What file does a Brother embroidery machine read? PES guide

	Brother / Baby Lock
File format	PES
Colour	In the file: colour and number from the Brother thread chart
Common hoops	100 × 100 mm (4×4"), 130 × 180 mm (5×7"), 160 × 260 mm (6×10"), 200 × 300 mm (8×12")
Transfer	USB stick; wireless and Brother apps on some models

Getting the file onto the machine

Download as PES
Pick 'Brother / Baby Lock' as the machine in the tool; the main download button gives you PES.
Copy it to a USB stick
Put it in the root folder with a short, plain file name (e.g. logo1.pes).
Open it on the machine
Tap the USB icon on the machine's screen, pick the design and check its placement in the hoop.

The design is bigger than the hoop: the machine won't show or open it. On a 4×4 hoop stay at about 90 mm.
Colours look different on the machine: PES carries thread numbers; if your thread brand differs, use the nearest match on the production sheet.
Small text doesn't read: letters under 5 mm blur on home machines too.

A 100 × 100 mm hoop is enough; make the logo 80–90 mm on its longest side. A full back needs the 200 × 300 mm hoop.

Single-needle home machines mostly have no cap frame. Multi-needle models such as the Brother PR series take a cap frame and still read PES.

On a single-needle machine every colour change means rethreading by hand. Two to six colours sew quickly and cleanly for a logo.

Watch it stitch, see its score.

Open a PES embroidery file on a PC, Mac or phone with nothing to install: stitch count, size, colours and the stitch-out simulated.

Logo to embroidery file, opening PES files, digitizing and the file format each machine brand reads: short, accurate guides.

Free preview, real needle path, no signup. Download PES, DST, JEF, EXP or VP3.