| What it does | Free online cross stitch design tool — convert photos or design charts for cross stitch, needlepoint, diamond painting, crochet and fuse beads
| Free Perler bead pattern maker that converts photos into editable bead patterns
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| Stage | Startup
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| Founded | 2025
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| Based in | AM
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| Pricing model | Freemium
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| Pricing | Free: Create and edit patterns, PNG exports. Unlock packs: $7.99 for 1 pattern, $12 for 5 patterns, $20 for 10 patterns (never expire). Personal Pass: $14.99 for 30 days, $59 for 1 year, $99 lifetime. Plus Pass: $24.99 for 30 days, $99 for 1 year, $149 lifetime.
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| Key features | - Convert photos to cross stitch patterns with real-time preview
- FLOW Score to measure pattern stitchability
- Support for 60+ embroidery floss brands including DMC, Anchor, Cosmo and Madeira
- Text tool with 48 stitch-friendly fonts
- One-click confetti cleanup to reduce scattered single stitches
- Printable PDF export with symbols, thread legend and stitch counts
- Full, half, quarter and backstitch support with French knots and beads
- Multi-layer non-destructive editing with unlimited undo/redo
- Progress tracker to mark stitches as you work
- Desktop app for Mac and Windows with offline support
| - Upload photos and illustrations in JPEG, PNG, WebP, AVIF, and HEIC formats
- Support for multiple bead brands including Perler, Hama, MARD, Artkal, and Nabbi
- Crop and select specific parts of images
- Merge rare colors and clean isolated cells
- Local draft auto-save with one recoverable draft per device
- Export complete PNG with grid, color legend, and bead quantities
- Optional color codes in exported patterns
- Manual editing tools and undo functionality
- No account required for core functionality
- Mobile-friendly workspace
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| What makes it different | - 79% fewer confetti stitches than competing converters at default settings
- Runs in browser on any device with no download required
- One-time payments with no auto-renewing subscriptions
- Made by one independent developer, not a company
- Fair pricing adjusted by country using purchasing power parity
| - Maps images to actual bead palettes rather than just reducing resolution
- Automatic bead counting and material quantification
- Uses real bead color references from manufacturers
- All image processing happens locally in the browser with no upload
- Practical pattern creation with editing tools for buildability
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| Community votes | 0 | 0 |
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| DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs) | 18 ▲ +1 (up) since last check | 8 ▲ +1 (up) since last check |
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| Trust Flow (Majestic) | 3 | 10 |
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| Citation Flow (Majestic) | 24 | 22 |
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| Referring domains (Majestic) | 19 | 18 |
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