Krazy Stitcher

Every Stitch You Use — and the Ones You've Been Wanting to Try

If you've ever wanted to design a netting collar, a spiral rope necklace, or a Dutch spiral bracelet and your current software couldn't do it — Krazy Stitcher can.

Base covers the essentials and then some: even-count peyote (2-drop through 9-drop), brick stitch, loom, right-angle weave, herringbone, square stitch, gourd stitch, spiral rope, Dutch spiral, netting, and more — 22 stitch types total.

Pro & Studio add 3 more: Ladder Stitch, Albion Stitch, and Bead Crochet Rope.

That's 25 stitch types — more than most bead software on the market. Each one has its own accurate grid, so your bead counts and finished dimensions are right before you pick up a needle. (CRAW, Chenille Stitch, Triangle Weave, and St. Petersburg Chain are on the roadmap but not available in any edition yet.)

Turn Any Photo into a Bead Pattern

Drop in any photo — your cat, a landscape, a family portrait. Adjust brightness and colors, then choose how you want the beads matched: Dithering scatters bead colors to create natural-looking transitions (great for photos), while turning it off and using K-Means color grouping gives bold, graphic results. Try both and pick what looks right.

What's dithering? →

Palette Brand Remapping

Remap your entire pattern to Miyuki Delica, Toho, or Preciosa with one click. See exactly which beads to buy before you start.

Export Everywhere

PDF patterns, PNG images, word charts, and .ks project files. Print, share, or pick up where you left off.

Smart Tools That Save You Time

See how hard a pattern is before you start. Check your bead count and finished size. Clean up stray single beads that don't belong (beaders call this "confetti"). Merge similar colors, mirror your design, flip, rotate — all the tools you wish graph paper had.

Your Patterns Stay on Your Computer

Krazy Stitcher is a single file you save to your machine. No cloud storage of your patterns, no account required — your designs never leave your device. If the app hits an unexpected error, it sends us an anonymous technical report so we can fix bugs (see our Privacy Policy) — nothing else is ever tracked. It works with or without internet — once you have the file, you never need to be online.

3D Realistic Preview

See your pattern as it will actually look with realistic bead shapes — rounded cylinders with highlights and shadows. Toggle between grid and preview instantly. (Pro & Studio only)

Bead Inventory & Cost Estimator

Track your bead stock, see what you need to buy, and estimate project cost before you start. Inventory auto-deducts when you begin a pattern.

Row Work Tracker

Track your stitching progress row by row. Mark completed rows, see your percentage done, and pick up exactly where you left off.

Pattern Search & Filter

Find any saved pattern instantly by name. Search and filter your project library as it grows — no more scrolling through dozens of patterns.

Gradient Fill & Text Overlay

Generate smooth color gradients across your pattern and stamp text in pixel fonts. Add names, dates, or messages to any design.

Split & Recompose

Working on something oversized? Split a large pattern into a grid of tiles you can stitch one at a time, then recombine them into the finished whole. (Pro & Studio only)

Automatic Folder Backup

Point Krazy Stitcher at a folder on your computer — including a Dropbox, OneDrive, or iCloud folder — and every save automatically exports a snapshot there too, on top of manual backups and rolling version history. (Pro & Studio only, Chrome/Edge)

Print Layout & Backup

Generate paginated print layouts for large patterns. Backup and restore your entire project library with a single click.