Pic2Pat vs Pixel-Stitch (2026)

Pic2Pat and Pixel-Stitch both turn a photo into a cross stitch pattern in your browser. Below is where they differ, fact by fact. The facts about Pixel-Stitch 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.

Pixel-Stitch is a free photo converter that runs in the browser. You set the number of stitches and colours, choose DMC, Anchor or Sulky, and download the pattern as PDF, Excel or OXS. There is no stitch editor and transparent photos are not supported.

	Pic2Pat	Pixel-Stitch
What it is	Photo to pattern, with editor	Photo to pattern
Price	Free, PDF included	Free
Photo stays on your device	Yes	Yes
Adjusting the pattern	Colour flow, contrast, brightness, white balance and saturation	Palette, dithering and colour settings; no stitch editing
Floss brands	DMC, Anchor, Madeira, Venus, Cosmo, Sullivans, Ministeck	DMC, Anchor, Sulky
Stitches	Full cross	Full cross
Largest pattern	1000 x 1000	600 stitches wide
Pattern Keeper	Certified	Not stated
Transparent photos	Yes, no stitches in empty parts	No
Order the floss as a kit	Yes, also later via the QR code on the pattern	Yes, during conversion only
Languages	20	2

Both are free and both keep your photo on your own device. Pixel-Stitch gives you palette, dithering and colour settings before the pattern is made, but no way to change the result afterwards. Pic2Pat lets you adjust colour flow, contrast, brightness, white balance and saturation while you watch the pattern. Both use full cross stitches only.

Pixel-Stitch offers DMC, Anchor and Sulky and patterns up to 600 stitches wide; Pic2Pat has DMC, Anchor, Madeira, Venus, Cosmo, Sullivans and Ministeck, up to 1000 x 1000. Pic2Pat PDFs are certified for Pattern Keeper. Pixel-Stitch does not support transparent photos; Pic2Pat leaves transparent parts without stitches. Both let you order the floss while converting; Pic2Pat also later, via the QR code on the pattern. Pic2Pat works in 20 languages, Pixel-Stitch in 2.

Questions about Pic2Pat and Pixel-Stitch

Is Pic2Pat a free alternative to Pixel-Stitch?

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 Pixel-Stitch?

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

What does Pic2Pat have that Pixel-Stitch does not?

Adjusting the pattern while you watch it, transparent photos, seven floss brands, patterns up to 1000 x 1000, a Pattern Keeper certified PDF, ordering the kit later via the QR code, and 20 languages.

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Facts checked on 2026-10-13