A droplet discharge device comprising: a base member that supports a holding platform for holding a medium at a predetermined medium holding position; and a printing unit (30, 30a, 30b) attached to guide rails, comprising: a droplet discharge unit for discharging droplets; and the droplet discharge device further comprises a relative movement unit for moving the droplet discharge unit relative to the medium, while the medium is held against the holding platform that is supported by the base member, characterized in that the printing unit (30, 30a, 30b) further comprises: a holding-platform information acquiring unit (34, 35) set up to acquire: holding platform information for identifying the holding platform supported by the base member among a plurality of different kinds of holding platform and/or support position information relating to a support position of the holding platform mounted on the base member; and the droplet discharge device further comprises: a discharge control unit set up to control movement of the droplet discharge unit by the relative movement unit and discharge of the droplets from the droplet discharge unit, based on, correspondingly: information relating to the holding platform identified in the holding platform information acquired from the holding-platform information acquiring unit (34, 35) and/or the support position information acquired by the holding-platform information acquiring unit (34, 35); and based on information relating to an intended pattern, to cause the droplets to adhere to a surface of the medium held at the predetermined medium holding position to form the intended pattern. a base member that supports a holding platform for holding a medium at a predetermined medium holding position; and a printing unit (30, 30a, 30b) attached to guide rails, comprising: a droplet discharge unit for discharging droplets; and the droplet discharge device further comprises a relative movement unit for moving the droplet discharge unit relative to the medium, while the medium is held against the holding platform that is supported by the base member, characterized in that the printing unit (30, 30a, 30b) further comprises: a holding-platform information acquiring unit (34, 35) set up to acquire: holding platform information for identifying the holding platform supported by the base member among a plurality of different kinds of holding platform and/or support position information relating to a support position of the holding platform mounted on the base member; and the droplet discharge device further comprises: a discharge control unit set up to control movement of the droplet discharge unit by the relative movement unit and discharge of the droplets from the droplet discharge unit, based on, correspondingly: information relating to the holding platform identified in the holding platform information acquired from the holding-platform information acquiring unit (34, 35) and/or the support position information acquired by the holding-platform information acquiring unit (34, 35); and based on information relating to an intended pattern, to cause the droplets to adhere to a surface of the medium held at the predetermined medium holding position to form the intended pattern.