Every major machine format, from one upload.
Each download is the same design written in your machine's own format. Pick your machine in the download step and we suggest the right one; every other format is one click away.
| Format | Machines | Keeps thread colours | Typical use |
|---|---|---|---|
| PES | Brother, Baby Lock (also Bernina and Janome via their software) | Yes | Home and semi-pro machines, e.g. Brother PE-800, PE-900, SE-series, Baby Lock Altair |
| DST | Tajima and almost every multi-needle machine: Ricoma, Happy, SWF, Barudan, ZSK, Melco | No: thread up from the production sheet | Commercial shops, contract embroiderers, print-on-demand |
| JEF | Janome, Elna | Yes | Janome Memory Craft (MC500E, MC550E, MC9900), Elna eXpressive |
| EXP | Melco, Bravo, Bernina | No: thread up from the production sheet | Melco EMT16 / Bravo, Bernina home machines |
| VP3 | Husqvarna Viking, Pfaff | Yes | Viking Designer series, Pfaff creative series |
Which one do I need?
- Brother or Baby Lock: PES.
- Janome or Elna: JEF.
- Husqvarna Viking or Pfaff: VP3.
- Bernina, Melco or Bravo: EXP.
- A multi-needle commercial machine, or you are sending the file to a shop: DST. It is the format every shop can open.
Hoops
We check the design against the hoops each family sells, from 4×4" (100 × 100 mm) up, and name the smallest one it fits. If it is too big for the hoop you own, one click shrinks it; designs wider than your largest hoop can be split across hoopings with alignment marks.
What is in every download
- Stitches, jumps, trims and colour changes in the order the machine sews them.
- Lock stitches at the start and end of each colour so nothing unravels after a trim.
- A printable production sheet: threads in sewing order with swatches, stitch counts per step, finished size and hoop.
- Our test suite writes every format, reads it back and checks that it sews exactly the same as the design.
See your own logo stitched
Free preview, real needle path, no signup. Download PES, DST, JEF, EXP or VP3.
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