Create designs you'll love. Stitch them tonight.

Put a name on a towel. Trace a little drawing. Open a design you already bought. The hoop on the screen is the page. You move pieces around, and the app writes the stitches.

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Same .breeze file on Mac, Windows, iPhone, iPad, and Android.
Brother, Baby Lock, Janome, Bernina, Pfaff, Husqvarna Viking, Singer, Tajima and more · Machines

Phone and tablet apps coming soon.

What you can do

Built so you can just open it and start designing.

A lot of embroidery software is expensive, and so complicated you have to take a course to use it. This is the other kind: you open it, move pieces on the hoop, and start. The app writes the stitches. You do not study first.

Make the thing you actually want

Draw a bow, trace a PNG, drop a shape. Pick satin, bean, or fill. Twenty looks, one click. Resize it later and the stitches rewrite themselves instead of stretching.

Four bows on a hoop, satin fill, on iPad

Type a name. It sews.

Add letters with an embroidery font, or digitize a font from your computer. Included, not an add-on. Import a folder of A.pes letters you already bought and type with that alphabet.

Use a design you already bought

Drop a PES, DST, or other machine file on the hoop. Recolor it, add a name, combine it with shapes. The bought stitches stay stitches; what you draw stays editable.

A purchased machine file placed on the hoop

Get it onto the machine

Export PES, DST, JEF, EXP, VP3, or XXX, the formats home machines already sew. On a Wi-Fi Brother or Baby Lock, tap Send and skip the USB stick.

Machines

Works with the machine you already have.

Export a file onto a USB stick in the format your machine already sews. If it sews a design you bought online, it sews this. On some Wi-Fi Brother and Baby Lock home machines, you can skip the stick and send from the app.

Every home machine

Save it to a USB stick

Pick PES, DST, JEF, EXP, VP3, or XXX. Copy the file to a USB drive the way you already do with designs you buy. Put the stick in the machine and sew.

That is how most machines get a file from Embroidery Breeze. Janome, Bernina, Pfaff, Husqvarna Viking, Singer, and USB-only Brothers all work this way.

Export menu with PES, DST, JEF, EXP, VP3, and XXX

Some Brother and Baby Lock models

Or send wirelessly on the same Wi-Fi

On Wi-Fi Brother and Baby Lock home machines, scan for the machine or type the address from its wireless screen. After that, Send is one tap in Export. The design lands in the machine's wireless pocket. Open that pocket to sew, and save it there if you will turn the machine off.

Works with machines that already use Design Database Transfer, including entry models like PE545 and SE700. Not Bluetooth, and not Artspira. Everyone else still uses the USB file.

Brother / Baby LockPES. Send wirelessly on Wi-Fi home models.
Janome / ElnaJEF, on a USB stick or card.
Pfaff / Husqvarna VikingVP3. USB. We do not talk to mySewnet.
BerninaEXP, and PES on some Deco models.
SingerXXX.
Tajima and commercialDST, the format most multi-needle machines already read.

Runs on your devices

macOS 10.15 Catalina or later, Apple Silicon and Intel
Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit
Same .breeze file on iPhone, iPad, and Android. Store listings soon
Works fully offline once installed
One Mac/Windows purchase covers both, up to three computers

Formats your machine already sews

Open and export every format below. Transfer the file exactly like a design you bought, unless you sent it wirelessly.

Format	Common machines
PES	Brother, Baby Lock, Bernina Deco
JEF	Janome, Elna, Kenmore
VP3	Pfaff, Husqvarna Viking
EXP	Bernina, Melco
XXX	Singer, Compucon
DST	Tajima and most commercial machines

Also opens PEC stitch data inside PES files. BX fonts import via the individual machine-letter files included with the purchased alphabet.

Placement

Print it at the size it will sew.

Before you hoop the towel, print a preview. It comes out at stitch-out size, not as a screenshot. Tape the paper on the item, check the placement, then sew.

Export → Print Preview, in the Mac and Windows app, when the hoop has stitches. Hold the print up to the shirt, onesie, or towel. If the name is too high or the bow is off-center, you still have time to move it on screen.

Font digitizing

Turn a computer font into letters you can type.

A TrueType on your computer is not an embroidery font. Most programs charge extra for that, or they sew the outline badly. Embroidery Breeze includes a font digitizer: you teach each letter how to stitch, then type a name on the hoop. Included, not an add-on.

1
Outline
Text → Digitize a font. Pick a face on this computer (respect its license). The letter already has a path. Confirm it. You rarely redraw it.
2
Breaks
Walls that split a letter into fill regions. On a U, break the two capital blocks from the bowl so each piece fills cleanly.
3
Inclinations
Tick stitch direction across each piece. Gray rays show the throws. You are not sewing here. You are recording how the hoop should fill later.

Then type it on the hoop

The font digitizer does not sew. Back on the hoop, type a name. Pick satin or fill, size, and thread. Resize and the stitches rewrite from the outline, breaks, and inclinations. Export a .breezefont file and share it, or keep it in your fonts library.

You digitize the letters you need. It is guided, not one-click Helvetica. Bought PES alphabets stay typeable stitch files. You do not re-digitize those.

Digitize a font: outline, breaks, and inclinations

How it works

From idea to stitches tonight

1
Start a hoop
Blank hoop, a photo to trace, or a machine file you already have. Pick the hoop size and the fabric. Defaults retune themselves.
2
Draw, trace, or type
Place shapes, draw over a dimmed picture, or type a name. Everything on the hoop stays movable.
3
Choose how it looks
Satin, bean, fine line, fill. Pick a look. Change your mind and the stitches rewrite. You never plot needle holes by hand.
4
Preview the sew-out
Run Simulator. See sew order, color changes, and jumps before a scrap of thread is spent.
5
Save, then send or export
Save the .breeze file. Export the format your machine sews, or send wirelessly to a Brother or Baby Lock on this Wi-Fi.

Who it's for

Made for people who just want to embroider their ideas.

Home embroiderers

A name on a towel. A bow on a onesie. A holiday hoop. A file from Etsy that needs a color change. You should not have to take a course, or buy a thousand-dollar program, to do any of that.

What Embroidery Breeze is not

We'd rather you know now:

It doesn't turn a photo into a finished design by itself. You trace the parts that matter.
It isn't a stitch-by-stitch needle editor, and it can't recover the original objects from a purchased machine file.
It isn't Hatch or Wilcom. If you need a 15-color portrait, professional software is still the right tool.

If you're thinking “I just want to turn this little drawing into embroidery,” that's exactly what it's for.

Files and sharing

Save the design. Share it if you want.

A .breeze file is the hoop: shapes, lettering, the files sitting on it. A .breezefont file is a font someone can type with. PES, DST, and the rest are what the machine sews. Keep those for the machine, not as the only copy.

.breeze

The design

Open it on any device that runs Embroidery Breeze. Change the words next week.

.breezefont

A font you digitized

Share it with a friend. They do not need the original computer font.

PES · DST · JEF · EXP · VP3 · XXX

What the machine sews

The printout. Do not keep it as the only copy if you will edit later.

An account is optional

Sign up if you want a public profile. Look at other embroiderers, download what they shared, and get free files we post from Embroidery Breeze. Share your own from the app. Designing and sewing never need an account.

No lock-in

A .breeze file and a .breezefont file are zips of JSON and pictures. Unzip them in Finder. There is no secret format. How the files work

Buy once

Buy it once. Use it when you need it.

Embroidery might be a year-round passion or a holiday-season hobby. You shouldn't keep paying for software during the months you're not using it. This is not a subscription.

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Embroidery Breeze

~~$199~~ $149 one-time

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One-time purchase, not a subscription
Full editor: draw, trace, shapes, lettering
Digitize a font and type with it. Included
Fabric-smart stitch defaults that rewrite on resize
Stitch preview and sew simulator
Import purchased designs and letter alphabets
Export PES, DST, JEF, EXP, VP3, XXX
Send wirelessly to Wi-Fi Brother and Baby Lock
Mac and Windows, works offline
Yours for this edition; future upgrades optional

Download the 7-day trial Buy now · ~~$199~~ $149

Secure checkout via Stripe · Mac and Windows installers by email · up to three computers

Monogram and appliqué tools may come later as optional extras. Font digitizing is already in this purchase.

FAQ

Questions, answered

Which embroidery machines does it work with?

Embroidery Breeze exports PES, DST, JEF, EXP, VP3, and XXX, the formats used by Brother, Baby Lock, Janome, Bernina, Pfaff, Husqvarna Viking, Singer, Tajima, and most other home machines. If your machine sews a file you bought online, it sews this.

Can I send without a USB stick?

Yes, to Wi-Fi Brother and Baby Lock home machines on the same network (the ones that already work with Design Database Transfer). Scan once, then Send from Export. Other brands still take a USB file in their usual format. We do not send over Bluetooth or through Artspira or mySewnet.

Can I edit a PES, DST, or other machine file?

You can import it onto the hoop. Move, rotate, and scale it (evenly). Recolor or hide a thread. Add a name or shapes on top. The stitches stay stitches. There is no node editor for a bought file, and you cannot recover the original objects or change the lettering inside it.

Can I use designs and alphabets I already bought?

Yes. Open purchased PES, DST, JEF, EXP, VP3, or XXX designs to recolor, combine, and add a name. Folders of individually named machine-letter files (A.pes, B.dst…) import as typeable alphabets.

Can I digitize my own fonts?

Yes, and it is included. Text → Digitize a font opens the font digitizer: outline, breaks, then inclinations. You are teaching the letter how to stitch. Type it on the hoop afterward. Export a .breezefont file to use in other projects or share. It is not one-click, and you should respect the computer font's license. Bought PES/DST alphabets import as typeable stitch letters. Those are not re-digitized.

Is it a subscription?

No. You buy Embroidery Breeze once and use it whenever you want. Future versions may add new tools, and upgrading is always optional.

Do I have to buy each device version, or is it one purchase?

Mac and Windows are one purchase. Use it on up to three computers, and you can mix Mac and Windows. iPhone, iPad, and Android will be separate store purchases. The same .breeze file opens on every device.

Is there a free trial?

Yes. Download the Mac or Windows app. This computer gets seven days of full use. After that you can still draw, type, and simulate. Saving, exporting, sending, and sharing need a license.

Does it work on Mac, Windows, and phones?

Mac and Windows are ready to download. The same .breeze file opens on iPhone, iPad, and Android; those store listings are coming. Desktop is a one-time site purchase for up to three computers. Phone apps are separate store purchases.

Do I need an account?

No. Design and sew with no account. Sign in only if you want to share a .breeze file on a public profile, or to buy and activate on the website.

Can I share designs with other people?

Yes. Share a .breeze or .breezefont file: the design, not only a stitch file. On this site you can optionally create a free account, look at public profiles, download what other embroiderers posted, and get free files we publish. You can post your own from the app. You do not need an account to design or sew.

Can I print the design to check placement?

Yes. Export → Print Preview prints the design at the size it will stitch, so you can tape it on the item and hoop with confidence. That is in the Mac and Windows app, when the hoop has stitches.

If I stop using Breeze, do I lose my designs?

No. A .breeze file is a zip of JSON and pictures. You can unzip it. Machine exports (PES, DST, and the rest) still sew on the machine without the app. Read the Files page for the format.

Will it automatically turn my photo into an embroidery design?

No, and we'd rather be upfront about that. Automatic digitizing is unreliable. Place the picture behind the hoop, trace the parts that matter, and the app writes stitches from the paths you draw.