Version History
This is an overview of all changes of StitchBuddy including its Quick Look and Spotlight plugins.
2023/10/28 (StitchBuddy v3.2.2)
- Gunold Poly thread chart added
- Unintentional color changes fixed
- Minor improvements and corrections
2023/05/08 (StitchBuddy v3.2)
- Inserting lock stitches in shapes or selected stitches
- Reverse stitch order of selected stitches
- Rotate selected stitches by mouse
- Minor improvements and corrections
2023/02/07 (StitchBuddy v3.1.2)
- Filling order of shapes improved by considering connected areas, reducing jump stitches (video)
- Purchase options more consistent: "StitchBuddy Pro" required to purchase "StitchBuddy Creator"
2023/01/13 (StitchBuddy v3.1.1)
- JEF files were corrupted under rare conditions (12h time setting in a region with 24h default) - fixed
2022/12/09 (StitchBuddy v3.1)
- Create shapes from typed text with all fonts and by importing SVG files (requires In-App purchase "StitchBuddy Creator")
- Path operations lockable to horizontal / vertical / diagonal movements by holding the <Shift> key
- Supporting Janome Continental M17 (hoops RE20d, RE46d, SQ10d, SQ28d, ASQ27d / export option)
- Minor bug fixes
- Requires macOS 10.13 or higher
2022/07/01 (StitchBuddy v3.0)
- Adding stitches as outlines or fills of vector shapes
- Basting requires a loaded design (bugfix)
2022/06/12 (StitchBuddy v2.19.4)
- In-App purchase further fixed and more robust
2022/06/08 (StitchBuddy v2.19.3)
- In-App purchase fixed (re-purchase after a refund)
2022/05/15 (StitchBuddy v2.19.1)
- Sulky Rayon threads added / corrected
- News can be displayed from app menu
- Support web page added to Help menu
- macOS 10.12 or higher required
2022/02/11 (StitchBuddy v2.19)
- Durak Poly-Soft thread chart added
- News are shown at app launch (optional)
2021/04/14 (StitchBuddy v2.18.1)
- Complete Madeira Polyneon thread chart
2021/01/05 (StitchBuddy v2.18)
- Native support of Apple silicon (M1 processor)
- Title bar / tool bar appearance updated to macOS 11 „Big Sur“
- Flexible width of thread list
- Thread information incorporated in design files (no „.threads“ files)
- Automator Actions save operations in user folders fixed
- macOS 10.11 or higher required
2020/08/05 (StitchBuddy v2.17.4)
- Error handling when reading corrupted files fixed
2020/04/18 (StitchBuddy v2.17.2)
- Janome hoop RE36b added
2019/09/21 (StitchBuddy v2.16.1)
- Designs could not be saved under rare conditions, fixed
2019/02/17 (StitchBuddy v2.16)
- Dark mode support for macOS 10.14 „Mojave“
- „New“ menu item to create an empty design for merging
- Designs can be merged by drag & drop files from the Finder
- Touchpad support for zooming
- Zoom behavior changed to a fix scale
- Export procedure simplified
- Brildor PB40 thread chart added
- Minor improvements and corrections
- macOS 10.10 or higher required
2017/11/30 (StitchBuddy v2.14)
- Automator actions to convert design formats, change thread palette, and create PDFs
- New mode to select all stitches of one thread
- Template printouts with a second page for design details / thread colors
- Madeira Rayon colors added (#1422, #1469)
- Janome hoop ASQ18b added
2017/05/20 (StitchBuddy v2.13)
- iCloud support
- Only supported hoops listed in menu
- Hoops added for PES v1.0 (only for alignment)
- PES v1.0 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
2016/11/09 (StitchBuddy v2.12.1)
- Bugfix: Quick Look preview corrected (was displaying always thumbnails)
2016/11/05 (StitchBuddy v2.12)
- Enhanced installation and update experience through exclusive distribution via Apple's Mac App Store
- Free trial version only limited by saving 1,000 stitches; unlocked version available via In-App purchase
- Option to delete hidden system files after USB export removed to comply with store guidelines
- OS X 10.9 ("Mavericks") or higher required
- New startup behavior: "Welcome" design is shown if no file was opened / restored
- Janome MC500e export option added
2016/06/17 (StitchBuddy / -QL / -MD v2.11)
- Support for Janome MC500e hoops (RE10b, RE20b, RE28b, SQ14b, SQ20b)
- Flat-style toolbar
- Full Retina / high resolution support
- Hoop menu improved (hoop dimensions shown in gray)
- Update check fixed (did not receive any information)
- OS X 10.7 ("Lion") or higher required
2015/12/14 (StitchBuddy / -QL / -MD v2.10.4)
- "Save as…" preselects the current file type (was broken since v2.9.3)
- Identification of writable file types improved
2015/07/03 (StitchBuddy / -QL / -MD v2.10.3)
- Background colors can be printed (optional)
- Stitch optimization improved
- VP3 import fixed (for old files with thread offsets)
- Context menus work with <Ctrl> + left mouse click
- Purchase button is disabled after a valid license was entered
2015/01/09 (StitchBuddy / -QL / -MD v2.9.3)
- Basting uses overlaps instead of locking stitches
- Import of VP3 designs corrected
2014/10/10 (StitchBuddy / -QL / -MD v2.9.1)
- Template (real-size) printing fixed
- Minor internal bugfixes
2014/09/19 (StitchBuddy / -QL / -MD v2.9)
- The thread list includes color indicators for easier identification
- Compatibility with TruEmbroidery installed in parallel
- DST export with national characters ("Umlaute") fixed
- Memory consumption improved
- Graceful handling of corrupted JEF designs (with too many color changes)
- Canvas size not smaller than 300 x 300 mm, improving the manipulation of combined designs
2014/06/20 (StitchBuddy / -QL / -MD v2.8)
- The color list includes previews for each thread's usage
- The stitch-order of threads can be changed
- Threads can be split or combined, especially useful for monograms
- The canvas size is fixed, so the display remains constant while resizing / moving stitches
- Selections can be converted between regular and jump stitches
- The scroll performance was enhanced
- App and document icons updated
- Stitch optimization improved
- Open "Documents" folder by default
2014/03/15 (StitchBuddy / -QL / -MD v2.7)
- 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)
- 64-bit only (32-bit support is dropped)
2013/08/30 (StitchBuddy / -QL / -MD v2.5.3)
- Compatibility update for OS X 10.9 "Mavericks" (stitch simulator)
- Bugfix: Some rare PES designs were corrupted during their import
2013/03/01 (StitchBuddy / -QL / -MD v2.5.1)
- Bugfix: Identification of jump stitches improved (PES import)
2013/01/20 (StitchBuddy / -QL / -MD v2.4.6)
- Bugfix: StitchBuddy crashed under Mac OS X 10.5.8 ("Symbol not found: NSConcreteGlobalBlock")
- Read support for Janome JPX files
- Support of WonderFil Splendor thread charts.
- Menu item "Start Dictation" removed in OS X 10.8 "Snow Leopard"
- Minor enhancements
2012/07/31 (StitchBuddy / -QL / -MD v2.4.4)
- Support of Coats Rayon and Trilobal thread charts.
2012/07/07 (StitchBuddy / -QL / -MD v2.4.3)
- Application and plugins code signed to comply with Gatekeeper of OS X 10.8 "Mountain Lion"
2012/05/31 (StitchBuddy / -QL / -MD v2.4.1)
- Leading / trailing jump stitches are not included into selections.
- Enhanced PES support (additional color codes).
2012/05/11 (StitchBuddy / -QL / -MD v2.4)
- Stitches can easier be identified in non-3D mode.
- Minor internal improvements.
2011/12/22 (StitchBuddy / -QL / -MD v2.3.1)
- Bugfixes
- StitchBuddy crashed on Mac OS X 10.5.x when opening any design. This was caused by using an internal function available since Mac OS X 10.6 (aka "Snow Leopard"), only.
- By eliminating the title bar of the delay screen, it was impossible to enter a license code.
- When the "Stitch Simulator" was closed after forwarding, but without running the simulation, the display showed an unfinished design.
2011/12/11 (StitchBuddy / -QL / -MD v2.3)
- Stitch simulator to virtually embroider designs
- Full-Screen mode (requires OS X 10.7 "Lion" or above)
- Resume of open windows (requires OS X 10.7 "Lion" or above)
- Some minor Bugfixes
2011/11/19 (StitchBuddy / -QL / -MD v2.2.3)
- Enhanced compatibility with other installed embroidery software
2011/09/16 (StitchBuddy / -QL / -MD v2.2.2)
- Support for Janome Horizon Memory Craft 12000:
- Additional hoops: FA10 (100 x 40 mm), SQ14 (140 x 140 mm), SQ23 (230 x 230 mm), GR (230 x 300 mm), ASQ22 (220 x 220 mm)
- USB export like the Memory Craft 11000
- Some minor Bugfixes
2011/07/23 (StitchBuddy / -QL / -MD v2.2.1)
- The (obsolete) menu item "Special characters..." was removed
- Bugfixes:
- The update check did not identify minor release changes, e. g. from v2.2 to v2.2.1
- The text color of StitchBuddy-QL was changed to black for OS X 10.7 (aka "Lion"): Apple changed the background color of Quick Loop plugins to white
- In OS X 10.7 (aka "Lion") the enabled / disabled state of toolbar items was not evaluated correctly after a printing operation was canceled
- The application crashed if zoom factors were manually entered below or above their valid range
- The version number was not correctly displayed after a design of a higher PES version had been saved as PES v1.0
2011/06/02 (StitchBuddy / -QL / -MD v2.2)
- Write support for Brother / Baby Lock / Bernina PES v1.0 files
- Read support for Brother PES v9.0
- Read / write support for Brother PEC files
- Additional thread charts: Ackermann Isacord, Floriani Polyester, Fufu Rayon
- Basting settings are persistent (stitch length, distance)
- Bastings are started with locking stitches
- 3D effects are disabled while dragging (performance enhancement)
- Stitches are moved by the keyboard in 0.1 mm steps for more precise alignments
- Tool tips for all toolbar items
- Bugfixes:
- Dragging a design to the Finder did not create a JPEG file if the file name contained special characters
- Selected stitches could not be unselected using the <Shift> key
- Jump stitches were not optimized when pasting stitches
- Too long stitches were not split properly if located after jump stitches
2011/02/10 (StitchBuddy / -QL / -MD v2.1.2)
- 3D effects improved (using gradients)
- Jump stitches are ignored when marking the first stitch
- JEF export: Handle color changes in combination with a jump stitch, which resulted in invalid files
- Proper alignment of PES files
- Export function supports MS-DOS (FAT12)
2011/01/27 (StitchBuddy / -QL / -MD v2.1.1)
- Bug fixed reading PES files: some regular stitches were considered as jumps
- Bug fixed displaying the toolbar: Sometimes the "Selection" control was sized too small
- Bug fixed changing the zoom level manually to some specific values, e. g. 60%
- Improved memory management when handling corrupted embroidery files
2010/12/21 (StitchBuddy v2.1, StitchBuddy-QL / -MD v2.1)
- Support for different measurement units (millimeters, inches with decimals, inches with fractions)
- Auto conversion of thread charts
- Selected stitches can be moved by Drag'n'Drop
- New function "Measure" to measure a distance in a design
- Designs can be copied as images or text by Drag'n'Drop, even to Mac OS X Finder (creating JPEG files)
- "Open" dialog reflects the application name to avoid confusions
- Several internal improvements
2010/11/07 (StitchBuddy v2.0, StitchBuddy-QL / -MD v1.4.2)
- Read support of PES files v5.5, v5.6, v7.1, v8.0
2010/04/16 (StitchBuddy v2.0.1, StitchBuddy-QL / -MD v1.4.1)
- Janome's MB-4 standard hoop M1 added
- Janome's new AcuFil Square Quilting Hoop (ASQ) added
- Janome's "any color" thread code is supported
- Some minor adjustments to improve the usability when switching between color modifications and selection modes
2010/02/12 (StitchBuddy v2.0, StitchBuddy-QL / -MD v1.4)
- Copy & paste, move, delete, flip, resize and rotate selected stitches
- Baste the outline of a design
- Undo / Redo of all modifications
- 1:1 template printout
- Enhanced color selector (highlights the selected color)
- Additional color palettes (Marathon Rayon, Poly-X40 Polyester)
- Selectable hoops
- Enhanced display and print options (hoop, rulers, first / last stitch, design center, structure view, individual background color)
- USB export for Janome embroidery machines
- New toolbar style
- Thread list scrollable
- Minor GUI changes according to Apple Human Interface Guidelines
- 64-bit enabled
- Window size / position memorized
- Bug fixing of hidden scrollbars under Mac OS X 10.6 („Snow Leopard“).
- Support of KSM, PCS, PCQ, PCD files.
- Support of VP3 files
- Variable rotations
- Mac OS X color picker to select colors
- Support of color palettes (Brother, Brother Country, Janome, Madeira PolyNeon, Madeira Rayon, Robison-Anton Poly, Sulky Rayon)
- Color changes
- Flipping, rotating, center design.
- Support of SEW, DST and EXP files.
- Support of JEF and PES files.
- First release of PESviewQL, a Quick Look plugin to view Brother PES embroideries (discontinued)
- First release of JEFview, a Quick Look plugin to view Janome JEF embroideries (discontinued).