BeadPattern is an online pattern-making tool for fuse bead craft enthusiasts, focused on quickly converting any photo into printable Perler, Hama, or fuse bead patterns. The official website says it can complete the conversion in seconds and offers a free AI generator, color coding, bead count statistics, and PDF export.
In terms of use, it is suitable for turning favorite photos, ideas in your head, or ready-made templates into bead patterns you can actually lay out. The official website describes it as "three input methods, one easy studio": upload a photo, use text to have AI generate an image, or directly choose a starter template and draw manually.
Main capabilities include:
- Photo to pattern: upload JPG, PNG, or WebP images, choose a size, and automatically match bead colors.
- AI image generation: use text to describe new ideas, and AI generates images that can be directly converted into bead patterns.
- Manual drawing: draw cell by cell on a grid, with brush, eraser, fill, and color picker tools, and undo support.
- Color and quantity management: group by color and display bead counts; color names are shown first, and the materials list includes color codes for easy lookup of the corresponding beads.
- Printing and export: download single-page PDF, PNG, SVG, and bead lists; professional printing tools provide numbered making sheets, tiled printing for large designs, and color and grouping step guides.
In terms of usage, users can upload, convert, recolor, and group without an account; after signing in with Google, they can save projects, download files, and get one free AI image generation. The free version includes photo to pattern, drawing tools, starter templates, color grouping, and bead count statistics. The paid part provides single-page PDF, PNG, SVG, and bead lists, saving and reopening projects, as well as professional printing tools and additional AI image generation credits. AI generation processes only one task at a time, failed tasks return credits, and photo conversion remains free.
Applicable scenarios are mainly personal bead creation, pattern preparation for craft enthusiasts, and projects that need to turn photos or ideas into steps that can be followed. For larger designs, numbered making sheets and tiled printing help complete them step by step.
Limitations and notes: upload formats only support JPG, PNG, or WebP; PDF is a print download format, not an image upload format; BeadPattern JSON projects can also be reopened in the studio. Screen colors are approximate, and actual colors should be checked before buying physical beads. Details such as specific pricing and platform compatibility are not provided in the official materials and are not yet available.
