metaio is pleased to announce that the latest version of our Design software is now available for download.
Once again, AR is neither a sci-fi fantasy nor something limited to gimmicky one-off applications. Our design software enables anyone with a Windows PC to produce rich, interactive content. Our clients and partners use Design in trade shows, integrated marketing campaigns, classrooms, commercial applications, internal demonstrations and much more.
If you’re not already familiar with Design, you may have heard about our wonderful project with LEGO, now deployed in every LEGO-branded store in the world.
For the new 2.5 update we’ve rolled out the following updates:
- New features:
- Facetracking: for tracking a users face and overlaying3D content (e.g. hats, glasses etc.)
- Extensible tracking: for tracking in unknown environments the system automatically creates and updates an internal map of features for tracking based on the camera image. This allows you to move around freely with your camera and the system adjusts on the fly.
- Markerless tracking: Improved performance and stability
- Licensing: Licenses can be moved to another PC (only full version)
- Uses new version of BsContact renderer (7.2.2.0). For a list of features see the release notes on the Bitmanagement website.
- Several bugfixes for Unifeye and the Workflow Authority GUI
For more information, please see our web store and our extensive documentation on all of our software.
Update
A Design license (post-activation) is bound to the user’s PC, so moving / transferring the license is not allowed. There are however cases where a user would need to transfer a license, such as when uploading to a new machine. Starting with Design 2.5, license holders will have the ability to transfer their licenses twice.
To send a request or purchase a license dongle, contact sales (at) metaio (dot) com.
To transfer your license, go here. Enter your activation key and click Get Licenses.


Both the “Design 2.5 – Full Version” and “Design 2.5 – Upgrade Version” download link give me the 2.0.1 installer.
I need the Upgrade Version, where can I get it?
Hi Theo,
could it be you tried to download the demo version? Because we noticed that one had the wrong version, which we now corrected. So please try again.
Sorry for that.
Best regards
Hi Ulf,
You’re right I tried to download the demo version. That link is now working. Thanks!
Glad to help.
We had looked through theMetaiowebside on the internet and very interested about your Augmented Reality software. Since now we are trying to do some research in Augmented Reality programs, we expect to have some operation with your software.
We are confident that we can learn much in this program. Please let us know any information about the price of the software and we will glad to know if you have some discounts program for educational institutions.
Sincerely yours
Digital Content Design Institute LING TUNG UNIVERSITY Taiwan.