Turn any photo into a printable Perler, Hama or fuse bead pattern in seconds
A native Mac editor for text, CSVs, and data files
Stage
MVP
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Pricing model
Freemium
Freemium
Pricing
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Caxton Free (free forever); Caxton Pro monthly at $9.99 USD, annual at $99.99 USD, or lifetime at $179.99 USD. Team pricing starts at $79 to $99.99 USD per seat per year.
Key features
Photo to bead pattern conversion
AI image generation and pattern creation
Drawing and editing tools
Color groups and bead counts
Perler, Hama, and fuse bead support
Numbered making sheets
Tiled printing for larger designs
Text editing with memory-mapped files for large documents
CSV and TSV table editing with column transforms
Column transformations and data type preservation
CSV validation with structural and data rules
File comparison without copying data
Extract matches and columns to new documents
Local processing with no cloud uploads or telemetry
What makes it different
Free web-based tool with no sign-up required
AI-powered image to pattern conversion
Support for multiple bead brands
Editable patterns with color groups
Opens files directly from disk without importing or uploading, preserving data exactly as stored
Combines text editor, CSV table editor, and log viewer in one native Mac application
Handles multi-gigabyte files with consistent performance and one-millisecond keystroke latency
Preserves leading zeros, long IDs, and data types exactly as stored in the file
All files stay local to your Mac with no cloud processing, telemetry, or vendor lock-in
BeadPattern
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