Pic2Pat vs FlossCross (2026)

Pic2Pat and FlossCross both turn a photo into a cross stitch pattern in your browser. Below is where they differ, fact by fact. The facts about FlossCross come from its own website.

Pic2Pat turns your own photo into a cross stitch pattern, free of charge, PDF included. Your photo stays on your own device. You adjust colour flow, contrast, brightness, white balance and saturation while you watch the pattern, and you can order the floss and fabric as a kit, now or later via the QR code on the pattern.

FlossCross is a free browser editor with photo import and no registration. It draws with DMC colours, supports backstitch, half and petite stitches, keeps your patterns in your own browser and exports PDF and OXS.

	Pic2Pat	FlossCross
What it is	Photo to pattern, with editor	Pattern editor with photo import
Price	Free, PDF included	Free
Photo stays on your device	Yes	Yes
Adjusting the pattern	Colour flow, contrast, brightness, white balance and saturation	Full editor, with backstitch
Floss brands	DMC, Anchor, Madeira, Venus, Cosmo, Sullivans, Ministeck	DMC
Stitches	Full cross	Full, half and petite
Largest pattern	1000 x 1000	Not stated
Pattern Keeper	Certified	Not stated
Transparent photos	Yes, no stitches in empty parts	Not stated
Order the floss as a kit	Yes, also later via the QR code on the pattern	No
Languages	20	4

Both are free and keep your patterns on your own device. FlossCross is a drawing editor: you change single stitches, add backstitch, half and petite stitches. Pic2Pat adjusts the pattern as a whole, with colour flow, contrast, brightness, white balance and saturation, and uses full cross stitches only.

FlossCross works with DMC colours; Pic2Pat with DMC, Anchor, Madeira, Venus, Cosmo, Sullivans and Ministeck, up to 1000 x 1000 stitches. Pic2Pat PDFs are certified for Pattern Keeper. Pic2Pat leaves transparent parts of a photo without stitches and lets you order the floss, fabric and accessories as a kit, also later via the QR code on the pattern. FlossCross sells no materials. Pic2Pat works in 20 languages, FlossCross in 4.

Questions about Pic2Pat and FlossCross

Is Pic2Pat a free alternative to FlossCross?

Yes. Pic2Pat makes the pattern and the PDF free of charge. Pic2Pat earns from the floss and fabric kits you can order with the pattern, not from the pattern itself.

Can I use both Pic2Pat and FlossCross?

Yes. Make the pattern in Pic2Pat first to see the size and the number of colours, then try the same photo in FlossCross and compare. Stitch the chart you like best.

What does Pic2Pat have that FlossCross does not?

Seven floss brands, a Pattern Keeper certified PDF, transparent photos, a kit with the floss and fabric, and 20 languages.

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Facts checked on 2026-10-13