I am one of those EQ5 users. It does EVERYTHING I want it to do. My only setback is that I can't download the free fabrics on EQ's website any longer!! I have had EQ since I bought EQ3 in 1995. Now I live on a limited budget so I can't afford the upgrade and it is hard for this old dog to learn the new stuff. I love to be able to input the blocks that I want to quilt.