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Finder integration

StitchMotion teaches Finder to understand embroidery files, so you can recognise a design without opening the app.

Thumbnails​

In Finder, embroidery files show a thumbnail of the actual design instead of a generic icon — handy when a folder is full of .dst or .pes files.

Quick Look​

Select a file in Finder and press the Space bar to get a Quick Look preview that shows:

  • a rendering of the design;
  • the file name and format;
  • the stitch count;
  • the colors used, with little swatches;
  • the size in millimeters.

This works for all eight supported formats (DST, PES, JEF, EXP, HUS, SEW, VP3, VP4). For .exp files, a matching .inf file next to it adds the thread colors to the preview.