Convert PNG to PES that stitches clean.
Trace it free below to see where auto-trace breaks — then let a human deliver stitch-aware, hoop-fit PES your machine runs without thread breaks.
The short answer
You can convert PNG to PES free with our instant tracer — but auto-trace leaves gaps that embroidery machine can't run. For Brother, Bernina and home/commercial embroidery machines, a human redraw delivers stitch-aware geometry, reduced thread palette, underlay and density in 24 hours, guaranteed.
PNG has no paths. An embroidery machine needs clean geometry.
A PNG stores a grid of pixels. Auto-trace guesses an outline by following the boundary between light and dark, so a slightly soft or compressed edge becomes a jagged chain of hundreds of points, and the anti-aliased halo around each shape reads as dozens of near-duplicate colors.
An embroidery machine can't run that. It needs stitch-aware geometry, reduced thread palette, underlay and density — the things auto-trace never produces. We rebuild the geometry by hand to satisfy every one, then deliver a tested PES plus a stitch-preview proof.
Upload your PNG
Any image of the design plus your size and placement.
We digitize it
A human reduces colors, sets underlay and density, and tests the stitch.
Stitch-ready in 24h
You get a tested PES plus a stitch-preview proof, guaranteed to run.
Same PNG. Two very different PESs.
| For embroidery machine | Human redraw · VectorWiz | Free auto-trace |
|---|---|---|
| Stitchability | Built for the needle | Unstitchable detail |
| Thread colors | Reduced & matched | Hundreds of fills |
| Underlay | Proper foundation | None |
| Hoop fit | Sized to hoop | Ignores limits |
Before you run the file.
Can I convert PNG to PES for free?
Yes — a free instant tracer does it in your browser. It works for simple, high-contrast art, but soft anti-aliased edges and compression halos trace as stray nodes and phantom colors, so for production a human redraw is usually needed.
Why won't an auto-traced PES stitch cleanly?
Because PNG is flat pixels with transparency, and auto-trace turns that into stray nodes and broken geometry. An embroidery machine needs stitch-aware geometry, reduced thread palette, underlay and density. A human rebuild resolves all of it.
What do I get back?
A tested PES plus a stitch-preview proof — built to stitch on the machine, with a 100% remake guarantee.
How fast is a human PNG to PES redraw?
24 hours standard, with 12-hour rush available and a 100% remake guarantee if it isn't production-correct.
Where this converter links.
Up · pillar & hub
Lateral · other converters
Get a PES that runs first try.
Send the PNG, we'll rebuild it right and have a production-ready PES back in 24 hours — guaranteed.