Download and play Cross Stitch on your favorite PC (Windows) or Mac now for free. Stitching is an art that always requires maximum concentration and focus to get the job done right. Download Cross Stitch Markup and enjoy it on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. ‎Written by Ursa Software, (creator of MacStitch for the Mac and WinStitch for the PC ), it is a utility designed to let you work on charts you or others have created from your iPad or iPhone (big screen recommended) You can work without the usual array of sheets. Download the latest version of StitchBuddy for Mac - Read and write with embroidery designs. Read 1 user reviews of StitchBuddy on MacUpdate. Create cross stitch designs. Fast and intuitive paint and drawing toolset. 1stFlip Flipbook Creator Pro. Cross+A The purpose of Cross A is to simplify the solution of crosswords, word-based. $40 DOWNLOAD Cross Stitch Professional Platinum Cross Stitch Professional for Windows can be used for converting photographs. $100.55 DOWNLOAD. Cross Stitch Professional Platinum for Mac OS X. Software for creating charts for Cross Stitch and tapestry. Suitable for drawing or photo conversion. The same version produces both hand stitch charts and embroidery machine files.

I happily used Easy Cross for many years until moving from PCs to a Mac. Cross stitch software for the Mac. Cross stitch software for the Mac was harder to find. Eventually I found MacStitch by Ursa Software. This worked well and did just what I needed.

My early days of designing Back in the early 1990's I started playing around with designing my own patterns. I used and coloured pencils along with plenty of glue sticks! One of my projects was to design commemorative samplers for friends.

Each motif was drawn onto squared paper, then cut out, and pasted onto a larger sheet of paper. This cut and paste job was time consuming, messy and sticky! Next, I designed some small cross stitch motifs and submitted them to a major UK needlework magazine. They were accepted and I was lucky enough to be asked to design for them on a regular basis.

So what happened three weeks later? He would have had to chop off my hand to make me let go of the computer! Soon after that I discovered my first DOS cross stitch software. It enabled me to print the charts that I sent to the magazine so they were neat and easy to read. No more scruffy hand-drawn charts with parts of the paper almost worn away where I had erased mistakes.

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I soon learned that the benefits of (and later blackwork) on the computer were many. The next step was a bigger and better computer (why is the one we have never good enough?) and I looked around for a Windows program. By this time we also had the internet and I downloaded and tried all the cross stitch software I could find. I eventually settled on the most expensive program I could find, after all if it cost a lot it must be good eh? Sadly the software I had chosen was slow to be updated, and eventually I started looking around for a replacement. I happily used Easy Cross for many years until moving from PCs to a Mac.

Cross stitch software for the Mac Cross stitch software for the Mac was harder to find. Eventually I found MacStitch by Ursa Software. This worked well and did just what I needed. The company also provide a version for Windows, and even one for the iPad, so I can design wherever I am. Guess who is now a happy girl? Do you have a question about charting or designing a pattern of your own?

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As more and more people move to Apple, more and more people are on the lookout for cross stitch software on a Mac. However, there simply isn’t much choice out there.
But that doesn’t mean there isn’t some great choices out there.

MacStitch – 9/10

($48 ($35 with discount))
We start with the behemoth of cross stitch software, on Mac or Windows. MacStitch is simply the Mac version of the ever-popular WinStitch, a full-service cross stitch software that not only competes (but ranks better in our tests) than the likes of PCStitch.
It has over 30 different brands of threads, including select options, such as DMC greyscale, has an inbuilt print to pdf (unlike some, PCStitch), and runs without strong demands on RAM. As a result, its the first place to look for a Mac software option.
But it does come with some drawbacks. The first is of course the price. Whilst the initial outlay of $52 ($47 with discount) seems steep, its comparable to the price of any Windows options, and is BY FAR the cheapest Mac software option.
Secondly, thanks to its full-service option, it comes with a learning curve. However, the same can be said with any software, regardless of platform, and as confidence grows, the extra options will become invaluable.
As a final point, if the time comes you wish to move away from Mac, all your saved patterns and files are compatible with the Windows version of the software, and whilst you’ll have to buy that copy, it saves you a serious headache if that time comes.

StitchFiddle – 9/10

(FREE)
I hear what you’re saying, do you NEED to pay? Well, if you want a full suite of options you need a paid bit of software. However, if you want, there is a free option. But instead of software, it’s online.
StitchFiddle has long been our favorite online pattern maker, and or good reason. Its simple to use has fantastic image creation software (see below) and most importantly, is free.

Nothing in life is truly free though, as StitchFiddle is very limited in what it can do. It only has DMC or Anchor treads, it has very simple size selection (but does go up to 2000×2000), and even more simple image editing ability. However, for a quick image conversion, its the bee’s knees, offering a great print to pdf option.

DP Software Cross Stitch Pro Platinum – 5/10

($191)
Here’s where we start getting into some pricier options. For a long time, Jane Greenoff pattern making software was the only one around, and over time she got quite a following. However, the first of our pricy Mac options, and the very first Mac software, has been lifted directly from the old Jane Greenoff software, which means its complicated, has a limited selection of threads, and limited in many of its features.
It’s a higher cost than the likes of MacStitch, and has considerably fewer features. It’s only real positive is its ability to work with very old Macs (MacStitch works with XP onwards).

Stitch Painter – 5/10

($199/FREE)
Stitch Painter is a fairly complicated program, with a similarly limited set of features that DP Software Cross Stitch Pro has. However, it does have a free demo, which despite various prompts, doesn’t seem to run out.

StitchCraft – 5/10

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($155)
Our final pattern creator for Mac is StitchCraft, and whilst it isn’t pretty at all, it does get the job done. Considering its cost, there is simply no reason to go with something this hard to use.

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