StitchBuddy 3.6.0 was just released as a free update for macOS and iOS / iPadOS. Besides some minor corrections and adjustments, the macOS version is introducing a new selection tool: With a lasso you can easily select stitches of irregular objects - in my opinion a helpful improvement of the former rectangular selection tool, which was replaced.

These updates are rolled out in waves, and your device will install the new version automatically within a week, depending on system preferences (or you can update manually from the App Store). Don’t hesitate to contact me in case of any issues: I have tested this update very thoroughly, but you never know…

Creating designs is challenging StitchBuddy’s capabilities, which was never planned as an embroidery digitizer, but for editing existing stitch files.

Annual major updates of Apple’s operating systems are expected later this fall, but I already tested StitchBuddy with some early releases.

Every year Apple releases new major updates of macOS and iOS / iPadOS, this year jumping to version 26. Early beta testing has started for developers - the public beta is expected these days, and I took a first glance at StitchBuddy with macOS 26 “Tahoe” and iPadOS 26:

I just released StitchBuddy / StitchBuddy HD 3.5.0.

Both apps are now supporting a new thread chart, Smart Thread Multitalent, a multi-purpose thread produced in Germany. And I have worked on App News, which are presented at app launch.

Just a short notice to inform you about StitchBuddy’s most recent update, version 3.4.4 for macOS and iOS.

The internal code for communicating with Apple’s App Store was completely rewritten, e.g. for requesting prices or licenses, performing In-App purchases, and asking for reviews. With this change I was able to remove dependencies to 3^rd party software, which might have caused future issues. As a consequence app requirements have been raised to macOS 12 and iOS / iPadOS 16.

Finding information about StitchBuddy has become much easier!

StitchBuddy’s support articles (FAQs and video tutorials) have been moved into a knowledge base, which is not only offering some navigation similar to the previous pages, but also features a full-text search: You can enter one or more keywords of your problem, and the search result will show all relevant articles, and each article includes links to all related posts in the same category. You can also browse through the navigation, learning much more about StitchBuddy

Apple has approved StitchBuddy 3.4.2 for macOS and StitchBuddy HD 3.4.2 for iOS / iPadOS. These versions are mainly introducing improvements when editing DST designs.

These files are encoding a command to trim a thread with some consecutive jump stitches - which are normally combined by StitchBuddy. When this issue was reported I disabled jump optimization for DST files as a quick-fix, leading to erratic leftovers after moving / deleting parts of a design.

Installing the app “Stitch Viewer Pro” from Active Graphics Software was disabling all embroidery designs in StitchBuddy HD on iPhones / iPads ("greyed out" icons in the document browser). StitchBuddy HD 3.4.1 was released as a corrective update.

The issue was caused by some design flaw from Apple: According to them every file format should be represented by a single and unique identifier, the UTI ("Uniform Type Identifier“). Apple is assuming that only the owner / designer of a file format is defining its UTI, and all 3^rd parties are using the very same.

Now featuring background images with StitchBuddy for Mac.

These photos or graphics can either improve visual representations of your designs, or act as templates, guiding you when manually creating shapes. A new video tutorial is showing how to set images as backgrounds, and how they serve both purposes.

Today macOS 15 “Sequoia” has started its public beta phase, and StitchBuddy for Mac is joining…

In macOS 15 “Sequoia” Apple is going to drop support for legacy Quick Look plugins (aka “QLGenerators”), and will require new extensions to display file content. For over 16 years StitchBuddy has provided Quick Look previews and thumbnails in macOS, and of course it will continue with Sequoia, even with some improvements: