Convert JPG to JEF embroidery files

Upload a JPG, get a JEF file your machine can run. The preview below shows the actual stitches, not your original image.

JEF is the Janome format, shared with Elna machines built on the same platform.

JEF runs on Janome and Elna. JEF stores thread colours, so the palette you see in the preview travels with the file.

JPG is what most photos and scans are. Heavy compression leaves faint halos around edges; the engine smooths them before tracing, but a clean source always stitches better than a re-saved one.

The output format below is already set to JEF. Digitizing, the preview and the file are free — no account needed.

Other formats: JPG to DSTJPG to PESJPG to VP3JPG to EXPJPG to XXXJPG to PECJPG to U01PNG instead

What it does

Upload a logo, drawing or piece of artwork. The engine turns it into real stitches — satin columns along thin strokes, tatami fill across solid areas — and writes a file your embroidery machine can run. No software to install.

What you get

A machine file in the format your brand uses:

DST · PES · JEF · VP3 · EXP · XXX · PEC · U01

Tajima, Brother, Janome, Husqvarna, Bernina, Singer, Barudan.

What it costs

Free. Digitize, preview and download the machine file — no account, no watermark, no card.

We are new and want to hear how the files sew. If you run one on your machine, a line to hello@converttostitch.com helps a lot.

Drop artwork here, or click to choose a file
Fabric sets stitch density, pull compensation and underlay. Knit draws in and needs a wider, looser stitch; terry swallows thread and needs a denser one.
Your file is ready.Free, no sign-up. Tell us how it sews: hello@converttostitch.com