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Format guide · ZSK DSZ

Open DSZ embroidery files on a Mac

DSZ is ZSK's format. It starts with a DST-style header and stores stitches, trims and stops in its own encoding, without thread colors.

Commonly used with: ZSK commercial embroidery machines.

What Satinsmith does with DSZ

Open and preview DSZ files free. Satinsmith reads DSZ but does not write it, so export to another format your machine accepts.

    Satinsmith runs on Apple silicon Macs with macOS 14 or later. Download it free.

    What the format stores

    • Extensions: .dsz. Maker: ZSK.
    • Stores thread colors: no, only color changes.
    • Trims: yes. Stops: yes.
    • Longest single stitch the format can store: 25.5 mm.

    Try your own file

    Add a folder with your DSZ files to the free Satinsmith library to preview them before you rely on a workflow. The library lesson shows the steps with practice files.

    Before you sew

    Check your machine's manual for the formats and versions it accepts. Satinsmith checks files in software, reports what an export changes, and does not test files on machines. Known limits.