Comparison of embroidery software

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 techniques, such as cross-stitch.

Comparison of embroidery software

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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)
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
Artistic Digitizer by DRAWstitch Ltd. Yes Yes No Proprietary en, fr, de, cz, it, es, no, se, pl, jp, ch, tr| Yes No DRAW, jef, jef+, jpx, sew, exp, ngs, dst, dsz, dsb, sst, ksm, pcs, pcm, tap, pec, pes, hus, vip, shv, m3, 10O, hqf, sef, tbf, xxx, vp3, zsk, 100, zhs, U??, qli, cqp, cmd DRAW, jef, jef+, jpx, sew, exp, ngs, dst, dsz, dsb, sst, ksm, pcs, pcm, tap, pec, pes, hus, vip, shv, m3, 10O, hqf, sef, tbf, xxx, vp3, zsk, 100, zhs, U??, qli, cqp, cmd Yes Yes Yes $1199.00
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 — csd, dst, emd, exp, pes, hus, sew, jef, pcs, xxx, pec, vip, vp3 No Yes No $299.95
BuzzEdit by Buzz Tools Inc Yes No No Proprietary en Yes No art, art50, art60, cnd, csd, dst, emd, exp, gnc, hus, jef, jef+, oef, pcd, pcq, 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), $1299 (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
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
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
DRAWings PRO by DRAWstitch Ltd. Yes Yes No Proprietary en, fr, de, cz, it, es, no, se, pl, jp, ch, tr Yes No DRAW, jef, jef+, sew, exp, ngs, dst, dsz, dsb, sst, ksm, pcs, pcm, tap, pec, pes, hus, vip, shv, m3, 10O, hqf, sef, tbf, xxx, vp3, zsk, 100, zhs, U??, qli, cqp, cmd DRAW, jef, jef+, sew, exp, ngs, dst, dsz, dsb, sst, ksm, pcs, pcm, tap, pec, pes, hus, vip, shv, m3, 10O, hqf, sef, tbf, xxx, vp3, zsk, 100, zhs, U??, qli, cqp, cmd Yes Yes Yes $1299 (Pro)
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 per module(>$1150 total)
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 — 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 Yes 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 $149/m or Buy Outright from $999 & Free 14-day trial
EmbroideryWare by JimmySoft LLC Yes No No Proprietary en Yes No pes dst, pes, pec, exp, exp+, jef No Yes Yes $119-$169
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 Digitizer by Wilcom Yes No No Proprietary en, fr, it, es, de, pt, jp, nl, ru, ch, kr Yes Yes 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]
mySewnet Embroidery Software Platinum Yes Yes No Proprietary en, fr, de, it, es, no, dk, fi, se, nl, ru, ch, tr, pr Yes No Bernina (.art version 1, 2, 3), Brother/Babylock/Bernina PEC (.pec), Brother/Babylock/Bernina PES (.pes ver 2 - 10), Compucon/Singer PSW (.xxx), Husqvarna Viking / Pfaff (.vp4, .vp3 and .vip), Husqvarna (.hus, .shv and .dhv), Janome (.jef and .sew), Melco (.exp), Pfaff (.pcs), Tajima (.dst), Toyota (.10*) Husqvarna Viking / Pfaff (.vp4 and .vp3), Brother/Babylock/Bernina PEC (.pec), Brother/Babylock/Bernina PES (.pes ver 2 - 10), Compucon/Singer PSW (.xxx), Husqvarna Viking / Pfaff (.vip), Husqvarna (.hus ,.shv), Janome (.jef, .sew), Melco (.exp), Pfaff (.pcs), Tajima (.dst), Toyota (.10*) Yes Yes Yes $39.99 per month & Free 30-day trial

Boxed version available for purchase through embroidery machine dealers

PE-Design by Brother Yes No No Proprietary en Yes No csd, dst, exp, hus, jef, pcs, pec, pes, phc, sew, shv, vip, xxx csd, dst, exp, hus, jef, pcs, pes, sew, shv, vip, xxx No Yes Yes $1299.95
PEmbroider library for Processing, by CMU Frank-Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry Yes Yes Yes GNU GPL en Yes No txt, svg[11] dst, exp, gcode, jef, pdf, pec, pes, svg, tsv, vp3, xxx Yes[12] Yes Yes Free
Perfect Embroidery Professional by Inspired by DIME Yes No No Proprietary en Yes No 10o, art, c2s, cnd, cop, csd, dat, dsb, dst, dsz, dxf, emp, exp, gnc, hqf, hus, iqp, jef, jef+, ksm, ldf, mtp, pcm, pcs, pes, plt, qcc, sew, shp, shv, ssd, sst, svg, txt, uxy, vip, vp3, xxx 10o, art, c2s, cnd, cop, csd, dat, dsb, dst, dsz, dxf, emp, exp, gnc, hqf, hus, iqp, jef, jef+, ksm, ldf, mtp, pcm, pcs, pes, plt, qcc, sew, shp, shv, ssd, sst, svg, txt, uxy, vip, vp3, xxx Yes Yes Yes $4299.00
Punto Embroidery Digitiser Yes Yes No Proprietary en Yes No dst, dsz, dsb, u??, exp, .10O, tap, ksm, pdc dst, dsz, dsb, u??, exp, .10O, tap, ksm, pdc 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, dhs, dsb, dsz, exp, pes, pcs, ksm, tbf, tcf, mst, sas, t15, dat, mjd, pat, u01, z??, sst, jef, dxf, evt stx, evx, dst, dhs, 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[13]
Public Domain[14] 		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 — Yes Yes $2/month and more
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
StitchBuddy by Matthias Arndt No Yes No Proprietary en, de Yes No dst, exp, jef, jef+, jpx, ksm, pcd, pcq, pcs, pec, pes, sew, vp3 dst, exp, jef, pcs, pec, pes[15] Yes Yes No $49.99

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References

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  1. ^ When BuzzWord and TrueType Font Add-on Pack are also installed.
  2. ^ Includes Plugins in Price, to reflect chart & provide more accurate comparison against other embroidery software.
  3. ^ Runs on Wine https://www.winehq.org
  4. ^ With an optional package also installed.
  5. ^ Applies to Embroidermodder 1.
  6. ^ Applies to Embroidermodder 2.
  7. ^ KXStitch running on OS X?, KXStitch Mailing List, 2012-07-06
  8. ^ List of Embroidery File Formats Extensions
  9. ^ Embroidery Machine Design Formats List
  10. ^ Entry level price.
  11. ^ Via scripting in Processing.
  12. ^ Via scripting in Processing.
  13. ^ Applies to the source code ported to Linux with winelib Archived 2013-11-05 at the Wayback Machine.
  14. ^ Applies to the source code released by Thredworks.
  15. ^ Limited to PES v1.0 (max. size 130 mm x 180 mm).
  16. ^ Digitizing Software Archived 2013-11-05 at the Wayback Machine, Designs in Machine Embroidery, Volume 51, July/August 2008
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