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Create designs
from scratch -
with total control.
Manual Digitizing in Hatch Embroidery Digitizer 4 gives you the precision to build any design exactly the way you imagine it. Your shapes. Your stitches. Your design.
Windows 11 only trial · 2 GB download
Paid licenses compatible with Virtual Machines and Macs
The art of turning any artwork into embroidery - your way.
Manual Digitizing means you trace and build your design object by object, deciding exactly how each area stitches out. Unlike auto-digitizing, which converts artwork automatically, manual digitizing gives you complete creative and technical control.
It uses the same core engine as Wilcom's professional commercial software - refined for hobbyists and home business owners who want professional-quality results without the complexity.
- Trace open and closed shapes directly over your artwork
- Choose stitch type, direction, density, and effects for every object
- Build complex layered designs with full sequence control
- Combine with auto-digitizing for a hybrid workflow
- Exclusive to Hatch Embroidery Digitizer - the flagship level
Bigger creative tools. Faster results.
Hatch Embroidery 4 introduces four powerful new features for manual digitizing - each one designed to save you time and give you capabilities you've never had before.
Multi Blend - smooth color transitions, in seconds.
Create natural color flow without manually digitizing stitch by stitch. Multi Blend gives you 20+ ready-made Profiles for fire, water, grass, skin tones, and more - so you can go from flat fill to finished blend in seconds. Adjust, reorder, and restyle at any time without starting over.
- 20+ one-click Profiles including fire, water, grass, and more
- Smooth color transitions without manual stitch setup
- Add shading and depth for a soft, dimensional look
- Layer multiple stitch types and fills in one object
Continue Digitizing - keep going right where you left off.
Continue from the start or end of any existing object without creating new objects or resequencing your design. What used to mean starting from scratch now takes seconds. Come back later and keep adding. Great for complex outlines, swirls, redwork, and anything with continuous paths.
- Continue from the exit or entry point of any object
- No new objects created, keeps stitch order clean
- No resequencing needed, saving you valuable time
- Works great for redwork, swirls, and outline stitching
Advanced Appliqué - any shape, any way.
Most software limits appliqué to closed shapes and requires significant manual work to get there. Advanced Appliqué removes both restrictions. Convert existing designs with open or closed shapes in just a few clicks, apply fabric, merge patches, and return to the original design if needed.
- Convert open and closed shapes to appliqué with a few clicks
- No rebuilding from scratch - works from existing artwork
- Not limited to traditional satins and closed outlines
- Remove appliqué and return to the original design anytime
Stop Function - your machine stops exactly when you need it.
Insert stops anywhere in your stitch sequence to pause the machine without forcing a color change or trim. No more workarounds with unnecessary color changes just to force a stop. Ideal for in-the-hoop projects, multi-step designs, and multi-needle machines.
- Stop the machine at any stitch point, no forced color change
- Fewer workarounds means a cleaner, simpler stitch sequence
- Ideal for in-the-hoop projects and multi-step designs
- Compatible with machines and formats that support Stop function
Everything you need to build any design.
Hatch Embroidery Digitizer 4 includes eight precision digitizing tools - each designed for a specific type of shape and stitch structure. Whether you're tracing an outline or building a complex filled design, there's a tool for it.
Trace outlines, details, and decorative runs. Great for borders, redwork, and any design element that doesn't need a filled area.
Define filled areas by tracing a closed outline. Choose from satin, tatami, and other fill types, then set stitch angle and density.
Create block objects with turning stitch angles - perfect for curved fills that need to follow the natural contour of the design.
Draw shapes freehand directly on screen for total creative freedom. Ideal for organic shapes, brush-stroke effects, and artistic designs.
Fill areas or runs with decorative motif patterns. Build texture and ornamental detail that goes far beyond standard flat fills.
Layer stitch colors for shading and blending effects. Create smooth tonal transitions that give designs a painterly, dimensional quality.
Stamp decorative stitch patterns into fills for unique surface textures. Add visual complexity and artistic flair to any design object.
Create raised quilting effects and ambience quilting designs. Produce the look of padded, dimensional embroidery with specialist stitching.
Quickly create polished rounded rectangle shapes for logos, labels, and badge-style layouts. A small addition that saves real time.
Choose exactly how every area stitches.
Hatch Embroidery Digitizer 4 gives you access to a full library of professional-quality stitch types for endless creativity.
Smooth, shiny parallel stitches ideal for letters, solid shapes, and areas that need a clean, polished look.
The workhorse fill for large areas - stitches offset in rows to create sturdy, even coverage without pooling.
Stitches follow the contour of the shape, creating a ripple or echo effect that adds real visual interest.
Patterned fill variations that break the uniformity of standard fills - perfect for texture and surface variety.
Single-line stitching for outlines, details, and underlay. Simple but essential for clean, precise linework.
Three passes along the same line for a bolder outline with more visual weight - great for design definition.
Use foam underlay and specialist stitch techniques to create 3D raised effects that stand dramatically off the fabric.
A quilting technique that creates padded, dimensional sections. Stunning for decorative projects and mixed-media embroidery.
Anyone who wants full creative control.
Manual Digitizing isn't just for experts. Hatch Embroidery Digitizer 4 is designed with tools that feel approachable from day one, and depth that grows with you.
You've seen what's possible and want to create your own designs from scratch. The tools are approachable, and Hatch Academy gives you step-by-step guidance from day one.
You need to digitize custom logos, text, and artwork for clients fast, accurately, and to professional-quality standards. Manual Digitizing gives you that control in an affordable package.
You know what you want and need a tool that keeps up. Hatch Embroidery Digitizer 4's professional-quality engine, built on the same technology as Wilcom commercial software, won't hold you back.
Learn Manual Digitizing with Hatch Academy.
Every Hatch Embroidery software license includes free access to Hatch Academy - over 400 expert-led video lessons covering manual digitizing, stitch types, design techniques, and more. Learn at your own pace, on any device.
- 400+ expert-led video lessons
- Learn manual digitizing, stitch types, and design techniques
- Learn at your own pace, on any device
- Included free with your Hatch Embroidery software license
Start digitizing your own designs today.
Download Hatch Embroidery Digitizer 4 and get 30 days free to try every tool - including all the new features introduced in Hatch 4. No obligation. No risk.
From US$1,199 one-time · or US$99/mo with FlexPay · Windows 11 only trial