Convert to PES — Brother & Babylock embroidery files

What is a PES file?

PES (Brother Embroidery Format) is the design format read by Brother and Babylock home embroidery machines — the PE-800, PE-900, and most of the SE and Innov-ís line, among others. A PES file carries the stitch coordinates, the thread-color sequence, and the jumps and trims the machine needs to actually sew your design.

A PES is not a picture. You cannot rename a JPG to .pes and expect it to stitch. The artwork has to be digitized — turned into ordered stitch paths with the right density, underlay, and pull compensation. That conversion step is exactly what Stichii does.

How to convert to PES with Stichii

Open the editor and drop in your artwork or import an existing embroidery file. Use auto-digitize to get a first pass instantly, then refine: adjust fill angles, switch a region to satin, tweak density, and watch the live stitch preview update. When it looks right, export as PES.

Every file Stichii writes is validated against pyembroidery — the same reference library used by Ink/Stitch and other open-source embroidery tools — so the stitches, jumps, trims, and color stops land where your machine expects them.

• Auto-digitize a PNG, JPG, or SVG into editable fill, satin, and run objects.
• Import an existing PES or DST and edit it, then re-export.
• Control density, underlay, stitch angle, and color order before export.
• Export to PES — plus DST, JEF, EXP, VP3, and more from the same design.

Browser-based, free to start

Stichii runs entirely in your browser. There is nothing to install, no Windows-only desktop suite, and no four-figure license. Open it on a laptop, a Surface, or an iPad next to the machine and start working immediately.

You can start for free. Open the editor, digitize a design, and preview the stitch path before you commit to anything. Paid plans add more exports and higher limits — see pricing for the details.