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Feature Comparison

MTG Studio Feature Comparison
This is a list of the features which MTG Studio, Magic Workstation, Apprentice, and MTG Online support.


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Supported feature already supported feature
Pending feature a feature which is planned to be supported in future versions

Feature MTG Studio
1.8.1
Magic
Workstation
Apprentice MTG Online
General
· Price $19.95 $19.95 Freeware $9.99
· Price for a card copy Free updates Free updates Pay per card
· New versions every 35 days No No On a new set
· The product is active (not abandoned)
· Can run from USB drive
· Localizable
· Has installer/uninstaller
· Installation size 18 MB 12 MB 2 MB 655 MB
· Size on disk 55 MB 18 MB 2 MB 750 MB
· Automatic Update
· Supports custom themes
Card Pool
· Supports all Magic cards
· Custom Card Notes
· Card highlights
· Supports Oracle™ rules
· Supports official card errata
· Can create custom sets
· Has complex filter conditions
· Filter cards with queries
· Export card pool to various formats
· Has set statistics
· Shows similar cards
· Supports a hierarchy of the card abilities
· Search by card abilities
· Support for card combos
Supported Deck Formats
· MTG Online III (.dek)
· MTG Online (.dec)
· MTG Online (.txt)
· MTG Studio (.deck)
· Magic Workstation (.mwDeck)
· Wagic the Homebrew (.txt)
· Apprentice (.dec)
· Shandalar - Duels of the Planeswalkers (.dck)
· Mana Deck (.dck)
· Magic Suitcase (.mdb)
· MTG Interactive Encyclopedia (.xml)
· OCTGN, MTG Play (.xml)
· MTG Studio (.tinydeck)
· Magic Library (.dec)
Deck Editing
· Supports editing multiple decks at a time
· Can check deck legality
· Thumbnail preview of the deck
· Supports spell checking
· Detects deck errors
· Allows card flagging
· Supports Undo/Redo operations
· Can share a deck with online users
· Has manalyzer
· Has mana curve
· Has mana breakdown
· Has color breakdown
· Has card type breakdown
· Has rarity breakdown
· Has breakdown by sets
· Has Power/Toughness analysis
· Has Probability Analysis
· Supports George Baxter's Analysis
· Can check the price of the whole deck
· Can print proxy decks
· Can search for a card in multiple decks
Collection
· Can build a list of your paper cards
· Can build a deck from your collection
· Can import from various collection formats
· Can export the collection in various file formats
· Can track bargains, trades, nice to have cards
· Can check the price of the whole collection
Price Lists
· Supports Price Lists
· ABU Games Prices
· Magic Traders Prices
· Hastur Hobbies Prices
· Wizards Cupboard Prices
· Black Border Prices
Multiplayer
· Can play against online opponent
· Can check the game rules while playing
· Supports Solitaire game
· Play with Apprentice protocol
· Can watch a duel
· Can replay a duel
· Can pause/resume a duel
· Can draft online
· Can play Emperor
Configuration
· Can be minimized to tray
· Can be protected with password
· Can be camouflaged
· Can add custom game formats
· Can display local card images
· Can download card images from Internet
· Can display Magic Encyclopedia images
· Can display cropped images
· Can define own card image source
· Has Full Screen mode
Other tools
· Starting Hand
· Sealed Deck Generator
· Has information about the card artists
· Check card from e-Bay
· Read card rules from wizards.com
· Read card articles online
· Can check for missing card images
· Can compare two decks
· Can print game-mats, life counters, checklists
Total number of features:
56 35 6 26