File Extensions
Characters (usually 3) following the period (“dot”) at the end of a file name which designate which programs can read the file. Windows programs may not read a file without an extension. Not normally in used on Macintosh prior to OS X.
Note: This information has been compiled from many sources. If there is an error, please let us know!
- Home embroidery file formats
- Cross Stitch embroidery file formats
- Commercial embroidery file formats
Home Formats
| Ext | For | Disk Format | File Format |
| Poem Designer Mac | Mac | Stitch | |
| AY! | Adorable You! | DOS | Object |
| ART | Bernina Artista & OESD | DOS | Object |
| BLF | Master Works | DOS | Object |
| CAN | Viking digitizing file | DOS | Object |
| EMD | Elna Xpressive | DOS | |
| EOF | Vector embroidery format | DOS | Object |
| GEN | Object | DOS | Object |
| GNC | Great Notions variant of Melco DOS Condensed |
DOS | Object |
| HUS | Viking #1 Plus, Rose | DOS | Stitch |
| JEF | Janome 1000, Kenmore ergo3 19010 | DOS | Stitch |
| JEF+ | Janome 1100 | DOS | Stitch |
| OEF | OESD Condensed | DOS | Object |
| PCD | Pfaff 9mm | DOS | Stitch |
| PCM | Mac Pfaff format | Mac | Stitch |
| PCQ | Pfaff Maxi stitch | DOS | Stitch |
| PCS | Pfaff 7570 | DOS | Stitch |
| PEC | Bernina Deco, Babylock, Brother, Simplicity (created when files saved from card to computer) |
DOS | Stitch |
| PEL | Bernina Deco, Babylock, Brother, Simplicity (Line drawing made in stage two of the Design Center) |
DOS | |
| PEM | Bernina Deco, Babylock, Brother, Simplicity (Map of stitching lines (both outlines and fills) created in stages 3 & r of the Design Center) |
DOS | Object |
| PES | Bernina Deco, Babylock, Brotherher, Simplicity (format required for card or floppy) |
DOS | Stitch |
| PHC | Machine format | DOS | |
| PMD* | Mac Pfaff | Mac | Stitch |
| PMU | Brother | DOS | Utility |
| SEW | Janome, Elna, Kenmore, Simplicity | DOS | Stitch |
| SHV | Viking Designer 1 & II, Platinum Plus—special disk structure for machine |
DOS | Stitch |
| SPX | 9mm & Maxi Pfaff C-V | DOS | Stitch |
| SSP | Stitch Shop Pro | DOS | |
| VIP | Pfaff 2140, 2144 & Viking Designer series | DOS | Stitch |
| VP3 | Emnet | DOS | Stitch |
| XXX | Singer XL 1000 & 5000 | DOS | Stitch |
Cross Stitch Formats
| Ext | For | Disk Format | File Format |
| ARX | Artista Cross stitch add-on | DOS | |
| CSE | Win Stitch (Cross Stitch) | DOS | Stitch |
| ECF | Cross stitch format | DOS | |
| KRZ | Viking Cross Stitcher, Kreuz, Uli’s Cross Stitcher |
DOS | Stitch |
| PAT | PatternMaker Cross Stitch, PC-Stitch | DOS | Stitch |
| SCW | Stitch Crafts Gold (Cross Stitch)ch) | DOS | Stitch |
| TBX | Turbo Cross (Cross Stitch) | DOS | |
| WBX | Easy Cross (Cross Stitch) | DOS |
Commercial Formats
| Ext | For | Disk Format | File Format |
| 10O | Toyota | DOS | |
| ASD | Melco | DOS | Stitch |
| BDF | BE-100 | DOS | Object |
| BRO | Bits & Volts | DOS | Stitch |
| CND | Melco | DOS | Object |
| DAT | Barudan | DOS | Stitch |
| DS2 | Barudan | DOS | Stitch (Beat 900) |
| DSB | Tajima | DOS | Stitch |
| DST | Tajima | DOS | Stitch |
| DSZ | Tajima | DOS | Stitch |
| DSZ | ZSK | DOS | |
| E01 | Eltac | DOS | Stitch |
| ~ E36 | Eltac | DOS | Stitch |
| ELA | Gemini | DOS | Stitch |
| EMB | Wilcom | DOS | Object |
| EMT | Wilcom template file | DOS | |
| EMX | Wilcom Cross Stitch File | DOS | |
| ESD | Wilcom (old) | DOS | |
| EXP | Melco | DOS | Stitch |
| EXY | Eltac | DOS | Stitch |
| F01 | Fortron | DOS | Stitch |
| ~ F36 | Fortron | DOS | Stitch |
| FDR 1.44 | Barudan | DOS | Stitch |
| FXY | Fortron | DOS | Stitch |
| KSM | Pfaff | DOS | Stitch |
| KWK | Brother | DOS | Object |
| M3 | Juki | DOS | Stitch |
| OFM | Object format (Bernina Artista, Melco, Wilcom)a) |
DOS | Object |
| PCH | versions may vary for readabilityilty | DOS | Object |
| PDC | Punto | DOS & Mac | Object |
| PMU | Proel | DOS | Stitch |
| POF | Pulse Signature outline file | DOS | Object |
| PSF | Pulse Signature stitch file | DOS | Stitch |
| PUM | Proel | DOS | Stitch |
| REF | Compucon | DOS | Object |
| SST | SWF | DOS | |
| STC | Gunold APS | DOS | Stitch |
| STI | Capitol Automation | DOS | Object |
| STX | Data Stitch | DOS | Stitch |
| T01 | Wilcom (old) | DOS | Stitch |
| T03 | Wilcom (old) | DOS | Stitch |
| T0O | Toyota | DOS | Stitch |
| TAP | Happy | DOS | Stitch |
| WCN | Pulse Signature art file | DOS | |
| XXX | Compucon | DOS | Stitch |
Non-DOS Formats (Requires special disk formatting software)
| Ext | For | Disk Format | File Format |
| CND | Old Melco CND (non-DOS) | Non-DOS | Object |
| FDR | Barudan | CPM | Stitch |
| FMC | Barudan | CPM | Stitch |
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