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Embroidery file
Embroidery file
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Open a DST, PES, JEF or other stitch file and see the design before you stitch it: its size in mm and inches, stitch count, colours, trims and run time. Free and without sign-up. Your file is read on our server and deleted straight away.
Your design
— stitches
Drop a file and its stitches appear here, drawn in their thread colours.
| Size | |
|---|---|
| Thread colours | |
| Colour changes | |
| Trims · jumps | |
| Run time |
This format doesn't store thread colours, so the preview uses stand-in colours. The design's colour chart or production sheet lists the real threads.
Which files can it open?
| Format | Machines | Thread colours |
|---|---|---|
| DST | Tajima, Barudan, SWF, Happy, FUJA and most commercial multi-needle machines | not stored |
| PES | Brother, Baby Lock and Bernina Deco machines | stored |
| JEF | Janome, Elna and Kenmore machines | stored |
| EXP | Melco and older Bernina machines | not stored |
| VP3 | Husqvarna Viking and Pfaff machines | stored |
| XXX | Singer and Compucon machines | stored |
| HUS | older Husqvarna Viking machines | stored |
It also opens DSB, DSZ, PEC, SEW and U01 files, up to 8 MB each. More in embroidery file formats explained.
How to open an embroidery file without software
- Drop the file in the box above. On a phone, tap the box and pick the file from your downloads.
- The viewer draws every stitch in its thread colour and lists the size, stitch count, colour changes, trims and run time.
- If your machine reads another format, convert the file with the free embroidery file converter.
On a computer you can also open stitch files in Ink/Stitch, a free extension for Inkscape.
Good to know
- Colours look off? DST and EXP files don't store thread colours, so the preview uses stand-in colours. Other formats store them, matched to the nearest colour in the machine's thread chart, so a shade can differ slightly from the real thread.
- Wilcom EMB, Hatch and other working files can't be opened here. They hold objects, not stitches. Export a DST or PES from the program you made them in.
- Your files aren't kept. The upload is read in a temporary folder and deleted in the same request. We don't store or look at your designs.
- The viewer doesn't resize. Scaling a stitch file on the machine changes its density: shrink it and the stitches pile up, enlarge it and gaps open. If you need another size, it should be re-digitized. We can re-digitize it for you, and your first design is free.
- Planning a new design? The stitch calculator estimates the stitch count and digitizing price from your artwork.