StitchDuck
StitchDuck — a cross-stitched duck face in a 5×5 grid

Turn photos into
cross-stitch patterns.

Convert a photo, trace a reference, or start from a blank canvas — then fine-tune every stitch with a complete editor. Fully offline, no account, no subscription.

Download on the App Store Coming soon to Android Coming soon to Windows

For iPhone, iPad & Mac · Android & Windows coming soon · Works fully offline

StitchDuck on iPad turning a photo of a duck into a cross-stitch pattern, with DMC colors and brightness, contrast and saturation controls
StitchDuck pattern editor on iPad showing stitches in cross view, with block and symbol views one tap away
PDF chart exported from StitchDuck with a symbol chart, thread list, floss usage and shopping list
StitchDuck stitch tools on iPad: full, half, quarter, three-quarter and petite stitches, backstitch, French knots and beads
A 1000 × 1000 stitch cross-stitch chart open in StitchDuck on iPad
Layers panel in StitchDuck on iPad, each layer with its own thumbnail

Photo to pattern

Any photo becomes a stitchable chart — live preview, adjustable stitch count, and up to 100 colors matched to real DMC and Anchor threads.

Every stitch type

Full, half, quarter, three-quarter and petite stitches, backstitch lines, French knots, and beads — the complete kit.

Layers & pro tools

Up to 10 layers, shapes, a text tool, fill and eyedropper, plus selections you can move, copy, mirror, or rotate.

Thread-true palettes

Blend up to 4 threads, set strand counts per color, and give every color its own unique chart symbol.

Bring your patterns

Import OXS, Pattern Maker (.xsd) and PCStitch (.pat) files and keep working right where you left off.

Print-ready PDF

Export vector charts with a cover page, black-and-white symbol chart, thread list and floss estimates — crisp at any print size.

Free to design. One purchase to unlock.

All conversion and editing tools are free, with up to 3 saved projects. A single one-time purchase — no subscription — unlocks every export format and unlimited projects across iPhone, iPad and Mac.

Your patterns are yours — sell the pieces you stitch or the patterns themselves. Commercial use is included.