EmbroideryWare vs Ink/Stitch
EmbroideryWare
embroiderywaresoftware.comInk/Stitch
inkstitch.orgSide by side
| Figure | EmbroideryWare | Ink/Stitch |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 2 |
| Spec score · Embroidery Design Software | 8.0 (#10) | 8.7 (#5) |
| File formats | The product page lists SVG and PES imports, bitmap imports for digitizing, and DST, DST + EDR, PES, PEC, EXP, EXP+ and JEF exports. | It imports and exports embroidery files in formats including DST, EXP, JEF, PEC, PES, VP3, and XXX, and can also export a detailed PDF view. |
| Lettering | The maker says EmbroideryWare includes 30 professionally digitized lettering sets, with additional sets available separately. | The lettering tool supports keyboard text entry, pre-digitized fonts, custom fonts and font filtering by category, size and glyph coverage. |
| Purpose | EmbroideryWare is a digitizing program for creating custom embroidery designs. | Ink/Stitch is an open-source machine embroidery design platform based on Inkscape and SVG. |
Plans
EmbroideryWare
- EmbroideryWare 3.8.5 with 30 professionally digitized lettering sets$119, paid once
- EmbroideryWare 3.8.5 with 65 professionally digitized lettering sets$169, paid once
In their own words
EmbroideryWare
EmbroideryWare has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Ink/Stitch
Ink/Stitch is a machine embroidery design platform built around Inkscape and SVG, available as an extension for Linux, macOS, and Windows. It requires Inkscape 1.0.2 or higher and is free to use under GNU GPL version 3.0 or later. Designs can use running, bean, ripple, satin, fill, cutwork, redwork, and tartan stitches, with manual stitch placement also available. Lettering tools support typing with pre-digitized fonts or creating custom fonts. Users can preview an animated stitch-out or a stitch plan, then make a PDF with realistic rendering or line-drawing mode. Thread tools allow installation of palettes from more than 60 manufacturers, creation of custom palettes, and matching design colors to a selected palette. Ink/Stitch imports and exports embroidery formats including DST, EXP, JEF, PEC, PES, VP3, and XXX, and can export a detailed PDF view. It offers appliqué tools, vector import, and stitch simulation, but not auto-digitizing. Brother PEC and PES files cannot save more than 255 color changes.