Embroidery files that sell. ✱

I sell my own embroidery designs online. To make better previews, I wanted animated videos — but my digitizer software couldn't export them, let alone with transparent backgrounds for mockups. Screen-recording every file got old fast. So I built what I needed.

Hey, I'm Mika — I built StitchMotion. Got a question before you buy, or unsure about something? Just email me: support@stitchmotion.app.

• Stitch by stitch

  Your design grows exactly the way the machine would sew it — automatically, from your file.

• Set one length

  You pick the length — and that's exactly how long the video runs. The timing adapts on its own.

• Ready to upload

  Export as MP4 or transparent video — or a still frame as PNG — for shops, social or mockups.

• Transparent export

  Perfect for product shots, Reels and video overlays.

• Custom backdrops

  Use your own photos, studio mockups or built-in fabric textures.

• Text & captions

  Captions in six fonts, freely positioned and resized.

• Logo & graphic

  Drop your shop logo or a graphic (transparent PNG) on top.

• Foreground or background

  Place any overlay in front of or behind the embroidery.

• Show the embroidery data

  Stitch count, colours and dimensions on a plate — plus a colour legend, or the colour being stitched, live in the frame.

• Lines
• Relief

Export quality also depends on the quality of your embroidery file.

• Real-time previewWhat you see is what you export (WYSIWYG): thread colors, style, format, length and overlays update the preview instantly — no rendering, no guessing.
• Original thread colorsEvery color is auto-matched to the closest real manufacturer thread — with name and number (e.g. Sulky Rayon 40 · Bright White · 1001). Four catalogs built in (Brother, Madeira, Sulky, Isacord), or any custom color via the picker.
• 9 embroidery formatsOpen the common formats directly: PES, DST, JEF, VP3, VP4, EXP, HUS and SEW. Plus .hoop projects from StitchPencil.
• Finder integrationSee your embroidery files without opening the app — Quick Look (spacebar) and the preview column show the design right in the Finder, thumbnails included.
• Needle markerAn animated marker rides the current stitch as the design grows — and lifts off at the end.
• TimelineDrag the stitch clip onto the stretch where the design should build — before and after it, the finished piece holds. Every overlay gets its own lane and its own entrance: fade, slide, pop, rotate or typewriter.
• Audio trackPut music under your video — your own file or the bundled demo beat, with trim, volume and fades. Included in the free version.
• PresetsSave your settings as a preset and apply them to every further file — automatically on open if you like.

The Windows Open dialog shows a preview of your embroidery file — before you even open it.

Import, pick your look and colors, animate, export — ready to post, or with a transparent background for your video editor.

• macOS13 (Ventura) or newer · Apple Silicon & Intel · via the Mac App Store
• Windows10 / 11 · x64 & ARM64 · via the Microsoft Store
• ProOne-time in-app purchase in the respective store, restore purchase included. No subscription, no account, no cloud.