I don’t regret the time spent dabbling in free embroidery software, though, because I learned exactly what I did and did not want when purchasing! This because premium software is much easier to use and produces better results for auto-digitizing and beginner manual design creation.

(I first purchased SewWhat-Pro and SewArt and eventually Hatch Digitizer.)

Sewing Machine Fun is reader-supported! If you make a purchase through an affiliate link, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you.įree embroidery software is a good place to start when first learning to digitize or edit embroidery designs. For basic design customization, thumbnailing, and file conversion, free software might be all you need.Īfter a year of using free programs myself, though, I ultimately decided to purchase software after doing every free trial available.