Embroidery software is software that helps users create embroidery designs. While a large majority of embroidery software is specific to machine embroidery, there is also software available for use with hand embroidery, such as cross-stitch.
Comparison of embroidery software[edit]
| Software Title | Runs on Windows? | Runs natively on Mac OS X? | Runs natively on Linux | License | User interface languages | Machine Embroidery | Hand Embroidery | Embroidery formats can open | Embroidery formats can save | Batch convert | Photorealistic/3D | Can use TrueType fonts? | MSRP (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2Stitch by CodeAndWeb GmbH | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | en, de | Yes | No | blf, pes, pec, art, sew, emd, gnc, jef, exp, pcs, vip, vp3, xxx, csd, dst, shv, hus | blf, pes, emd, sew, jef, exp, pcm,pcs, vip, vp3, emd, xxx, csd, dst, shv, hus | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not available yet. |
| 6D Embroidery Software Suite by KSIN Luxembourg,VSM Software Ltd. | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | en | Yes | No | pec, pes, xxx, vp3, vip, hus, shv, dhv, jef, sew, exp, pcs, dst, 100 | pec, pes, hus, jef, xxx, sew, vp3, exp, vip, pcs, dst, 100 | Yes | Yes | Yes | $2399 |
| Applique It! by Amazing Designs | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | en | Yes | No | blf, pes, pec, art, sew, emd, gnc, jef, exp, pcs, vip, vp3, xxx, csd, dst, shv, hus | blf, pes, emd, sew, jef, exp, pcm,pcs, vip, vp3, emd, xxx, csd, dst, shv, hus | No | Yes | Yes | $99.99 |
| AutoPunch by Singer | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | en | Yes | No | fhe, psw, che, xxx, pec, pes, hus, vip, shv, sew, jef, exp, pcs, vip, dst | fhe, xxx, pec, pes, hus, vip, jef, sew, exp, pcs, vip, dst | No | Yes | Yes | $299 |
| Bernina Embroidery Software Version 7 by Wilcom | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | en | Yes | No | art, arx, pes, pec, emd, gnc, hus, shv, vip, sew, exp, pcs, pcd, pcq, pcm, csd, xxx, dst, amt | art, pes, pec, emd, hus, shv, vip, sew, exp, pcs, pcd, pcq, pcm, csd, xxx, dst, amt | Yes | Yes | Yes | $1999 |
| Brother BES4 Dream Edition Embroidery Lettering Software | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | en, fr, es | Yes | No | brf, pes, pec, sew, jef, hus, pcs, dst, xxx, exp, shv, vip, art, vp3, zip, fcm | pes, sew, jef, hus, pcs, dst, xxx, exp, shv, vip, vp3, dxf, pat, cqp, hqf, iqp, plt, ssd, qli, wmf, fcm, svg | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Buzz-2-Stitches by Buzz Tools Inc | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | en | Yes | No | N/A | csd, dst, emd, exp, pes, hus, sew, jef, pcs, xxx, pec, vip, vp3 | No | Yes | No | $299.95 |
| BuzzEdit v3 by Buzz Tools Inc | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | en | Yes | No | art, asd, cnd, csd, dst, emd, exp, gnc, hus, jef, jef+, oef, pcs, pec, pes, phc, sew, shv, vip, vp3, xxx | buz, csd, dst, emd, exp, hus, jef, pcs, pec, pes, sew, vip, vp3, xxx | No | Yes | Yes[1] | $189.95 |
| Creative 4D Design Creator by Pfaff | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | en | Yes | No | pec, pes, xxx, vp3, vip, hus, shv, dhv, jef, sew, exp, pcs, dst, 100 | pec, pes, hus, jef, xxx, sew, vp3, exp, vip, pcs, dst, 100 | Yes | Yes | Yes | $2199 |
| Creative DRAWings by DRAWSTITCH Ltd. | Yes | Yes | No | Proprietary | en, fr, de, cz, it, es, no, dk, fi, se, pl, ro, sl, jp, nl, ru, ch, tr | Yes | No | exp, ngs, dst, dsz, dsb, sst, ksm, pcs, pcm, tap, pec, pes, hus, vip, shv, jef, jef+, sew, m3, 10o, hd, fdr, draw, sef, tbf, xxx, vp3, zsk, 100, zhs, sas | exp, ngs, dst, dsz, dsb, sst, ksm, pcs, pcm, hus, tap, vip, pec, shv, pes, jef, jef+, sew, m3, 10o, hd, fdr, draw, sef, tbf, xxx, vp3, zsk, 100, zhs | Yes | Yes | Yes | $899 (X), $1799 (Pro) |
| Digitize ‘N Stitch by Amazing Designs | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | en | Yes | No | art, blf, csd, dst, emd, exp, hus, shv, jef, pcs, pcm, vip, pes, sew, xxx | blf, csd, dst, emd, pcs, exp, pcm, hus, vip, shv, pes jef, sew, xxx | Yes | Yes | No | $399 |
| DG by Pulse Microsystems Ltd. | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | en, ch, cs, fa, fr, de, el, iw, it, jp, pt, ru, es, tr, | Yes | No | pxf, pof, psf, dst, tbf, pes, dsb, dat, u??, emd, sew, jef, exp, pcm, pcs, csd, xxx, 100, jus, shv, vip, vp3, dsz, z??, dxf, sst | pxf, pof, psf, dst, tbf, pes, dsb, dat, u??, emd, sew, jef, exp, pcm, pcs, csd, xxx, 100, jus, shv, vip, vp3, dsz, z??, dxf, sst | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Digitizer MB by Janome | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | en | Yes | No | jef, jef+, sew, emd, pes, pec, hus, vip, vp3, exp, pcs, pcm, csd, xxx, dst | jef, jef+, sew, emd, vp3, pes, exp, pec, pcs, hus, pcm, vip, csd, xxx, dst | Yes | Yes | Yes | $1999 |
| Elna CustomizerEX by Elna, Inc. | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | en | Yes | No | jef, jef+, sew | jef | No | Yes | No | $349 |
| Elna DigitizerEX by Elna, Inc. | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | en, fr, it, es | Yes | No | jef, jef+, sew, emd, pes, pec, hus, vip, vp3, exp, pcs, pcm, csd, xxx, dst, u??, DSB, 100 | jef, emd, pes, pec, pcs, hus, pcm, vip, vp3, csd, exp, xxx, dst | Yes | Yes | Yes | $1699 |
| Embird | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | en, de, fr, it, es, cz | Yes | Yes | 10o, 9mm, art, bro, csd, dat, dsb, dst, dsz, ecf, emb, eof, exp, exy, fxy, gt, hus, inb, jef, jef+, jpx, ksm, m1, m2, m3, max, mit, new, pcd, pcm, pcq, pcs, pec, pes, phb, phc, plt, psf, ptm, pum, sew, shv, spx, ssp, sss, sst, stx, tap, tbf, t01, t03, t04, t05, t09, uxy, u??, vip, vp3, xxx, zxy, z?? | 10o, 9mm, bro, csd, dat, dsb, dst, dsz, exp, exy, fxy, gt, hus, inb, jef, jef+, ksm, m1, m2, m3, max, mit, new, pcd, pcm, pcq, pcs, pec, pes, phb, phc, plt, ptm, sew, shv, spx, ssp, sss, sst, stx, tap, tbf, t01, t03, t04, t05, t09, uxy, u??, vip, vp3, xxx, zxy, z?? | Yes | Yes | Yes | $150-$1,000[2] |
| Embrilliance StitchArtist, BriTon Leap, Inc. | Yes | Yes | No[3] | Proprietary | en | Yes | No | pec, pes, phc, xxx, vp3, vip, hus, shv, jef, sew, exp, exp+, pcs, dst, tap, 100, svg, studio, fcm, scut4 | pes, hus, jef, xxx, sew, vp3, exp, exp+, vip, pcs, dst, svg, fcm, studio, plt, svg, studio, fcm, scut4 | Yes[4] | Yes | Yes | $179-$699(+modules) |
| Embroidery Office By Sierra Software | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | en, fr, it, es, de, pt, ru, nl, cs, tr, ar, no, pl | Yes | No | dst, 10O, exp, tap, u01, ksm, xxx, pes, sew, cem, inb, pcm, pcs, phb, phc, pec, pcd, hus, vip, jef, tbf, plt, emf, svg | dst, 10O, exp, tap, u01, ksm, xxx, pes, sew, cem, inb, pcm, pcs, phb, phc, pec, pcd, hus, vip, jef, tbf, plt, emf, svg | N/A | Yes | Yes | $35/month and more |
| Embroidermodder | Yes | Yes | Yes | GNU GPL[5] zLib[6] | en | Yes | No | 10o, 100, bro, col, csd, dat, dsb, dst, dsz, edr, emd, exp, exy, fxy, gt, hus, inb, jef, ksm, max, pcd, pcm, pcs, pec, pes, phb, rgb, sew, shv, stx, t09, tap, thr, u??, vip, vp3, xxx, zsk | col, dst, edr, exp, hus, jef, ksm, max, pcd, pcs, pec, pes, rgb, thr, xxx | Yes | Yes | Yes | Free |
| EmbroideryStudio by Wilcom | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | en, fr, it, es, de, pt, jp, nl, ru, ch, kr | Yes | No | emb, 10o, art, amt, arx, bro, cnd, csd, dsb, dsn, dst, dsz, emt, emx, esd, exp, jan, jef, jmt, gnc, hus, inb, inp, ksm, pcd, pch, pcq, pcs, pec, pes, pmu, pum, sew, shv, stc, stx, tap, tbf, u??, vip, vp3, xxx, z?? | emb, 10o, bro, csd, dsb, dst, dsz, emt, exp, jef, hus, inb, ksm, pcd, pcq, pcs, pec, pes, pmu, pum, sew, shv, stx, tap, tbf, u??, vip, vp3, xxx, z?? | Yes | Yes | Yes | $899-$3999+ |
| EmbroideryWare by JimmySoft LLC | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | en | Yes | No | pes | dst, pes, pec, exp, exp+, jef | No | Yes | Yes | $89.95-$169.95 |
| EQStitch by The Electric Quilt Company | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | en | Yes | No | p7e | dst, exp, hus, jef, p7e, pcs, pes, sew, shv, vip, vp3, xxx | No | Yes | Yes | $249.95 |
| FontWorks by Designer's Gallery | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | en | Yes | No | blf, pes, pec, art, sew, emd, gnc, jef, exp, pcs, vip, vp3, xxx, csd, dst, shv, hus | blf, pes, emd, sew, jef, exp, pcm,pcs, vip, vp3, emd, xxx, csd, dst, shv, hus | Yes | Yes | Yes | $299.99 |
| Floriani Total Control U by RNK LLC | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | en | Yes | No | waf, pes, sew, emd, jef, hus, pcs, dst, csd, xxx, exp, shv, vip, vp3 | waf, pes, sew, emd, jef, hus, pcs, dst, csd, xxx, exp, shv, vip, vp3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | $4299 |
| Floriani Embroidery Suite by G7 Solutions & RNK LLC | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | en | Yes | No | art, dat, uxx, c2s, gnc, cnd, sew, jef, jef+, mgl, stl, exp, ksm, vp3, pcm, xxx, dst, dsb, dsz, 10o, pcs, csd, pes, vip, vp3, shv, hus | dat, uxx, c2s, sew, jef, mgl, stl, exp, ksm, dsb, dsz, pcm, 10o, xxx, pcs, dst, vp3, csd, pes, vip, vp3, shv, hus | Yes | Yes | Yes | $4299 |
| Generations Automatic Digitizing Software by Notcina Corporation | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | en | Yes | No | u??, pes, emd, vst, jef, sew, exp, pcm, pcs, xxx, dst, 10o, hus, shv, m3, pec, pcq, jef+, csd, vip, vp3, cnd | u??, pes, emd, vst, jef, sew, exp, pcm, hus, pcs, shv, xxx, m3, dst, 10o, pec, pcq, csd, vip, vp3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | $1799 |
| Hatch Embroidery Software by Wilcom | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | en, fr, it, es, de, pt, jp, nl, ru, ch, kr | Yes | No | emb, art, amt, jan, emx, gnc, u??, exp, dst, dsb, 10o, arx, pes, pec, emd, sew, jef, jef+, jpx, hus, shv, vip, vp3, pcd, pcm, pcq, pcs, csd, xxx, jmt, amt, emt | emb, exp, dst, exp, pes, pec, emd, sew, jef, hus, shv, vip, vp3, pcd, pcm, pcq, pcs, csd, xxx, emt, svg | Yes | Yes | Yes | $99 per month / $149-$1,099 & Free 30-day trial |
| Ink/Stitch Inkscape extension | Yes | Yes | Yes | GNU GPL | en, de, fr, pt, it | Yes | No | 100, 10o, bro, dat, dsb, dst, dsz, emd, exp, exy, fxy, gt, inb, jef, jpx, ksm, max, mit, new, pcd, pcm, pcq, pcs, pec, pes, phb, phc, sew, shv, stc, stx, svg, tap, tbf, txt (g-code), u01, vp3, xxx, zxy | csv, dst, exp, jef, pec, pes, svg, txt (g-code), u01, vp3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Free |
| KXStitch | Unknown | Yes[7] | Yes | GNU GPL | en | No | Yes | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
| Letter It! By Amazing Designs | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | en | Yes | No | blf, pes, pec, art, sew, emd, gnc, jef, exp, pcs, vip, vp3, xxx, csd, dst, shv, hus | blf, pes, emd, sew, jef, exp, pcm,pcs, vip, vp3, emd, xxx, csd, dst, shv, hus | No | Yes | Yes | $99.99 |
| Monogram It! By Amazing Designs | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | en | Yes | No | blf, pes, pec, art, sew, emd, gnc, jef, exp, pcs, vip, vp3, xxx, csd, dst, shv, hus | blf, pes, emd, sew, jef, exp, pcm,pcs, vip, vp3, emd, xxx, csd, dst, shv, hus | No | Yes | Yes | $99.99 |
| MasterWorks Lite by Designer’s Gallery | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | en | Yes | No | pes, sew, exp, hus, xxx, dst, jef, shv, vip, pcs | blf, pes, sew, exp, hus, xxx, dst, jef, shv, vip, pcs | Yes | Yes | No | $899.99 |
| Millennium X by Proel TSI | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | en, es, pt, fr, it, cs, tr | Yes | No | 10o, cnd, dat, dsb, dst, dsz, e??, exp, f??, fdr, fmc, hus, jef, ksm, lam, lmu, m3, pcs, pec, pes, plt, pmu, pum, sew, shv, t01, t02, t03, t04, t05, t09, tap, tbf, u??, vip, vp3, z??[8][9] | 10o, dsb, dst, dsz, exp, plt, tap, tbf, u??, z?? | No | Yes | Yes | $630[10] |
| PE-Design by Brother | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | en | Yes | No | pes, pec, phc, exp, dst, pcs, hus, vip, shv, jef, sew, csd, xxx | pes, dst, hus, exp, pcs, vip, sew, jef, csd, xxx, shv | No | Yes | Yes | $1299.95 |
| Punto Embroidery Digitiser | Yes | Yes | No | Proprietary | en | Yes | No | dst, pun, dsb | dst, zsk, dsb | No | Yes | Yes | Quote By email: Lite 3.5K; Designer 9K |
| Size It! By Amazing Designs | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | en | Yes | No | blf, pes, pec, art, sew, emd, gnc, jef, exp, pcs, vip, vp3, xxx, csd, dst, shv, hus | blf, pes, emd, sew, jef, exp, pcm,pcs, vip, vp3, emd, xxx, csd, dst, shv, hus | No | Yes | Yes | $99.99 |
| StitchMax By Stitchmax Solutions LLP | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | en | Yes | No | stx, evx, dst, dsb, dsz, exp, pes, pcs, ksm, tbf, tcf, mst, sas, t15, dat, mjd, pat, u01, z??, sst, jef, dxf, evt | stx, evx, dst, dsb, dsz, exp, pes, pcs, ksm, tbf, tcf, mst, sas, t15, dat, mjd, pat, u01, z??, sst, jef, dxf, evt | Yes | Yes | Yes | $140-$210/year |
| Thred | Yes | No | Yes | GNU GPL[11] Public Domain[12] | en | Yes | No | dst, thr | dst, thr | No | No | No | Free |
| SewWhat-Pro (SWP} | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | en, fr, nl, dk | Yes | No | 10o, art, cnd, csd, dsb, dst, dsz, emb, exp, gnc, dem, hus, jef, ksm, pcd, pcm, pcs, pcq, pec, pes, phb, phc, sew, shv, stx, tap, u01, vip, vp3, xxx, zsk | 10o, csd, dsb, dst, dsz, exp, hus, jef, ksm, pcs, pec, pes, phb, sew, shv, tap, u01, vip, vp3, xxx | No | No | No | $65.00 |
| SophieSew by Carlos Mandell | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | en, | Yes | No | 10o, dat, dst, exp, hus, jef, ksm, pec, pes, SsD, vip, xxx | 10o, dat, dst, exp, hus, jef, ksm, pec, SsD, xxx | No | Yes | No | Free |
| Stilista 3 by GMI | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | it, en, de, fr, es, pt, ro, sl, nl, tr, pl, jp, ch | Yes | No | emg, emg2, emg3, ela, dst, dsz, dsb, 10O, exp, xxx, ksm, m3, pes, pec, tap, t01, t03, t04, t05, pat, fdr, tbf, sew (any DOS machine format) | emg, emg2, emg3, ela, dst, dsz, dsb, 10O, exp, xxx, ksm, m3, pes, pec, tap, t01, t03, t04, t05, pat, fdr, tbf, sew | No | Yes | Yes | Paid, based on modules |
| Stitch Era By Sierra Software | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | en, fr, it, es, de, pt, ru, nl, cs, tr, ar, no, pl | Yes | No | dst, 10O, exp, tap, u01, ksm, xxx, pes, sew, cem, inb, pcm, pcs, phb, phc, pec, pcd, hus, vip, jef, tbf, plt, emf, svg | dst, 10O, exp, tap, u01, ksm, xxx, pes, sew, cem, inb, pcm, pcs, phb, phc, pec, pcd, hus, vip, jef, tbf, plt, emf, svg | N/A | Yes | Yes | $2/month and more |
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Aug 23, 2019 Machine embroidery digitizing software free or paid has a pool of design patterns. Additionally, the embroidery stitching tool has needles to stitch in the pattern you pick. Embroidery software free allows adding objects, lines, letters and other embroidery designs from a vector drawing.
- Well you're in luck, because here they come. There are 634 embroidery software for sale on Etsy, and they cost $21.38 on average. The most common embroidery software material is cotton. The most popular color? You guessed it: black.
- Palette 11 Embroidery Software. Using this advanced embroidery digitizing software, you'll create and edit embroidery designs easier than ever before.
- ^When BuzzWord and TrueType Font Add-on Pack are also installed.
- ^Includes Plugins in Price, to reflect chart & provide more accurate comparison against other embroidery software.
- ^Runs on Wine https://www.winehq.org
- ^With an optional package also installed.
- ^Applies to Embroidermodder 1.
- ^Applies to Embroidermodder 2.
- ^KXStitch running on OS X?, KXStitch Mailing List, 2012-07-06
- ^List of Embroidery File Formats Extensions
- ^Embroidery Machine Design Formats List
- ^Entry level price.
- ^Applies to the source code ported to Linux with winelibArchived 2013-11-05 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^Applies to the source code released by Thredworks.
- ^Digitizing SoftwareArchived 2013-11-05 at the Wayback Machine, Designs in Machine Embroidery, Volume 51, July/August 2008
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Embird
Embird is a machine independent Free Embroidery Software tool which is compatible with Windows 10. It supports more than 70 embroidery file formats and 20 machine brands. Use this handy tool to digitize, edit and manage embroidery designs with ease.
SophieSew
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Drawings
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Free Embroidery Software for Other Platforms
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Bernina ArtLink 7 Embroidery Software for Windows
This Free Embroidery Software tool comes with a handful of features that can help you with the embroidering work. It is compatible with all Windows devices and comes with options for hassle free hoop selection, grid view, slow redraw, easy customization, previews, etc.
TruEmbroidery 3 for Mac
TruEmbroidery 3 is a Free Embroidery Software application specially designed for Mac users. It is compatible with most of the machine brands and comes in two packages. The packages will contain new features, inspirational designs, and fonts that can help you create top class embroidery designs with ease.
Embroidery Viewer for Android
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Wilcom True Sizer – Most Popular Software
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How to Install Free Embroidery Software?
Free Embroidery Software tools can be downloaded for free from the official websites of the developers. These tools can be used to view, edit and create high-quality embroidery designs. It supports all types of embroidery file formats and so you can use it to make changes to the designs. You can find lots of embroidery design software tools online. Use the Free Embroidery Software tool which is compatible with your device for better results.
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