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) |
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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 |
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 |
References[edit]
PE-DESIGN 10 features a new convenient USB-sized security dongle, which replaces the card writer as a security device, so you can easily install and run your software without a bulky card reader.More new and enhanced features include: the enhanced embroidery wizard, ability to see thumbnail previews of your designs in Windows Explorer, new. Downloads Demos. Try working demos of our software. Download the latest updates to the programs you currently license. View the latest documentation and installation guides. ©2008-2013 Daystar Software, Inc.
- ^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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