ArtPatt vs Pic2Pat
Both turn a photo into a counted cross stitch chart with a skein list. Pic2Pat gives you the PDF free and can ship the floss as a kit. ArtPatt costs $2.99 per PDF, and in return you can edit the chart stitch by stitch, add backstitch outlines and make patterns for other crafts too.
Side by side
- Price of the PDF
- Pic2Pat: Free
- ArtPatt: Free to make and preview; PDF $2.99 per pattern or Pro $6.99/month
- Crafts
- Pic2Pat: Cross stitch
- ArtPatt: 16 crafts: cross stitch, diamond painting, crochet, knitting, needlepoint and more
- Thread colours
- Pic2Pat: 2 to 150 colours, thread brand picker
- ArtPatt: 489 solid DMC colours, every match editable
- Editing the chart
- Pic2Pat: Photo sliders (brightness, contrast, hue) and single-stitch cleanup
- ArtPatt: Stitch-by-stitch editor, recolour, merge colours, use only the threads you own
- Backstitch outlines
- Pic2Pat: Not offered
- ArtPatt: Automatic backstitch for faces, text and outlines
- Confetti control
- Pic2Pat: Remove single stitches on or off
- ArtPatt: Four confetti-reduction levels with the confetti percentage shown
- Skein list
- Pic2Pat: Yes
- ArtPatt: Yes, per DMC colour
- Buy the materials
- Pic2Pat: Floss and fabric kit shipped from the Netherlands
- ArtPatt: No, bring your own floss
- Track your stitching
- Pic2Pat: No
- ArtPatt: Row tracker in the browser and a Pattern Keeper-compatible PDF (Pro)
- Languages
- Pic2Pat: 20 languages
- ArtPatt: English
| Feature | Pic2Pat | ArtPatt |
|---|---|---|
| Price of the PDF | Free | Free to make and preview; PDF $2.99 per pattern or Pro $6.99/month |
| Crafts | Cross stitch | 16 crafts: cross stitch, diamond painting, crochet, knitting, needlepoint and more |
| Thread colours | 2 to 150 colours, thread brand picker | 489 solid DMC colours, every match editable |
| Editing the chart | Photo sliders (brightness, contrast, hue) and single-stitch cleanup | Stitch-by-stitch editor, recolour, merge colours, use only the threads you own |
| Backstitch outlines | Not offered | Automatic backstitch for faces, text and outlines |
| Confetti control | Remove single stitches on or off | Four confetti-reduction levels with the confetti percentage shown |
| Skein list | Yes | Yes, per DMC colour |
| Buy the materials | Floss and fabric kit shipped from the Netherlands | No, bring your own floss |
| Track your stitching | No | Row tracker in the browser and a Pattern Keeper-compatible PDF (Pro) |
| Languages | 20 languages | English |
Pic2Pat details checked on pic2pat.com in October 2026. See the ArtPatt pricing for what each plan includes.
Which one to pick
Pic2Pat suits you when you want one cross stitch chart from a photo, at no cost, and you are happy with the colours it picks. If you would rather not shop for floss yourself, its kit option sends the threads and fabric with the pattern.
ArtPatt suits you when the chart needs work after conversion: a face whose eyes disappear, a pet whose outline melts into the background, a dozen colours that differ by one shade. You can fix single stitches, swap or merge threads, limit the chart to the floss already in your drawer, and let backstitch draw the outlines. The same photo also becomes a diamond painting, a needlepoint canvas or a crochet graph.
What an ArtPatt chart looks like
A 112 × 140 stitch chart made in ArtPatt, about 8 × 10 inches on 14-count Aida. Every symbol maps to a DMC number in the legend.
ArtPatt vs Pic2Pat FAQ
Yes. Pic2Pat lets you download the cross stitch PDF for free. It earns money from the optional floss and fabric kits it sells with each pattern.
Making and previewing a pattern is free, one pattern a week, no account needed. The printable PDF and PNG cost $2.99 for that pattern, or come unlimited with Pro at $6.99 a month.
Pic2Pat lets you change the photo (brightness, contrast, saturation, hue, colour temperature), the number of colours and the size, and switch single-stitch removal on or off. It has no stitch-by-stitch editor. ArtPatt has one: you can repaint stitches, recolour a thread across the whole chart and merge near-identical colours.
For a clean, high-contrast photo both give a usable chart. The difference shows on portraits and pets: ArtPatt adds backstitch outlines, has four levels of confetti reduction and lets you fix what the conversion got wrong before you print. Try the same photo in both and compare the preview, neither asks you to pay before you see the chart.
No. ArtPatt gives you a DMC skein list per colour, and you buy the floss wherever you like. Pic2Pat can ship a kit with the floss and fabric for its pattern.