ThreadCADLogo to stitches
Pick a logo or picture. ThreadCAD reduces the colours, traces the shapes and fills them, ready to edit.
Embroidery design on your phone
Turn any logo into a stitch file, right on your phone
ThreadCAD digitizes logos, drawings and lettering into embroidery designs you can edit object by object, then exports the file your machine reads: DST, PES, JEF, EXP, VP3, PEC or XXX.
Free to use. No account, no sign-up. Coming soon to Google Play and the App Store.
Features
Everything a small embroidery job needs, in your pocket
Designs are built from objects, the way desktop digitizing software works: change a size or a stitch type and the stitches are rebuilt with the right density.
Draw satin, run and fill
Draw with your finger or a stylus. Satin columns, running stitch, bean stitch and tatami fills, each with its own settings.
Lettering and monograms
Names, team text and classic monograms with arcs, spacing and satin width tuned for small letters.
Your machine, your hoop
Choose your machine and hoop. Size and file-limit checks warn you before you export, and big designs split into hoopings.
Fabric presets
T-shirt knit, piqué, denim, towel, caps, fleece and more adjust pull compensation, underlay and density for you.
Know before you sew
Stitch count, run time, trims and colour changes, plus a stitch-by-stitch preview and a quote for the job.
How it works
From picture to machine file in three steps
Start from a picture or a blank hoop
Import a logo or a photo from your gallery, open a DST or PES file, or draw from scratch.
Edit every object
Change stitch types, colours, sizes and order. Add lettering. The hoop and density checks keep it sewable.
Export for your machine
Pick the format, read the checks, and save the file. Copy it to USB or your machine's transfer app.
Made for real jobs
Patches, caps, left-chest logos and names
ThreadCAD is built for the work small shops and home embroiderers do every day.
- Private by design. No account. Your designs and pictures stay on your phone.
- Works offline. Design and export anywhere, no connection needed.
- Opens existing files. Read DST, PES, JEF, EXP, VP3 and more, then edit and re-export.
- Thread charts. Match colours to Brother and Janome thread charts so the file names the cones you have.
Machine formats
The file your machine reads
Every file is read back and checked before it is saved. DST and PES are free; PRO unlocks the rest.
DST Tajima, most commercial machines
PES Brother, Baby Lock
PEC Brother PRO
JEF Janome PRO
EXP Melco, Bernina PRO
VP3 Husqvarna Viking, Pfaff PRO
XXX Singer PRO
Pricing
Start free. Go PRO when you need more.
Free
$0
Everything to make and sew a design.
- Drawing and editing tools
- Logo to stitches
- Up to 3 projects
- DST and PES export
PRO Monthly PRO
$9.99 / month
All of ThreadCAD, cancel any time.
- All 7 machine formats
- Lettering fonts, arcs and monogram frames
- Smart cut-out, photo and sketch modes
- Thread charts, fabric presets, density map
- Unlimited projects
PRO Lifetime PRO
$99.99 once
Everything in PRO, paid once.
- Everything in PRO Monthly
- No subscription
- Stays with your store account
Prices in US dollars; your store shows the price in your currency. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled in your Google Play or App Store settings.
FAQ
Questions, answered
Which embroidery machines does ThreadCAD work with?
ThreadCAD writes DST (Tajima and most commercial machines), PES and PEC (Brother, Baby Lock), JEF (Janome), EXP (Melco, Bernina), VP3 (Husqvarna Viking, Pfaff) and XXX (Singer). Pick your machine and hoop in the app and it checks the size and the file limits it knows for that machine.
Is ThreadCAD free?
Yes. The free version includes the drawing and editing tools, logo to stitches, up to 3 projects and DST and PES export. ThreadCAD PRO adds all formats, lettering, smart cut-out and more, for $9.99 a month or $99.99 once.
Do I need an account?
No. There is no sign-up. Your projects are saved on your phone.
Are the files ready to sew?
Every file is read back and checked against your machine and hoop before it is saved. Fabric, stabiliser and thread all change how a design sews, so always test-sew on scrap fabric before a production run.
How do I get the file onto my machine?
Save or share the file from the app, then copy it to a USB stick or your machine's transfer app the way your machine expects. A design that needs several hoopings is saved as one ZIP with a file per hooping.
Design your next patch today
ThreadCAD is coming soon to Google Play and the App Store.
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