Free embroidery tools
Check artwork, open and convert stitch files, and estimate stitch counts and machine time. Every tool runs in your browser, with no signup.
Ordering from the UK? The tools work the same for UK files, and our UK digitising guides show prices in GBP.
Open and view a file
See what is actually in a file before you sew it, without design software.
DST file viewer
Open a DST in your browser: preview, size, stitch count, color stops and stitch-by-stitch playback.
Open tool →AI and EPS file viewer
Preview Illustrator, EPS and PDF artwork without design software: artboard size, color mode and spot colors.
Open tool →Embroidery file info reader
Read the size, stitch count, colors and header of a DST, PES, EXP or JEF file in your browser.
Open tool →PES file viewer
Open a Brother PES in your browser, in the thread colors the file stores, with stitch count, size and playback.
Open tool →EXP file viewer
Open a Melco EXP in your browser: the format carries no header, so the size and stitch count are measured from the stitches.
Open tool →JEF file viewer
Open a Janome JEF in your browser, with the Janome thread numbers and the hoop the file was set up for.
Open tool →VP3 file viewer
Open a Pfaff or Husqvarna VP3 in your browser, with the thread brand and catalog number it names for every color.
Open tool →EMB file viewer
Open a Wilcom EMB in your browser: the preview it stores, the stitch count, size, threads and machine.
Open tool →Read and convert stitch files
Get the numbers out of a file, and get it into the format your machine reads.
Embroidery file converter
Convert between DST, PES and EXP, set thread colors for PES and download a file checked against the original.
Open tool →DST color sequence sheet
Every color block of a DST, PES, EXP or JEF in sewing order, with stitches, thread numbers and thread needed.
Open tool →Embroidery file analyzer
Score a DST, PES, EXP, JEF or VP3 out of 10: stitch lengths, micro and long stitches, jumps, density and hoop fit, with ranked fixes.
Open tool →Check your artwork before you order
Find problems in a logo while they are still cheap to fix.
Image to embroidery checker
Check resolution at the finished size, likely thread colors, thin lines, small text and gradients.
Open tool →Thread color matcher
Match a logo, a hex value or a Pantone, Madeira or Isacord code to the nearest thread.
Open tool →Minimum text size checker
Check whether lettering is large enough to sew cleanly for its font style and thread.
Open tool →Plan and price the job
Estimate stitches, thread and machine time before you quote.
Stitch count estimator
Estimate stitches from the finished size, design detail and fabric, with run time and the matching price.
Open tool →Run time calculator
Work out how long an order takes from stitch count, trims, color changes, your machines and the run.
Open tool →Embroidery thread consumption calculator
How much top and bobbin thread an order uses, and how many cones to buy.
Open tool →Embroidery pricing calculator for shops
Price an embroidery job per piece from stitches, quantity, your rates and garment cost.
Open tool →Embroidery hoop size finder
The smallest hoop that fits a design, with room for the presser foot.
Open tool →Density by fabric lookup
Starting stitch spacing, pull compensation, stabilizer and needle for each fabric and thread weight.
Open tool →Guides
Get more from the tools
Step-by-step guides that use them.
FAQ
About these tools
What they do, what they cost, and where your file goes.
PlixaLabs publishes 20 free embroidery tools that run in your browser with no signup: viewers for DST, PES, EXP, JEF, VP3 and EMB files, a file analyzer that scores a design out of 10, and calculators for stitch count, run time, thread, hooping and price. Every one reads your file on your own device, so nothing is uploaded.
Get an exact price before anyone starts
A flat price per design, confirmed before anyone starts, embroidery digitizing or vector conversion. After that, each design has one flat price set by its complexity.