Hatch Embroidery
6.2#12 in embroidery design softwareFrom $99 a monthmacOSWindows
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PEmbroider
7.1#4 in embroidery design softwareFree planFree planAPImacOSWindows
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| Fact | Hatch Embroidery | PEmbroider |
|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | Sydney, Australia | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Integration | Composer and Digitizer support vector files through CorelDRAW integration, and Hatch 4 also supports native DXF import without CorelDRAW. | PEmbroider integrates with the Processing creative coding framework and can be installed through Processing's Contribution Manager or manually from a ZIP library. |
| Machine formats | It exports designs to over 35 file formats and is described as compatible with popular embroidery machines. | It exports DST, EXP, JEF, PEC, PES, VP3 and XXX embroidery files. |
| Purpose | Hatch Embroidery is machine embroidery software designed for hobbyists and home embroiderers. | PEmbroider is a Java library for generating computational embroidery designs in Processing. |
Hatch Embroidery plans
- Composer FlexPay$99 a month
- Digitizer FlexPay$99 a month
- Organizer$199, paid once
- Personalizer$299, paid once
- Composer$699, paid once
- Digitizer$1,199, paid once
PEmbroider plans
- FreeFree
- PEmbroiderFree
Pick Hatch Embroidery if…
Hatch Embroidery suits hobbyists and home embroiderers who want tools for digitizing, editing, and exporting designs. The available tools and plans vary by edition, from library organization to manual digitizing and photo conversion.
Pick PEmbroider if…
PEmbroider suits artists, makers, educators, craftspersons, and schools using Processing to create embroidery designs. It is also relevant to users preparing output for supported embroidery machines or other 2D devices.