01Upload
Start with any photo
A pet, a place, a face, a bouquet from the wedding. Drop in a photo and crop it the way you want it stitched.
- JPG, PNG, HEIC
- Crop & frame
- Keeps your original
System 01 · PixVix Cross Stitch
Photo in.Stitches out.
Turn any photo into a real cross-stitch pattern, then stitch it right from your screen. Pattern, editor, Workspace and PDF in one place.
- 2,000²stitches
- 21thread brands
- 6steps to finish
Your photo
Real PixVix chart · 22 DMC colours
Stitch view
How it works
Six stitches on one thread.
From the first photo to the last stitch.
02Pattern
A real chart, up to 2,000 × 2,000
PixVix maps every cell to a real thread colour. Choose the size, the number of colours and the brand, and see the chart update instantly.
- Up to 2,000 × 2,000
- 21 thread brands
- DMC, Anchor and more
03Edit
Fine-tune on any device
Every editing tool works on phone, tablet and desktop. Swap colours, clean up stray stitches and merge close shades.
- Phone, tablet, desktop
- Colour swap
- Clean-up tools
04Stitch
Stitch from the screen. No printing.
The Workspace is your digital chart. Journey guides you section by section, marks what is done and always keeps your place.
- Journey map
- Mark as you go
- Thread checklist
05PDF
Print-ready PDF, your way
Prefer paper? Download in colour or black & white, pick the paper size and add a cover with your own photo.
- Colour or B&W
- A4, Letter and more
- Custom cover
06Finish
Celebrate the last stitch
When you finish, PixVix makes a finish card with your cover photo, your stats and your name, ready to keep or share.
- Feed & story sizes
- Your own cover photo
- One-tap share
Pricing
Pay per pattern. Keep it forever.
Free demo
Try the app
Try PixVix free on a demo chart: the editor, the Stitching Workspace and Journey.
$0
No card needed
- Try the editor and Workspace on a demo chart
- Learn Journey and the progress tools
- Patterns from your own photos need credits
Personal
For your own projects
Create patterns for yourself. Buy once and use your credits whenever you're ready.
Choose quantity
$17.99
Save 28%
$4.99 / pattern$3.60 / pattern
Credits never expire
- 1 credit creates 1 pattern from your own photo, with unlimited edits afterwards
- Charts up to 2,000 × 2,000 stitches
- Real thread colors from DMC, Anchor, Madeira and 18 more brands
- Print-ready PDF with color and black-and-white symbol charts (A4, Letter, A3, Tabloid, large print)
- Online Workspace: mark stitches on screen, no printing needed
- Journey sections and progress saved to your account
- Works on phone, tablet and desktop
Business
Create. Brand. Sell.
For designers, creators, and sellers who need commercial rights.
Choose quantity
$39.99
$4 / pattern
One-time commercial credits. Credits never expire.
Everything in Personal, plus:
- Commercial license to sell the patterns you create
- Branded PDFs with your logo, colors and shop links
Business + Etsy autopilot
Etsy Seller
$14.99 / month
or $149 / year
Turn your Business patterns into ready-to-sell Etsy listings, without leaving PixVix.
Start selling on Etsy- Connect your Etsy shop
- 10 listing photos and 2 videos for each pattern
- SEO title, description and tags written for you
- Save as an Etsy draft or publish straight to your shop
- Organise listings into shop sections
First listing free: one Business pattern, once per shop
Cancel anytime. Patterns are made with Business credits as usual.
No subscription. Pay once, use whenever.
What you get
Every pattern, the full kit.
One credit makes one pattern. All of this comes with it, and editing it, stitching it on screen or downloading it again never costs another credit.
Stitching Workspace
Tap to mark stitches, highlight one colour, park threads and zoom without losing the grid. Progress syncs and works offline once opened.
Full editor
Clean up confetti, merge near shades, crop, and add backstitch, half stitches and French knots.
Completion Card
Your finished piece with your name, stitch count, palette and time spent.
Print-ready PDF pack
A cover with your photo or your own image, a colour chart, a black-and-white symbol chart and a thread list with a symbol for every colour.
- Charts up to 2,000 × 2,000 stitches
- DMC, Anchor, Madeira and 18 more thread brands
- A symbol for every colour, bold 10 × 10 grid
- A4, Letter, A3, Tabloid and large print
- Journey: big charts, one section at a time
- Phone, tablet and desktop, no install
After purchase
Exactly what lands in your account.
Credits appear in your account after checkout and never expire.
Free demo
No card needed
- A demo chart to try the app
- Try the editor, Workspace and Journey on it
- Buy credits when you want your own photos
Personal
1 credit = 1 pattern
- Credits that never expire
- Patterns from your own photos
- Unlimited edits after creation
- Colour and B&W PDF in any paper size
- Workspace, Journey and Completion Card
- Gift credits to anyone by email
Business
Everything in Personal, plus
- Commercial licence to sell what you make
- Branded PDF with your logo, colours and shop links
- Your brand name on every page header
- Business credits that never expire
Etsy Seller
With Business
- Your Etsy shop connected
- 10 photos and 2 videos per pattern
- SEO title, description and tags
- Draft or publish, sorted into shop sections
- Branded colour and B&W PDFs attached to each listing
The PixVix house
A needle-arts house, not a converter.
Most tools stop at the chart. We designed PixVix around the stitch: readable symbols, real thread colours, a calm workspace for long projects and a finish worth keeping. Made for stitchers who care how the piece turns out.
- 2,000²
- stitches per chart, at most
- 21
- thread brands, from DMC to Madeira
- 0
- subscriptions needed for patterns
- ∞
- credit lifetime: they never expire
Compared
PixVix vs typical pattern tools
| PixVix | Typical pattern tools | |
|---|---|---|
| Make and stitch | Chart, editor and Workspace in one account | A converter plus a separate tracker app |
| Devices | Phone, tablet and desktop in the browser | Often Windows-, Mac- or Android-only |
| Pricing | One-time credits that never expire | Time-limited plans or paid upgrades |
| Clean charts | Confetti clean-up and colour merging built in | Stray stitches cleaned up by hand |
| Selling | Commercial licence, branded PDF, Etsy listings | Licence unclear, listings by hand |
Based on public pricing pages and app listings of popular cross-stitch tools, October 2026.
- Secure checkout by Dodo Payments
- Credits never expire
- Unused credits refundable within 14 days
- Try the app free with a demo
FAQ
Questions, answered.
Do I need to print my pattern?
No. Stitch straight from the Workspace on your phone, tablet or computer. The PDF is there whenever you want paper.
Which thread brands are supported?
21 brands, including DMC and Anchor. You can switch brands and PixVix maps every colour to the nearest thread.
Do credits expire?
Never. Buy once and use them today or next year. There is no subscription.
What is the difference between Personal and Business?
Business adds a commercial licence to sell what you make from your patterns, plus branded PDFs with your own logo.
How big can a pattern be?
Up to 2,000 × 2,000 stitches, with as many colours as the design needs.