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.
| 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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| 6D Embroidery Software Suite by KSIN Luxembourg,VSM Software Ltd. | en | 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 | $2399 | ||||||||||
| Applique It | by Amazing Designs | en | 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 | $99.99 | |||||||||
| Artistic Digitizer by DRAWstitch Ltd. | en, fr, de, cz, it, es, no, se, pl, jp, ch, tr | 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 | $1199.00 | ||||||||||
| AutoPunch by Singer | en | 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 | $299 | ||||||||||
| Bernina Embroidery Software Version 7 by Wilcom | en | 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 | $1999 | ||||||||||
| Brother BES4 Dream Edition Embroidery Lettering Software | en, fr, es | 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 | |||||||||||
| Buzz-2-Stitches by Buzz Tools Inc | en | csd, dst, emd, exp, pes, hus, sew, jef, pcs, xxx, pec, vip, vp3 | $299.95 | |||||||||||
| BuzzEdit by Buzz Tools Inc | en | 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 | [1] | $189.95 | |||||||||
| Creative 4D Design Creator by Pfaff | en | 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 | $2199 | ||||||||||
| Creative DRAWings by DRAWSTITCH Ltd. | en, fr, de, cz, it, es, no, dk, fi, se, pl, ro, sl, jp, nl, ru, ch, tr | 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 | $899 (X), $1299 (Pro) | ||||||||||
| Digitize ‘N Stitch by Amazing Designs | en | 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 | $399 | ||||||||||
| Digitizer MB by Janome | en | 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 | $1999 | ||||||||||
| DG by Pulse Microsystems Ltd. | en, ch, cs, fa, fr, de, el, iw, it, jp, pt, ru, es, tr, | 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 | |||||||||||
| DRAWings PRO by DRAWstitch Ltd. | en, fr, de, cz, it, es, no, se, pl, jp, ch, tr | 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 | $1299 (Pro) | ||||||||||
| Elna CustomizerEX by Elna, Inc. | en | jef, jef+, sew | jef | $349 | ||||||||||
| Elna DigitizerEX by Elna, Inc. | en, fr, it, es | 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 | $1699 | ||||||||||
| Embird | en, de, fr, it, es, cz | 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?? | $150-$1,000[2] | ||||||||||
| Embrilliance StitchArtist, BriTon Leap, Inc. | [3] | en | 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 | [4] | $179-$699 per module(>$1150 total) | ||||||||
| Embroidery Office By Sierra Software | en, fr, it, es, de, pt, ru, nl, cs, tr, ar, no, pl | 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 | $35/month and more | ||||||||||
| Embroidermodder | en | 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 | Free | ||||||||||
EmbroideryStudio by Wilcom| | | | | en, fr, it, es, de, pt, jp, nl, ru, ch, kr| | | 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??| | | | $149/m or Buy Outright from $999 & Free 14-day trial|-| EmbroideryWare by JimmySoft LLC| | | | | en| | | pes| dst, pes, pec, exp, exp+, jef| | | | $119-$169|-| EQStitch by The Electric Quilt Company| | | | | en| | | p7e| dst, exp, hus, jef, p7e, pcs, pes, sew, shv, vip, vp3, xxx| | | | $249.95|-| FontWorks by Designer's Gallery| | | | | en| | | 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| | | | $299.99|-| Floriani Total Control U by RNK LLC| | | | | en| | | 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| | | | $4299|-| Floriani Embroidery Suite by G7 Solutions & RNK LLC| | | | | en| | | 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| | | | $4299|-| Generations Automatic Digitizing Software by Notcina Corporation| | | | | en| | | 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| | | | $1799|-| Hatch Embroidery Digitizer by Wilcom| | | | | en, fr, it, es, de, pt, jp, nl, ru, ch, kr| | | 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| | | | $99 per month / $149-$1,099 & Free 30-day trial|-| Ink/Stitch Inkscape extension| | | | | en, de, fr, pt, it| | | 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| | | | Free|-| KXStitch| | [5] | | | en| | | | | | | | |-| Letter It! By Amazing Designs| | | | | en| | | 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| | | | $99.99|-| Monogram It! By Amazing Designs| | | | | en| | | 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| | | | $99.99|-| MasterWorks Lite by Designer's Gallery| | | | | en| | | pes, sew, exp, hus, xxx, dst, jef, shv, vip, pcs| blf, pes, sew, exp, hus, xxx, dst, jef, shv, vip, pcs| | | | $899.99|-| Millennium X by Proel TSI| | | | | en, es, pt, fr, it, cs, tr| | | 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?[6] [7] | 10o, dsb, dst, dsz, exp, plt, tap, tbf, u??, z?? | | | | $630[8] |-| mySewnet Embroidery Software Platinum| | | | |en, fr, de, it, es, no, dk, fi, se, nl, ru, ch, tr, pr| | | 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*)| | | | $39.99 per month & Free 30-day trial Boxed version available for purchase through embroidery machine dealers |-| PE-Design by Brother| | | | | en| | | csd, dst, exp, hus, jef, pcs, pec, pes, phc, sew, shv, vip, xxx| csd, dst, exp, hus, jef, pcs, pes, sew, shv, vip, xxx| | | | $1299.95|-| PEmbroider library for Processing, by CMU Frank-Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry| | | | | en| | | txt, svg[9] | dst, exp, gcode, jef, pdf, pec, pes, svg, tsv, vp3, xxx| [10] | | | Free|-| Perfect Embroidery Professional by Inspired by DIME| | | | | en| | | 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| | | | $4299.00|-| Punto Embroidery Digitiser| | | | | en| | | dst, dsz, dsb, u??, exp, .10O, tap, ksm, pdc| dst, dsz, dsb, u??, exp, .10O, tap, ksm, pdc| | | | Quote By email: Lite 3.5K; Designer 9K|-| Size It! By Amazing Designs| | | | | en| | | 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| | | | $99.99|-| StitchMax By Stitchmax Solutions LLP| | | | | en| | | 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| | | | $140-$210/year|-| Thred| | | | | en| | | dst, thr| dst, thr| | | | Free|-| SewWhat-Pro (SWP}| | | | | en, fr, nl, dk| | | 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| | | | $65.00|-| SophieSew by Carlos Mandell| | | | | en,| | | 10o, dat, dst, exp, hus, jef, ksm, pec, pes, SsD, vip, xxx| 10o, dat, dst, exp, hus, jef, ksm, pec, SsD, xxx| | | | Free|-| Stilista 3 by GMI| | | | | it, en, de, fr, es, pt, ro, sl, nl, tr, pl, jp, ch| | | 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| | | | Paid, based on modules |-| Stitch Era By Sierra Software| | | | | en, fr, it, es, de, pt, ru, nl, cs, tr, ar, no, pl| | | 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| | | | $2/month and more|-| Stilista 3 by GMI| | | | | it, en, de, fr, es, pt, ro, sl, nl, tr, pl, jp, ch| | | 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| | | | Paid, based on modules |-| StitchBuddy by Matthias Arndt| | | | | en, de| | | dst, exp, jef, jef+, jpx, ksm, pcd, pcq, pcs, pec, pes, sew, vp3 | dst, exp, jef, pcs, pec, pes[11] | | | | $49.99|-|||||||||||||||-|}[12] References |