV
How to get a design there: USB stick / Wi-Fi: mySewnet (newer models, UNVERIFIED)

3 machines listed (0 checked on the maker's page)

Designer Epic 2VP3, HUS
Designer Epic 3VP3, HUS
Designer Jade 35VP3, HUS

Janome

Native JEF (JEF+ on newer models). USB stick only on every model checked. No Janome Wi-Fi path confirmed.

Reads: JEF, JEF+, JPX, DST
How to get a design there: USB stick

7 machines listed (3 checked on the maker's page)

MB-7JEF+, JEF, DST
Memory Craft 15000JEF, JEF+
Memory Craft 400EJEF, JEF+
Memory Craft 500EJEF, JEF+
Memory Craft 550EJEF, JEF+, JPX
Memory Craft 9850JEF, JEF+
Skyline S9JEF, JEF+

Juki

No current Juki home embroidery lineup was verified. Industrial Juki sewing is outside Lilo's scope. Listed for completeness.

Reads
How to get a design there

0 machines listed (0 checked on the maker's page)

Melco

Native EXP (and OFM project files in Melco software). Commercial multi-needle. Reads DST too.

Reads: EXP, DST
How to get a design there: USB stick / Network (Melco software, UNVERIFIED)

2 machines listed (0 checked on the maker's page)

BravoEXP, DST
EMT16XEXP, DST

Pfaff

Native VP3 (KSM/MAX/PCS on very old machines). Newer models use mySewnet. Not verified against Pfaff pages.

Reads: VP3, HUS
How to get a design there: USB stick / Wi-Fi: mySewnet (newer models, UNVERIFIED)

2 machines listed (0 checked on the maker's page)

Creative AmbitionVP3
Creative Icon 2VP3

Ricoma

Reads DST and 'many commonly used formats' (Ricoma). Commercial, popular with small shops.

Reads: DST
How to get a design there: USB stick / Wi-Fi / network (UNVERIFIED)

5 machines listed (0 checked on the maker's page)

Marquee 15DST
Marquee 2DST
Marquee 20DST
Swift 15DST
Swift 2DST

Singer

XXX on the Legacy/Futura embroidery machines. Singer's mySewnet app is linked from singer.com. Not verified per model.

Reads: XXX, PES
How to get a design there: USB stick / App: mySewnet (UNVERIFIED which models)

3 machines listed (0 checked on the maker's page)

Legacy SE300XXX
Legacy SE340XXX
Smart Heavy Duty 9120XXX

SWF

Commercial multi-needle; reads DST. Not verified.

Reads: DST
How to get a design there: USB stick / Network (UNVERIFIED)

1 machines listed (0 checked on the maker's page)

K-seriesDST

Tajima

Created DST. Also TBF (Tajima's own). Commercial multi-head.

Reads: DST, TBF
How to get a design there: USB stick / Network (UNVERIFIED)

2 machines listed (0 checked on the maker's page)

TFMX-CDST, TBF
TMEZ-SCDST, TBF

Toyota

Commercial. Native 100/10o files; reads DST. Not verified.

Reads: 100, 10O, DST
How to get a design there: USB stick

1 machines listed (0 checked on the maker's page)

ESP9000DST

ZSK

German commercial maker. Reads DST; ZXY/DSZ are ZSK's own. Not verified.

Reads: DST, DSZ, ZXY
How to get a design there: USB stick / Network (UNVERIFIED)

1 machines listed (0 checked on the maker's page)

Sprint 7DST

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