A complete embroidery digitizing suite
A native Rust engine, a modern interface in English, Arabic and French, and tools designed for real workshops.
Arabic and Latin lettering
Correct shaping, joins, minimum column width and dot size, so Arabic letters stitch cleanly at small sizes.
- 17 bundled SIL OFL fonts with pre-digitized embroidery glyphs
- Straight, arc and path text, kashida and bidirectional text
- “Arabic name in 5 minutes” wizard
- Interface fully translated, right-to-left in Arabic
AI designer
Bring your own AI: the model designs with Tarz's fonts, motifs and layout tools, and the built-in review checks hoop, overlaps, legibility, density and machine limits after every version.
- Claude, GPT, Gemini, Mistral, Grok, DeepSeek, OpenRouter, any OpenAI-compatible server, Ollama and LM Studio
- Live previews and a quality score for each version; follow-up requests in the same conversation
- MCP server for Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and Gemini CLI; downloadable Claude Skill
- Keys stay on your computer; requests go directly to the provider you choose
Realistic 3D preview
Thread-level rendering with sheen on the fabric of your choice, before anything touches the machine.
- Views: 3D, stitch lines, realistic 2D, density heat map, sequence
- Sew-out simulation 1×–100× with machine time and stitch-by-stitch stepping
- Mock-ups on shirt, cap and gandoura
- PNG export of the preview
Stitch engine and heritage library
All the stitch types of professional software, with automatic underlay and pull compensation.
- Running, triple, bean, satin, satin column, tatami fill, contour, motif run, E-stitch, appliqué
- Tie-in/tie-off, trims and smart sew order
- Density-preserving resize: stitches are recalculated, not stretched
- 213 heritage motifs and 14 templates by occasion
Export without surprises
The exporter validates the design against your machine profile and explains every issue.
- Hoop fit, stitch length, density and stitch limits
- Colours against the needles of your machine
- Machine files open again as editable designs
Image to embroidery
Automatic digitizing of logos from PNG or JPG images.
- Colour reduction in the CIELAB space
- Matching to real thread charts (Madeira, Isacord and more)
- SVG import for vector artwork
Production tools
What a busy workshop needs between the design and the machine.
- Production worksheet (PDF, HTML, PNG)
- Multi-head planning and batch export
- Thread charts with needle assignment, 10 fabric presets, machine and hoop profiles
- Autosave and crash recovery, undo/redo, keyboard shortcuts
13 machine formats, read and write
Cross-checked against an independent reference implementation.
- DSTTajima
- PESBrother / Baby Lock
- PECBrother / Baby Lock
- JEFJanome
- EXPMelco
- VP3Pfaff / Viking
- XXXSinger
- HUSViking
- SHVViking
- PCSPfaff
- DSBBarudan
- U01Barudan
- TAPHappy
Compare editions
The same app for everyone; your licence key decides which features are unlocked.
| Feature | Free | Atelier | Pro | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Export | Up to 5,000 stitches, all formats | Unlimited for home formats; 5,000 stitches for industrial formats | Unlimited, all formats | Unlimited, all formats |
| Fonts | 2 | All | All | All |
| Heritage motifs | 20 | 213 | 213 | 213 |
| Auto-digitize images | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Manual digitizing tools | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Production worksheet | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Batch export | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Teaching mode | No | No | No | Yes |
| AI designer (your own AI key) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Home formats: PES, PEC, JEF, VP3, XXX, HUS, SHV, PCS. Industrial formats: DST, EXP, DSB, U01, TAP.
System requirements
Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit), macOS 10.15 or later, or a modern 64-bit Linux (AppImage or .deb). An internet connection is needed only to activate and refresh a licence.