Smart cleanup
Noise, stray single stitches and muddy gradients are removed automatically so the chart is actually stitchable.
Photo โ cross-stitch pattern
Turn any photo into a pattern you can actually stitch.
Upload a pet, portrait or logo and get a clean chart with real DMC threads, backstitch and a print-ready PDF - in about a minute.
No credit card. Free charts up to 180 stitches wide.
How it works
Three steps to a finished chart
- 1
Upload a photo
Drag in a pet, portrait, logo or clip-art.
- 2
Tune the preset
Pick Drawing, Photo or Portrait - or open the sliders.
- 3
Stitch it
Export a clean PDF chart with legend and thread list.
Why Stitcherry
Built for real stitching, not just pixel art
Automatic generation you can trust, plus a full editor when you want to make it yours.
Real DMC threads
Colours are matched to the DMC floss palette with perceptual ฮE merging - no impossible-to-buy shades.
Backstitch outlines
Crisp backstitch is generated along edges to bring definition to faces, text and fine detail.
Full desktop editor
Brush, eraser, fill, rectangle re-colour, thread replace, undo history - serious touch-ups with a mouse.
Print-ready PDF
Colour or black-and-white charts with a legend, symbols and stitch counts, ready to print.
Progress Mode in the app
Start on the web, track stitched rows on the go - your account and charts sync with the mobile app.
FAQ
Questions, answered
Naive converters just quantise pixels, leaving confetti of single stitches and dozens of near-identical colours. Stitcherry cleans the image, merges perceptually-close threads, boosts contrast and adds backstitch - so the result is genuinely stitchable.
Every colour is mapped to the standard DMC floss palette, so you can buy exactly what the legend lists.
Yes. Free includes generation and the full editor, plus a watermarked PDF for charts up to 180 stitches wide. Pro unlocks the full-resolution PDF and upcoming AI features.
No. The editor runs in your browser. There are also native iOS and Android apps that share the same account.
Absolutely - the web editor has brush, eraser, area fill, rectangle re-colour, backstitch tools, thread replacement and 50+ steps of undo.