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Embird Embroidery Software

Digitizing, Quilting and Customizing Software for Home and Industrial Machine Embroidery

Since 1997

If you are interested in machine embroidery and you are looking for a reasonably priced application that helps you digitize new embroidery designs and organize and customize existing ones, Embird is the solution you need.

Compatible with Windows 11 and previous

How to use Embird on Mac (OS X) ?

Compatibility

File Formats

Modular Suite

Our software is built on a modular principle. Embird Basic program is a hub to which all modules, also called plug-ins, are connected. Modules extend functionality of Embird with Digitizing Tools, Cross Stitch, Iconizer, etc. These modules are optional add-ons for Embird Basic, which means that it is not necessary to buy them all. It is possible to buy only those modules you need. Embird Basic program can be used also as a stand-alone application without add-on modules. The modules, however, cannot be used as a stand-alone applications. They need Embird Basic to work with.

To find out more about Embird and its plug-in modules, please click icons on above dashboard.

Compatibility and Requirements

Embird embroidery software is 64-bit and 32-bit Windows application for PC or laptop, independent on any particular embroidery machine. Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Vista, XP compatible.

Embird for Windows can be used also on Mac with OS X. Either Wine, or Parallels Desktop for Mac and Windows are required in this case.

Software turns into FULL version after purchase.

Minimum hardware requirements: 1 giga byte RAM, screen resolution 1280x960, True Color display mode.

Supported Machine Embroidery and Quilting File Formats

Load, Save, File Conversion

ART Bernina Artista version 3

DAT Barudan stitch data, Sunstar DAT

DSB Tajima, Barudan stitch data

DSZ Tajima, Fortron stitch data

ECF Embird (cross stitch format)

EOF Embird (vector embroidery format)

EXY, E01 ~ E36 Eltac stitch data

FXY, F01 ~ F36 Fortron stitch data

PEC Babylock, Bernina, Brother

PES Babylock, Bernina, Brother

SEW Elna, Janome / New Home, Kenmore

SHV Viking Husqvarna Designer 1

T01 Wilcom Tajima (Eltac stitch data)

T03 Wilcom Barudan (Barudan stitch data)

T04 Wilcom Zangs (Fortron stitch data)

T05 Wilcom ZSK (Fortron stitch data)

UXY, U01 ~ U36 Barudan stitch data

VP3 Pfaff, Viking Husqvarna

VP4 Pfaff, Viking Husqvarna

Quilting File Formats

MQR Machine Quilting Robot

QLI Statler Stitcher, HQ Pro-Stitcher (Quilting)

Other Formats

FCM Brother Cutting Machine

SVG Scalable Vector Graphics

CSV (comming in version 2022) Comma Separated Values

Embroidery Software

Embroidery Digitizing

We, authors of Embird, are digitizers ourselves. We build Embird functionality on our own first-hand digitizing and customizing experience.

Start digitizing your own embroidery designs today, we offer a 30-days free trial.

Utilize our Embird tools for your creative embroidery designs digitizing, editing, customization, conversion, lettering and cross stitch. Scale and resize your designs, separate, edit, display, print and convert photos and other images into machine embroidery designs.

Machine Embroidery - How to?

Training section of this site contains hundreds of text guides, digitizer advice and number of video tutorials about Embird software and also about machine embroidery in general. Moreover, we have a support team ready to answer your questions via e-mail.

Embird Machine Embroidery and Digitizing Software - Overview

Embird Manager

Preview, organize and process embroidery files

Embroidery file converter. Convert designs - whole batch to multiple formats, including Quilting

Supports 70+ file formats for home and industrial embroidery machines

View designs - either single or thumbnails - in 1:1, Normal, 3D, Density Map, X-ray

Print designs - detail documentation, thread list, color layers, thumbnails

Copy/Paste/Create shortcuts to organize embroidery designs

Modify colors, choose threads from thread catalogs

Zip/Unzip embroidery files

Export to machine embroidery cards, USB, floppy disks, via serial link

Export various types of design documentation in .BMP, .JPG, .PNG

Browse through folders

Search designs

Send designs in e-mail

Simple embroidery file manager included

Slide Show of designs in Viewer mode

Works also with images - view/convert/rotate/mirror/re-size

Digitizing Tools - Embroidery Digitizer Application

Digitize your own machine embroidery designs

Digitizing vector objects, stitches generated automatically

Save finished design in 70+ file formats for home and industrial embroidery machines

Optional underlaying raster picture as a template for digitizing

Adjustable creative and technical parameters of digitized objects

Node-by-node editing mode

Object inspector

Tools to transform and align objects

Embroidery Thread catalog

3D, X-ray, density map view modes to preview design

Editors for custom fill patterns, outline samples, border samples and fill motifs

Trace digitizer tool to convert jpg or png to embroidery design

Import vector graphic files (Font Engine required)

Lettering and Monogram Tool for Embird Alphabets and Font Engine (TrueType and OpenType fonts)

Automatic Outlines digitizer tool

Fills with multiple motifs

Check design embroidery in Sew Simulator

Freehand digitizer tool

Corner mirror tool

Auto-repeat tool

Stitch analysis tool

Embird Editor

Customize embroidery designs

Split, Combine designs

Delete part of designs - selected areas, colors, stitch codes

Re-size with stitch density adjustment

Center, Mirror, Rotate, Set Position in hoop, Auto-Repeat, Corner

Edit/Add/Remove single stitch points

Smart sort colors, Reduce number of colors

Change embroidery hoop size

Print design documentation to multiple sheets of paper

Insert Basting stitches, Cross reference lines

Insert Fabric Flattening Stitches

1:1, Normal, 3D, Density Map and X-ray view mode

Recognize contours in "clipart-alike" images and fill them with chosen pattern

Fill empty design area with chosen pattern

Modify colors, choose threads from thread catalogs

Check design embroidery in Sew Simulator

Font Engine

Embroidery lettering and monograms digitizer

Create embroidery lettering from TrueType and OpenType fonts

Plain fill, Auto column, Motif fills and various outlines are available

Nearest-point connections to remove the need for jumps between characters

Adjust gaps, rotation, size, angle of individual characters

Various baselines supported: line, circle, wave, spiral, slash, custom baseline

Insert clock/calendar/multi-line text

Unlocks Ready-made Alphabet mode, which allows to map 3rd party "char-per-design" alphabets to keyboard and use them easily in Embird

Unlocks import of 3rd party vector files in Digitizing Tools

Sfumato Stitch

Photorealistic embroidery digitizer from jpg or png images

Convert photos into machine embroidery designs

Save finished design in 70+ file formats for home and industrial embroidery machines

Suitable for digitizing portraits, still-lives, landscapes or animal designs

Multi-colored, monochrome or sepia designs

Cross Stitch

Machine Cross Stitch digitizer application

Crosses, Pixels, Back stitch lines and French knots are supported

Create cross stitch designs manually, or auto-digitize from imported "clipart-alike" bitmap

Save finished design in 70+ file formats for home and industrial embroidery machines

Import charts, align them and use as background for placing crosses

Insert text using TrueType fonts, or Simple outline text

Fill empty area with chosen pattern from library

Create your own fill patterns

Create cross stitch design from normal machine embroidery design

Print charts, either in color or as B&W

Normal, 3D, Density Map and X-ray view mode

Iconizer

See embroidery design file content instead of universal icon in Windows File Explorer (WFE)

See Preview of design file with color list and dimensions in WFE

The design file content is shown also in all Open/Save dialogs in Windows

Design preview in popup menu in WFE

Great for organizing embroidery designs in WFE