Add customizable text layers behind your images for creative design, watermarking, and artistic compositions
Free online cross stitch design tool — convert photos or design charts for cross stitch, needlepoint, diamond painting, crochet and fuse beads
Stage
Not given
Startup
Founded
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2025
Based in
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AM
Pricing model
Free
Freemium
Pricing
Not given
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.
Key features
Export in multiple formats for digital and print use
Support for all major image formats
Real-time preview of text positioning
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
What makes it different
Place text layers behind images rather than on top for unique visual compositions
Non-destructive editing allows adjustments anytime without affecting the original image
Easy-to-use interface with drag-and-drop upload and real-time preview
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
Text Behind Image
Stitchmate