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Creativity is everywhere, imagination is everything.

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Convert personal images

Convert images, including photos, into designs.

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Design editor

Create your own custom designs, save for future use. 

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Design and project library

Access thousands of designs and projects.

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Import your own designs

Import, add to and save your own designs.

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Your ideas are all it takes

Artspira* connects your mobile or tablet (iOS and Android only) with any compatible Brother wireless-enabled embroidery, ScanNCut, craft printing and sewing machines.

Use your mobile device to easily edit, design, create and browse on the go, then transfer to your machines when you’re ready.

For download instructions, software requirements and compatible machines, click here or scan the QR code in the image.

Download free from Apple App Store Download free from Google Play Store

Artspira: the power to design is in your hands

Embroidery: create next-level designs

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Artspira: Brother’s all-in-one embroidery design app

With the Brother Artspira mobile design app, the power to create bespoke embroidery designs is now in your hands. Send wirelessly to your Brother embroidery machine when you’re ready to start stitching.

Use Artspira on your mobile device to:
  • Draw embroidery designs
  • Import your own designs
  • Edit embroidery designs by adding text, borders and additional motifs
  • Access 1,000s of embroidery designs and projects from the Artspira Library
  • Create bespoke monograms
  • Purchase Disney-inspired embroidery designs*
  • Convert images to embroidery**
  • Covert into cross stitch effect**
  • Decorate fonts**

*requires additional in app purchase.
** requires Artspira+ subscription

Cutting: make your own cutting-edge designs

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Artspira: Brother’s on-the-go cutting design app

With the Brother Artspira mobile design app, you can create cutting designs wherever and whenever you like. Send wirelessly to your Brother cutting machine when you’re ready to start crafting.

Use Artspira on your mobile device to:
  • Draw cutting designs
  • Import your own designs
  • Create line tracing designs
  • Edit cutting designs by adding text, borders and additional motifs
  • Access 1,000s of cutting designs and projects from the Artspira Library
  • Create bespoke monograms
  • Purchase Disney-inspired cutting designs*
  • Convert images to cutting data**
  • Decorate fonts**
*requires additional in app purchase.
** requires Artspira+ subscription

Sublimation: sublime personalisation is just a click away

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Artspira: expand your sublimation printing design skills

With the Brother Artspira mobile design app, you can develop bespoke designs on-the-go. Send wirelessly to your Brother Sublimation Printer when you’re ready to start personalising.

Use Artspira on your mobile device to:
  • Import your own designs
  • Edit sublimation designs by adding backgrounds, text, borders and additional motifs
  • Access 100s of sublimation designs, geometric patterns and projects from the Artspira Library
  • Create bespoke monograms
  • Sublimate onto white embroidery
  • Save time with built-in standardised sublimation templates
  • Convert images to sublimation designs*
  • Decorate fonts*

* requires Artspira+ subscription

Fabric printing: unleash your inner fabric designer

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Artspira: personalised fabric printing design

With the Brother Artspira mobile design app, you can unleash your inner artist and print personalised fabric from your desktop. Send wirelessly to your Brother PrintModa Studio fabric printer when you’re ready to go bespoke.

Use Artspira on your mobile device to:
  • Import your own designs
  • Edit fabric designs by adding backgrounds, text, borders and additional motifs,
  • Access 100s of designs, geometric patterns and projects from the Artspira Library
  • Convert images to designs that can be printed onto fabric*
  • Decorate fonts*

* requires Artspira+ subscription

Sewing: support and education in the palm of your hand

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Artspira: support and education At your side

With the Brother Artspira mobile app, you can access sewing support materials and educational videos without having to walk away from your sewing machine. We’re proud to be At the side of our sewing community and can’t wait to add more features for you to access. Watch this space!

Use Artspira on your mobile device to:
  • Access machine specific support materials
  • Watch machine relevant educational videos

Artspira: be inspired by Artspira in action

Artspira: frequently asked questions

Please contact support: ukcustomersupport@brothersewing.eu

Please include any details about the fault, the device you’re accessing on, and your user name. 

We will never ask you for your passwords or pin numbers.
Artspira is Brother’s mobile design app that works with our compatible, wireless and Bluetooth enabled embroidery, cutting, fabric and sublimation printing machines.
Yes! Artspira is free to download and use. You don't need a subscription. However, the Artspira+ subscription gives you access to more functions, designs and projects.
Artspira is a mobile device app that has been developed for use on mobile phones and tablets. You can download Artspira from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.
Android: Version 8.0 or later
iOS / iPadOS: Version 15.0 or later (compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch). 

It is not available for Windows, macOS, or Chrome OS—it’s designed specifically for mobile devices.
Yes. As long as you have your username and password details and the Artspira app installed.

No. Artspira is a cloud-based mobile design app. Your mobile or tablet must be connected to either wireless or data* to access Artspira. However, Artspira can be used away from your Brother machines and saved for later use. 

When transferring your designs to your Brother machines, both your Brother machines and mobile device must be connected to wireless, bluetooth or data*. 

*Your mobile provider may charge you if you are connected to data, depending on your usage plan. Brother is not responsible for any charges incurred when attached to data.

Most Brother wireless enabled embroidery, cutting, sublimation and fabric printing machines are compatible with Artspira. If your machine is compatible with Artspira, it is also compatible with Artspira+.

Embroidery machines:

  • Aveneer EV1
  • Luminaire XP1, XP3
  • Stellaire XE1, XJ1, XE2, XJ2
  • Celeste CX1e
  • Innov-is NV880E, NV2700, NV2750D
  • Innov-is F540E, F580
  • Innov-is M330E, M340ED, M380D
  • PR1060W, PR1055X, PR680W
  • Skitch PP1

ScanNCut DX cutting machines:

  • SDX1200, SDX135, SDX900, SDX2250D, SDX2240D, SDX2200D

Craft printers:

  • PrintModa Studio HL-JF1 fabric printer
  • Sublimation Printer SP1

Sewing machine users can use Artspira to access manuals and training materials, however please note that you cannot transfer files at this time.

You can currently link four (total) compatible embroidery, cutting, fabric printing and sublimation machines to any one Artspira account. If you have more than four machines, you can delete and re-add machines as and when needed.

If you link a sewing machine to your Artspira account, it does not currently count towards your four linked machines.

Artspira is Brother’s all-in-one mobile design app that encompasses embroidery, cutting, fabric and sublimation printing.

Not currently.

Artspira is free to download and use. You do not need to pay any money to use Artspira. 

Artspira+ is a subscription which unlocks more designs, Weekly Inspo issues, projects and features. You do not need to download another app. 

You can view the comparison chart here

Yes, Artspira+ is a subscription service. You can choose to pay monthly, or yearly.

Yes, you can try Artspira+ for free for one month before being charged. You can only access the free trial once.

If you haven’t used a free one-month trial before you will get one month free. At the end of the one month free, you will be charged. 

No, if you cancel the trial early, you won’t be charged.

No. If you pay monthly, you will be able to access Artspira+ until the end of that month. If you pay yearly, you will be able to access Artspira+ until the end of the subscription term for that year.

If you signed up to the one-month Artspira+ free trial and did not cancel it, you will be charged. If you have not signed up to the subscription and have been charged, please reach out to the Google Play Store or Apple App Store.

All Artspira+ content is marked with a crown icon. If the crown icon is white, you do not have a current Artspira+ subscription and can only view the content. If the crown icon is coloured blue, you have a current Artspira+ subscription and can both view and use the content.

If you downgrade from Artspira+ to Artspira and have over 20 saved designs, you will need to choose which designs to keep and delete the other BEFORE you downgrade. Only the first 20 designs will be carried over to Artspira.

If the design is one of the 20 saved designs you chose before you downgraded to Artspira, then you can transfer.
However, you cannot create new designs without the Artspira+ subscription.

Artspira: free Brother mobile embroidery, cutting and craft printing design app.

Artspira+:
the enhanced, subscription version of Artspira with more features and designs.

CanvasWorkspace:
free browser and desktop-based design suite for ScanNCut.

PE Design:
embroidery digitising software.

Brother BE EmbroideryStudio:
advanced embroidery digitising software.

No. CanvasWorkspace and Artspira are separate programs.

Artspira is updated with new designs monthly. An issue of Weekly Inspo, which includes projects and Collection of the Month designs is released weekly.

Each month, the first issue of Weekly Inspo is free and available to all Artspira and Artspira+ users. This includes all projects, patterns and the first part of the Collection of the Month.  

The subsequent Weekly Inspo issues, including the projects and patterns contained,  plus the rest of the Collection of the Month patterns can be viewed by all Artspira and Artspira+ members. However, they are only available for use by Artspira+ subscribers.

Artspira has unlimited access. You need to upgrade to an Artspira+ account if you wish to access certain designs, projects or features.

Artspira has unlimited transfers. You need to upgrade to an Artspira+ account if you wish to access certain designs, projects or features.

No. Artspira is a mobile, cloud-based service. You transfer designs to your compatible Brother machines wirelessly.

Yes, you can upload your own designs. With Artspira you can upload and save 20 designs in the cloud. With an Artspira+ subscripton, this number increases to 100.

No, you cannot upload licensed designs into Artspira.

You can upload the following file types:  

Embroidery: PES, PHC, PHX, DST.

Cutting: FCM, SVG.

Printing: JPEG, PNG.

Yes, you can use all Artspira’s built-in designs for personal use. This includes any Artist and purchased Disney-inspired designs.

Yes, you can give anything that has been decorated with Artspira’s built-in designs away as gifts. This includes any Artist and purchased Disney-inspired designs.

Yes, you can sell anything that has been decorated with Artspira’s built-in designs. However, this excludes any Artist and purchased Disney-inspired designs. 

Artist and Disney-inspired designs are for personal use only. You will be breaking copyright and licensing law by using Artist and Disney-inspired designs for anything other than personal use.

Yes! We love to see what people make. You can share your Artspira designed makes on your social media channels or on the gallery in Artspira. 

Why not tag us in your makes so we can share them and inspire others? All the links to our social media channels are at the bottom of this page. Make sure that you’re following us as we add free projects, downloads and competitions to our social pages regularly.

No. Both Artspira and Artspira+ users may access the library of Disney-inspired designs. 

Currently, Disney-inspired designs are only available for Artspira compatible embroidery and cutting machines. Disney designs are associated with your Artspira ID and can only be used on the Brother embroidery and cutting machines that are registered in your Artspira account.

Yes. Disney-inspired designs must be purchased within the Artspira app. Artspira+ subscription holders will pay less for their Disney-inspired designs.

No. Artspira is a mobile, cloud-based service. You transfer purchased Disney-inspired designs to your compatible Brother embroidery and cutting machines wirelessly.

No. Artspira is a mobile, cloud-based service. You transfer purchased Disney-inspired designs to your compatible Brother embroidery and cutting machines wirelessly.

No. Your purchased Disney-inspired designs live within your Artspira app. You will have the Disney designs if you have an active Artspira account. Please note that if you close your Artspira Account, you will lose access to the Disney designs you purchased, and there will be no way to restore the designs you purchased, even if you choose to reactivate your Artspira account.

No. The ownership of the design belongs to Disney. The licence allows you to use the design on compatible Brother embroidery and cutting machines for personal use. 

No. You cannot edit the Disney embroidery designs but the Disney cutting designs can be resized within the cutting mat size range. You can add text around the design or to the background.

Artspira support

Looking for help with your Artspira app?

Browse our Artspira FAQs to find the answer to your questions. You can also email our support team at ukcustomersupport@brothersewing.eu

 

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For FAQs & Troubleshooting, please visit Brother Solutions Center

 

What is the difference between Artspira and Artspira+

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Check your machine compatibility here:

Embroidery machines:

  • Aveneer EV1 
  • Luminaire XP1, XP3 
  • Stellaire XE1, XJ1, XE2, XJ2 
  • Celeste CX1e
  • Innov-is NV880E, NV2700, NV2750D
  • Innov-is F540E, F580 
  • Innov-is M330E, M340ED, M380D 
  • PR1060W, PR1055X, PR680W 
  • Skitch PP1

ScanNCut DX cutting machines:

  • SDX1200, SDX135, SDX900, SDX2250D, SDX2240D, SDX2200D

Craft printers:

  • PrintModa Studio HL-JF1 fabric printer 
  • Sublimation Printer SP1 

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*The Brother Artspira embroidery, cutting and printing design app is free to download and use for all compatible Brother wireless embroidery, cutting and craft printer machine users. However, some features of the app must be purchased via the Artspira+ subscription and may be limited dependent on resident country. See in-app for more details.

Disclaimers:

  • Images are for illustrative purposes only. Actual output may vary.
  • Additional download and wireless connection required.
  • App compatibility may vary based on operating system.

*Buy single designs within Artspira app and use with your compatible Brother embroidery and cutting machines. In-app purchase necessary. Artspira+ subscribers receive 30% discount off Disney designs.