MacSign
The facts below are what the maker publishes about MacSign, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From MacSign's own pricing page, checked 15 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| MacSign Lite | $499, paid once | tiling · automatic color separation · vinyl charts · cutting-order optimization · basic contour cutting · popular-cutter support |
| MacSign Full | $990, paid once | Lite features · vector drawing/editing · image tracing · text tools · advanced color separation · registration marks · barcode contour cutting · rhinestone design |
| MacSign Cut | Priced on request | In-box basic software · works only with the cutter manufacturer's cutters |
The facts
Each one read from MacSign's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Adobe and Corel integration
- MacSign supplies plug-ins for Adobe Illustrator and CorelDRAW to transfer artwork, export MacSign files and add cutter registration marks.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Compatibility limit
- The FAQ says Illustrator files imported through the file command must use legacy PostScript-based AI or Illustrator EPS formats; generic EPS files are not supported.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Customer support
- SofTeam restricts maintenance downloads, technical notes and direct technical requests to registered customers, while product pages expose FAQs and demo requests.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Cutter protocols
- The specifications list Raw TCP/IP communication, USB and other connection methods, plus support for Summa, Mutoh, Graphtec, GCC, Roland, Mimaki, Zünd and other cutter brands.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Cutter technologies
- The maker documents support for Summa OPOS and FlexCut, Graphtec ARMS, and Mutoh EPOS and cut-through technologies, subject to the cutter and feature involved.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Design tools
- The software can draw and transform vector artwork, trace scanned images, edit text, and organize designs in layers.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Documentation depth
- A 23-page quick-start manual covers registration, installation, plotter setup, Illustrator import, page orientation, cutting, spooling and OPOS contour workflows.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Full design tools
- Full adds vector drawing and editing, scanned-image tracing, TrueType/OpenType/PostScript text, envelopes, advanced color separation, cutting presets and barcode contour workflows.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- MacSign offers plug-ins for Adobe Illustrator and CorelDRAW to transfer designs and add supported cutter registration marks.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Latest notable release
- MacSign 11.2.0 adds macOS 26 Tahoe support and PDF importing into MacSign documents.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Legacy requirements
- The listed requirements are Mac OS X 10.5–10.14 or Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, or 10, plus a USB port for the security key and a cutter connection port.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Legal entity and capital
- SofTeam's website identifies the maker as SofTeam S.r.l. and reports fully paid share capital of €1,110,000.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Licence model
- The documentation describes activation codes, registered cutter licences and a hardware security key; no open-source licence is identified.checked 15 Oct 2026
- License key
- The FAQ says a USB security key provides a 30-day grace period from first use and requires online registration within that period; otherwise the software stops working.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Limit: AirMark customer issue
- The only AirMark Lite review says the buyer could not open the software, while acknowledging it might have been their fault.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: interface
- A Signs101 reviewer described MacSign's interface as unintuitive and clunky.checked 15 Oct 2026
The company
- Company founding
- LinkedIn identifies Softeam Srl as founded in 1987 and privately held.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Company size
- LinkedIn lists Softeam Srl in the 11–50 employee range.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 1987checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- The company website gives Via Don Gnocchi 1, 20846 Macherio, Monza and Brianza, Italy as its address.checked 15 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Cross-platform
- The maker describes MacSign as available for Windows and Mac OS X.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Current macOS requirements
- MacSign 11 requires macOS Catalina 10.15 or later on Apple-Silicon or 64-bit Intel Macs.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: legacy MacSign Cut support
- A Signs101 user reported that MacSign Cut did not run on macOS 12.7, after using it successfully on an older system.checked 15 Oct 2026
Money
- Limit: grouping in free edition
- The reviewer said the free edition lacked object-grouping capability.checked 15 Oct 2026
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