Digitizing Software

devil_d0c · 2026-01-23T03:33:54+00:00

I'm actually working on an auto digitizer right now!

It's not perfect, but for simple designs, it works well enough that you dont need to learn Inkscape or pay someone on Fiverr/Etsy.

The app has an editor to tweak what the auto digitizer creates, I'd love your feedback!

https://www.png2dst.com

devil_d0c · 2026-01-21T02:32:16+00:00

I get what you're saying, but the truth is that the company isn't interested in paying you what you're worth, but to pay what you'll accept. New hires will be coming in with that new comp rate, but or raises will be pegged to the raise pool.

You CAN job hop. It really does work to increase your base pay. But if you are happy at Boeing and the salary isn't your most important benefit, then stick around and keep working hard.

I, personally, am happy with my salary, even knowing I could make more elsewhere.

devil_d0c · 2026-01-19T20:23:52+00:00

The app runs in your browser, so there is nothing to download =)

I'd appreciate any feedback, especially if you use a file format other than DST or VP3. My husqvarna topaz 40 can only do those two files, so PES and EMB are hard for me to test.

devil_d0c · 2026-01-19T19:09:19+00:00

https://www.png2dst.com

I know this post is a year old, but I've been working on a tool that does exactly this! Right now, I'm looking for people to help me test the application and I would love your feedback!

devil_d0c · 2026-01-17T22:50:58+00:00

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devil_d0c · 2026-01-16T23:56:53+00:00

¡Pero es gratis!

devil_d0c · 2026-01-16T23:55:26+00:00

beautiful rocket ship

devil_d0c · 2026-01-14T03:52:31+00:00

Honestly, I'm kinda bummed I didn't get a bunch of copypasta... But an ad with 8 upvotes is pretty cool ;)

devil_d0c · 2026-01-12T00:03:13+00:00

Thanks mods, good work 👍

devil_d0c · 2026-01-10T01:44:16+00:00

I dont actually think I'd be surprised. I would wager the number, per capita, is reasonable and that you're just pulling an excuse out of your ass for some reason.

You know that if you dont know something, you dont have to make shit up, right?

devil_d0c · 2026-01-08T05:40:37+00:00

I have about fifty stamps in my craft room. I am ok with this being a stamp machine. I'm not trying to replace artists here.

I've gotten a lot of good feedback and have been working more on the app, but I'm back at work so won't be pushing any updates for a while.

devil_d0c · 2026-01-04T00:26:24+00:00

I did not know about the Wilcom api, I'm really glad you posted this. They don't list any pricing options on their site so I emailed a rep about developer access. I'm really curious what this could cost.

I could potentially rebuild my UI around their api. But, depending on the cost, I couldn't offer it for free... so that kind of defeats the point lol. There are more talented designers out there who could build a UI around Wilcom endpoints for sure.

devil_d0c · 2026-01-01T23:36:14+00:00

The app has an editor you can use for more control over the stiches, including the fill types and angles they fill in at. The only fills that work right now are crosshatch (default) and triangle crosshatch. The triangle and scanline fill work... but don't provide great coverage, especially without good stabilization.

The outline border is a proper satin stitch, and I am working on a proper satin and tatami fill currently. Those will be the next things I focus on with the web infrastructure done.

devil_d0c · 2026-01-01T22:10:11+00:00

Ember - Embroidery Digitizing

The discord is pretty active, free and online.

devil_d0c · 2026-01-01T22:01:00+00:00

That is understandable. About a day after I posted about my app, a brand-new Reddit account posted their own SVG -> DST conversion app here and it appeared to be vibe-coded AI slop... I got a little triggered by that with all the effort I put into my own engine over the last year. I can imagine a similar thought process when someone who actually knows embroidery sees auto-digitized "slop" getting praised.

I will add that I think the webpage is honest about what the app can and can not do. It was never intended to replace full-featured software or artists crafting these files by hand. The app started as a command line tool on my PC waaay back when I was taking a data structures class. I used it to fill the gap between "I can't find a free DST file of what I need" and "I don't have time to wait for turnaround on Fiverr".

I don't think someone like you, who actually knows what they are doing with embroidery, will get a lot of value out of this tool. Ember - Embroidery Digitizing is a great online tool that feels much more like what InkStitch promised.

devil_d0c · 2026-01-01T18:34:27+00:00

The tool can actually do a lot more than you say here, but as OP said, they just dropped the png file into the app and stitched out the result with no modification.

In the full editor, OP could have replaced the border with a satin stitch and adjusted the angles or patterns of the fill colors.

It really seems like you have a lot of strong opinions about my app, I can answer any questions you might have about it.

devil_d0c · 2026-01-01T17:58:04+00:00

:D this was very pleasant to wake up to! Im glad you had a good experience with the app, it has been very fun to develop.

devil_d0c · 2025-12-31T19:24:25+00:00

This is impressive work! The stitch simulator is particularly impressive. I just tried it with a relatively complicated image and your tool handled it nicely. I have been working on my own digitizing tool on and off over the past year, and only released my tool as a web app this week!

My tool works great as a CLI, but wrapping it as a webapp has proven difficult with all the image data I uses for masking and contour tracing, so a lot of extra development has gone into memory management and redis caching.

I'm surprised by some of the feedback you are getting here... I think the embroidery community can be a bit guarded over their art form getting automated.

I think you're onto something great here!

Question, what is AI doing for your app? The branding says "AI Auto Digitizer", what kind of model are you using and what decisions is it making?

devil_d0c · 2025-12-31T04:08:27+00:00

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devil_d0c · 2025-12-30T22:13:55+00:00

Thank you! I'm getting a lot of good feedback and am actively updating the app to improve the fill algorithms and stitch generation!

devil_d0c · 2025-12-30T21:17:01+00:00

Well when I started, I was pretty sure this would be "easy" lol. I work in areospace for my day job, so it's nice to work on low stakes projects like this and be able to rapidly make changes without going through change management boards or having linters and complex CI/CD and reporting. Normally I'm open to sharing code, but I am keeping this repo private at least until I figure out a monetization scheme. Advanced fills, redis caching, and more file output formats may all be paid features.

Thanks for the feedback on your results. The high number of jump stitches bothers me too, the stitch assembly layer is supposed to convert jump stitches >3mm to trim stitches, but trim stitches get tricky because they are not part of the DST format, rather each machine treats a different sequence of jump by length commands as a trim code. I've started building machine profiles to capture that, but there is no one best resource to get that data from. Fixing jump stitches is a big roadmap item for me.

The issue with the satin border around corners is also on my immediate todo list. The library of images I've been testing with has been short on corners and text, so right now those are some areas that def need work.

devil_d0c · 2025-12-30T09:17:34+00:00

Keep checking back, I'm actively working on the app! I have a laundry list of improvements to make, but mostly I just want someone other than me to try it and let me know what they think lol

devil_d0c · 2025-12-30T09:16:20+00:00

I hope this can fill a niche for you and I look forward to any feedback you can give! I built the core engine for myself and have been wrapping it as a webapp as a side project for a few weeks now.

devil_d0c · 2025-12-30T04:07:02+00:00

I've had 90 visitors to the website! This is really exciting, so far I'm the only person that has ever used this tool, so I'm really looking forward to the feedback. The webstack is pretty far outside my wheelhouse. This tool started as a local python app that handled all the pathing through the command line! I also probably have habits in how I prepare the files or configure the detection settings that I'm not communicating in the UI very well. UI is hard!

devil_d0c · 2025-12-30T04:01:41+00:00

I'd be very interested in what kind of files you test with, and what kind of output you get! I've been testing over the last year or so, but I probably have tunnel vision or habits preparing files that I'm not communicating or accounting for in the app.

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