Embroidery files, handled in the browser
Digitise it. Open it. Check it. Convert it. Nothing to install, nothing uploaded.
Turn a logo or picture into a stitch file with real fills, satin and underlay. Or drop a PES, DST, JEF or any of 24 formats: see every stitch, find the density spots and short stitches that break needles, convert to the format your machine wants, and price the job.
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PES, DST, JEF, EXP, VP3, HUS, VIP, XXX, U01, TBF and more · nothing is uploaded · stays on your device
- Stitch-by-stitch preview
- Colour blocks and thread names
- Size, count, run time
- Density and stitch-length check
- Hoops it fits
- Convert to 11 formats
New · automatic digitising
A picture in, a stitch file out.
Drop a PNG, JPG or SVG. The artwork is read at 0.1 mm, colours are reduced to thread, and every shape gets the stitch its width calls for: a triple running stitch under 0.9 mm, satin columns that turn with the shape up to 3.4 mm, staggered tatami fill above that, with an edge walk and an underlay sewn across it. The fabric you pick changes density, underlay and pull compensation, not just the advice.
Then it is measured: coverage, short and long stitches, density, trims. You see the audit before you download, and nothing is sold to fix it.
Preview, sew-out and audit are free. Three designs download free; Pro is unlimited.
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Embroidery file viewer
Open PES, DST, JEF, EXP, VP3, HUS, XXX and 15 more
Open any embroidery file in the browser: stitch-by-stitch sew-out, colour blocks with thread names, size, stitch count, run time, thread use and hoop fit. Nothing is uploaded.
Pre-flight check
Density heatmap, short and long stitches, jumps, trims, hoop fit
Find the problems before the machine does: density hotspots that pucker or break needles, stitches under 0.3 mm, jumps over 12 mm, excess trims and colour changes, and whether it fits your hoop.
Stitch count & price calculator
Stitches, run time, thread use and a quote
Drop a file or type a stitch count. Get run time at your machine speed, thread and bobbin metres, and a price from your per-thousand rate, setup fee and garment cost.
Embroidery file converter
Any of 22 formats → PES, DST, JEF, EXP, VP3, XXX, U01, TBF, DSB, DSZ
Convert between embroidery formats in the browser, with rotate, mirror and centre. Colours, trims and stops are carried across wherever the target format can store them.
Thread colour converter
Isacord ↔ Madeira ↔ Sulky ↔ Robison-Anton and 9 more
Convert a thread number between 13 brand charts, match any hex colour, or drop a file and match every thread in it. Perceptual CIEDE2000 matching with a plain-language closeness rating.
Hoop fit checker
Will it fit? 29 hoops, or your own field size
Enter a design size or drop a file and see which Brother, Janome, Bernina, Husqvarna Viking, Pfaff, Singer and commercial hoops it fits, with the margin left over and whether rotating helps.
Why it is different
A validated stitch engine, not a wrapper around someone else's converter.
Readers for 24 formats were checked against pyembroidery on 226 real files from Brother, Janome, Wilcom, Hatch, Embird, PEmbroider and Ink/Stitch exports; where they disagreed, the same design in six other formats settled it. Eight of the 11 writers are byte-identical to pyembroidery, and every file we write is read back by both readers before it ships.
The pre-flight check, resize and lettering engines are built on the same stitch model, so a design that passes the check here is measured the same way after resizing or lettering.
Pro
When you need a file made, not just checked.
Preview everything free. Downloads and batches are $8 a month or $59 a year, cancel any time.
Image to embroidery file
ProPNG, JPG or SVG in; PES, DST, JEF and more out
Automatic digitising in the browser: a logo or picture becomes fills, satin columns and running lines with underlay and pull compensation for your fabric. Free preview, sew-out and production audit; three designs download free.
Resize with density correction
ProScale a stitch file and keep the stitching sane
Scale a finished PES, DST or JEF and have satin columns, fill rows and running stitches re-spaced so density stays where the digitiser put it. Free preview and report; download with Pro.
File cleanup
ProMerge colours, remove tiny stitches, tidy jumps
Remove stitches under 0.3 mm, split stitches over 12 mm, merge back-to-back blocks of the same colour, drop redundant jumps and trims, and centre the design. Free preview; download with Pro.
Lettering & monograms
ProType text, get a stitch file
Type a name or phrase, pick a font, size and stitch style (satin, fill, fill with satin edge, running outline), preview the stitches and download PES, DST, JEF, EXP, VP3, XXX, U01 or TBF with Pro.
Batch name drops
ProA list of names in, one file per name out
Paste a list or upload a CSV, choose the font, size and style once, and download a ZIP with a machine file for every name. Built for team names, staff shirts and personalised gifts.
Formats
Reads 24, writes 11.
Opens
- PES
- PEC
- DST
- EXP
- JEF
- VP3
- XXX
- HUS
- VIP
- SEW
- PCS
- U01
- TBF
- DSB
- DSZ
- TAP
- EXY
- 10O
- KSM
- SHV
- EMD
- PHC
- Z01
- STX
Writes
- PES
- DST
- JEF
- EXP
- VP3
- XXX
- PEC
- U01
- TBF
- DSB
- DSZ
Which one does your machine want? Brand and model table. Direct converter pages for every common pair are under Convert.
Questions
Are my files uploaded?
No. Reading, previewing, checking and converting happen in your browser. The only time a file reaches our server is when you save a design to your account, and you can delete it any time.
Which formats can it open?
24: PES, PEC, DST, EXP, JEF, VP3, XXX, HUS, VIP, SEW, PCS, U01, TBF, DSB, DSZ, TAP, EXY, 10O, KSM, SHV, EMD, PHC, Z01, STX. EMB (Wilcom), ART (Bernina), CSD and VP4 are object formats that only their own software can read; export a stitch format from there first.
Which formats can it write?
PES, DST, JEF, EXP, VP3, XXX, PEC, U01, TBF, DSB, DSZ. Writers were checked byte for byte against pyembroidery, the open-source library behind Ink/Stitch, and every output was read back by both.
What does the pre-flight check look for?
Stitches under 0.3 mm (thread breaks), stitches over 12.1 mm (become jumps), density above five penetrations per square millimetre (puckering, needle deflection), jumps over 12 mm without a trim, colour changes between the same colour, trims per thousand stitches, and whether the design fits a hoop.
Is the lettering real satin?
Yes. Letters are stitched as satin columns across each stroke from the stroke's centre line, with a centre-run underlay, tie-ins and pull compensation. Strokes wider than 8 mm switch to a tatami fill. There is also fill, fill with a satin edge, satin outline and running-stitch styles.
Do you make applique files?
Not here. Applique (placement, tack-down, satin border and a matching cut file) is a different job and has its own product, Appliqué Maker.