Pic2Pat Companion: track your cross stitch progress on your phone or tablet

At a glance

What can you do with the app?

See your chart

Black symbols on white, with a thicker line every 10 stitches, just like your printed pattern. Row and column numbers count from the bottom left corner, as on the PDF.

Zoom and move

Move with one finger, zoom with two. Zoom out to see the whole pattern. The cells turn to thread colours when the symbols get too small to read.

Mark stitches

Tap a stitch when it is done. It fills with its thread colour. Made a mistake? Tap it again, or use undo.

Paint a row in one go

Choose the brush, then drag your finger over the stitches you finished.

Find a colour

Tap a colour in the legend at the bottom. Every patch of that colour gets an outline on the chart. Fully stitched patches turn green, unfinished ones red.

Find the stitch you missed

In "remaining" mode every unfinished stitch of the chosen colour gets a dot. Single missed stitches stand out, even in a large pattern.

See how far you are

The app shows the stitches you made today, the stitches in the last hour and the percentage finished.

Count per colour

The colour list shows for each colour how many stitches are left, the total, and the percentage done. The colours you are working on come first.

Keep several patterns

All your patterns sit in one list, the most recently used first. Finished ones can be archived and brought back at any time.

Make it yours

Choose your own colours for finished and remaining stitches, and the hour at which the daily counter starts over.

How to start

1. Make your patternChoose a photo on Pic2Pat, set size and floss brand, and download the PDF. The pattern is free.
2. Install the appGet Pic2Pat Companion from Google Play or the App Store.
3. Add your patternSave the PDF on your phone. In the app, tap the button to add a new pattern and choose the PDF.
4. Start stitchingYour chart opens at once. Tap the stitches you have done. The app remembers where you stopped.

Every Pic2Pat pattern opens

Pic2Pat Companion is made to open every pattern ever made with Pic2Pat, also the old ones. If a pattern is rejected, send the PDF to support@pic2pat.com. It will be fixed for you, so that your pattern opens in the app.

Your pattern stays private

Your patterns and your progress stay on your phone or tablet. The app does not connect to the internet, so nothing is sent anywhere. Updates of the app never delete or change your saved progress.

Questions and answers

Is Pic2Pat Companion free?

Yes. You can download and use it for free.

Which phones and tablets does it work on?

Android 9 or newer, and iPhone and iPad with iOS 17 or newer. It works in portrait and landscape, on phones and on tablets.

Which patterns can I open?

All patterns made with Pic2Pat, also old ones, in colour or black and white, in every floss brand Pic2Pat offers. The app does not open patterns from other designers, and it is not a general PDF viewer.

Do I need an account or internet?

No. There is no account, and the app works without a connection.

Where is my progress saved?

On your phone or tablet. An update of the app never deletes it.

How do I mark stitches?

Tap a stitch to mark it as done. To mark many stitches at once, choose the brush and drag your finger over them.

How do I find all stitches of one colour?

Tap the colour in the legend at the bottom. All patches of that colour are outlined on the chart.

How do I find a stitch I forgot?

Outline the colour, then switch to "remaining" mode. Every unfinished stitch of that colour shows a dot.

How many stitches are left in a colour?

Open the colour list from the menu. It shows the stitches left per colour, the total and the percentage done.

Can I work on more than one pattern?

Yes. All patterns are in your pattern list, and each keeps its own progress.

Which languages does the app speak?

The app follows the language of your phone. It is available in 20 languages (see the table above).

Is Pic2Pat Companion an alternative to Pattern Keeper?

Pattern Keeper is a well-known app, and Pic2Pat patterns are made to work with it. Pattern Keeper tries its best to read PDFs from many different designers, so with some Pic2Pat patterns it can miss a few things. Pic2Pat Companion is made for Pic2Pat patterns only, and it comes with a commitment that every Pic2Pat pattern opens. Pattern Keeper is available for Android only. Pic2Pat Companion is available for Android and for iPhone and iPad.

Where do I buy the floss for my pattern?

Make your pattern on Pic2Pat, then choose "Order materials" to get the floss and fabric for exactly that pattern in the Pic2Pat shop. The app itself has no shop links.

Help, support and ideas

Have a question, need a hand, or an idea to make the app better? Join the Pic2Pat Community group on Facebook. Fellow stitchers and the people behind Pic2Pat are there to help.