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Version History

This is an overview of all changes of StitchBuddy HD for iOS / iPadOS.

2025-12-01 (StitchBuddy HD 3.7.0)
  • Enlarged canvas with floating design details
  • Harmonized menu icons
  • Updated app icon
2025-08-27 (StitchBuddy HD 3.6.0)
  • Janome AQ hoop size corrected
2025-05-29 (StitchBuddy HD 3.5.0)
  • News presented at app launch
  • Help is supporting Dark Mode
  • Smart Threads Multitalent thread chart added
2025-02-10 (StitchBuddy HD 3.4.4)
  • Internal App Store improvements
  • Requires iOS / iPadOS 16.0 or higher
2024-11-04 (StitchBuddy HD 3.4.2)
  • Stitch optimization is considering trim commands
  • Better visibility of stitches on dark backgrounds
2024-09-08 (StitchBuddy HD 3.4.1)
  • Improved 3D view
  • Better compatibility with 3rd party apps
2024-06-07 (StitchBuddy HD 3.3.3)
  • „Clipboard“ menu was missing under iOS 15 - fixed
2024-05-06 (StitchBuddy HD 3.3.1)
  • Visual improvements
  • Background color issues fixed
  • iCloud synchronisation improved
2024-04-12 (StitchBuddy HD 3.3)
  • Design gallery with unified user interface
  • Manage multiple files incl. format conversion
  • Direct access to USB media
  • Multiple windows supported incl. Split View
  • Detail PDFs are reflecting thread numbers
  • Price increase of In-App Purchase „StitchBuddy HD" (USD 19.99)
2024-01-21 (StitchBuddy HD 3.2.5)
  • Gunold Poly thread chart added
  • Reading VP3 designs fixed
  • Janome RE36b hoop orientation corrected
  • Icon preview of EXP designs added
2023-05-22 (StitchBuddy HD 3.2.1)
  • Printing fixed under iOS 16
  • JEF files were corrupted under rare conditions
  • Minor improvements and corrections
  • iOS 13 or higher required
2022-05-30 (StitchBuddy HD 2.19.2)
  • Crash when mailing a design fixed
2022-05-15 (StitchBuddy HD 2.19.1)
  • Sulky Rayon threads added / corrected
2022-02-12 (StitchBuddy HD 2.19)
  • Durak Poly-Soft thread chart added
2021-04-14 (StitchBuddy HD 2.18.1)
  • Complete Madeira Polyneon thread chart
2021-01-05 (StitchBuddy HD 2.18)
  • Thread information incorporated in design files (no „.threads“ files)
  • Help browser updated to comply to App Store regulations
  • More meaningful error messages (e.g. In-App purchases)
2020-08-31 (StitchBuddy HD 2.17.5)
  • PES v11.0 support added
2020-05-09 (StitchBuddy HD 2.17.3)
  • Memory management fixed
2020-04-18 (StitchBuddy HD 2.17.2)
  • Subfolders were not listed sometimes
2019-12-31 (StitchBuddy HD 2.17.1)
  • Potential app crashes by user warnings fixed
2019-11-23 (StitchBuddy HD 2.17)
  • Edit external files („Open in place“)
  • Preview / thumbnail designs („Quick Look“)
  • Dark mode (iOS 13)
  • Janome RE36b hoop added
  • Improved compatibility with other embroidery apps
  • Minor improvements / bug fixes
2019-02-21 (StitchBuddy HD 2.16.1)
  • Minor visual adjustments (iOS 13)
2019-02-17 (StitchBuddy HD 2.16)
  • Brildor PB40 thread chart added
  • Minor improvements and corrections
  • iOS 11 or higher required
2018-05-14 (StitchBuddy HD 2.15)
  • Editing designs on iPhones
  • Improved user interface on iPads (combined view of gallery and design)
  • Auto saving (please duplicate a design before modifications if you want to preserve the original file)
  • Stitches of one thread can be selected
  • Search in subfolders
  • Performance / stability improvements
  • Multitasking support (Split View / Slide Over)
  • Free version for viewing and testing all features (modifying designs with more than 1,000 stitches requires In-App purchase; free for existing StitchBuddy HD customers)
  • StitchBuddy View discontinued
2017-05-26 (StitchBuddy HD / View 2.13)
  • iCloud Drive support
  • Dropbox synchronization discontinued
  • Thumbnail creation improved
  • Swipe action to share / delete designs
  • Hoops added for PES 1.0 (only for alignment)
  • PES 1.0 supports 30,000 / 50,000 stitches (hoop M / L)
  • Import of PES v10.0 files
  • Fixed PES / PEC export with Umlaute in file names
  • Janome hoop RE18 support
  • Requires iOS 9.0 or higher
2015-07-09 (StitchBuddy HD / View 2.10.3)
  • Selection of background color
  • Background colors can be printed (optional)
  • PDFs are created rasterized (default option) or vectorized
  • Stitch optimization improved
  • VP3 import fixed (for old files with thread offsets)
2015-01-09 (StitchBuddy HD / View 2.9.3)
  • Basting uses overlaps instead of locking stitches
  • Canvas is sized based on the opened design
  • Import of VP3 designs corrected
2014-10-20 (StitchBuddy HD / View 2.9.2)
  • Native support of iPhone 6 / 6 Plus screen sizes (StitchBuddy View)
  • Zoom-to-fit honors the current device orientation
  • Dropbox sync: upper / lower case support improved
  • Minor internal bugfixes
2014-09-15 (StitchBuddy HD / View 2.9)
  • Stitch order of threads can be changed
  • Color changes can be deleted, combining threads
  • Crashes when switching between menus fixed
  • DST export with national characters („Umlaute") fixed
  • Memory consumption improved
  • Graceful handling of corrupted JEF designs (with too many color changes)
2014-05-06 (StitchBuddy HD / View 2.7.2)
  • Sort order in navigation view fixed
  • The correct offset is saved when leaving the gallery
  • Improved handling of Dropbox sync errors
2014-03-18 (StitchBuddy HD / View 2.7.1)
  • Barely visible and unresponsive designs / gallery fixed
  • 64-bit support
2014-03-15 (StitchBuddy HD / View 2.7)
  • Subfolder support in the gallery / with Dropbox
  • Designs can be opened in other apps
  • X-ray view shows underlays when selecting stitches
  • Madeira Rayon thread colors added
  • Support of JEF+ file format (read-only)
  • Support of Janome MC 9900 (new hoops)
  • Dropbox synching improved
  • Caching of design previews optimized
  • Minor improvements
2013-11-28 (StitchBuddy HD / View 2.6)
  • This version requires iOS 7.x
  • Flat iOS 7 design
  • Performance improvements when displaying designs
  • Selection of single stitches supported (tap with two fingers to select a section)
  • Help is no longer automatically updated
  • Alignment after zoom-in from overviews corrected
2013-09-10 (StitchBuddy HD / View 2.5.3)
  • This is the last version supporting iOS 5.x / iOS 6.x
  • Facebook integration (requires iOS 6.0 or higher)
  • Twitter integration (requires iOS 6.0 or higher)
  • Dropbox syncing in combination with iTunes file sharing corrected
  • Zooming at touch point corrected
  • Reading of some rare PES designs corrected
2013-03-08 (StitchBuddy HD / View 2.5.2)
  • Correction of corrupted gallery entries caused by 2.5.1
2013-03-06 (StitchBuddy HD / View 2.5.1)
  • Identification of jump stitches improved (PES import)
  • Lower memory consumption of work area (only extended for large designs)
  • No help download on iPhones / iPods (only StitchBuddy View)
  • This update was never released for StitchBuddy View, but 2.5 was immediately followed by 2.5.2, incorporating these changes
2013-02-21 (StitchBuddy HD / View 2.5)
  • First release of StitchBuddy View
  • Working area extended up to 1,200 x 1,200 mm
  • Designs can be filtered by name
  • Gallery organized in sections (by alphabet)
  • Dropbox synchronization added
2012-11-19 (StitchBuddy HD 2.4.5)
  • Read support for Janome JPX files
  • Support of WonderFil Splendor thread charts
  • Handle invalid embroidery files more gracefully
  • List of thread charts scrolled to current selection when being opened
  • List of hoops scrolled to current selection when being opened
  • Minor enhancements
2012-07-31 (StitchBuddy HD 2.4.4)
  • Support of Coats Rayon and Trilobal thread charts.
  • A thread can be marked in the color menu to identify where it is used in the design.
2012-05-31 (StitchBuddy HD 2.4.1)
  • Leading / trailing jump stitches are not included into selections.
  • Performance improvements for Retina displays.
  • Enhanced PES support (additional color codes).
  • Bugfixes
    • Corrupted grid at some zoom levels on Retina displays.
    • Crashes caused by unknown thread colors.
2012-05-11 (StitchBuddy HD 2.4)
  • First release on iPad.