Embroidery File Desk
Inspect machine stitch files with a playable needle-path preview and a clear before/after report. Convert supported formats without uploading your design, and retain the thread order when a format cannot store your colors.
How we build a check
This workbench processes supported inputs locally. We test calculations, file structure and generated artifacts using independent readers or known fixtures where available. The example runs the same processing path as a supplied input; it does not stand in for checking your own result.
Editorial responsibility
KitForma maintains this tool and its guides. The source notes on the tool page link to the supporting documentation. We do not claim affiliation with the referenced hardware manufacturers or platforms. Review date: 2026-10-18.
Limits and updates
One file, 2 MiB, 150,000 binary command records and 128 color entries. Coordinates within ±1,000 mm. Local worker: 45 seconds, cancellable. Read PES v1/v6, standard-header DST and JEF; write PES v6, standard DST and legacy-hoop JEF. JEF export must be centered and below 200 × 200 mm. No JEF+/JPX, encrypted/protected designs, image digitizing, object/lettering preservation, density regeneration or sequin conversion. Physical machine compatibility is not certified. If a specification changes or a result appears incorrect, send the relevant source URL and a non-sensitive reproduction to kitforma@outlook.com.
Open-source components
The tools use self-hosted open-source components appropriate to each format, including PDF.js, pdf-lib, fflate, SheetJS, MediaInfo by MediaArea.net SARL and others. Component versions and licenses. MediaInfo license · fflate license.