Drawing tools
For beads: brush, eraser, paint bucket, eyedropper, global color replace. For bracelets: the four knots, tied in one gesture. Everything undoes, even “clear all”.
Bead patterns and friendship bracelets
Design your patterns,bead by bead, knot by knot.
Motifil is a full studio that opens in your browser: beads woven from 14 Miyuki, TOHO and fuse bead catalogs, friendship bracelets knotted thread by thread from the DMC chart, a 3D view of the piece, and saving that follows every stroke.
No account, no install: your projects stay in your browser.
This page reads fine on a phone, but the editor needs a desktop screen: it lays the grid, the palette and its panels side by side.
- DB-1340
- DB-0244
- DB-0233
- DB-0073
- DB-0200
- 7,368
- referenced beads
- 775
- referenced DMC threads
- 11
- weaving stitches
- 4
- bracelet knots
The studio
The comfort of a drawing app, the logic of bead weaving
Brush, paint bucket, eyedropper, selection, mirror, unlimited undo. The canvas follows your stitch and the real proportions of the bead you picked.
Friendship bracelets
The other studio: thread and knot
Pick the color of every thread, then knot from the top down, two neighbouring strands at a time. A knot takes the color of the strand that ties it and swaps the pair: change one in the middle and everything below re-knots itself.
Everything you need
From the first move to the shopping list
Selection & mirror
Select a block to the row, copy it, flip it, move the frame. On a bracelet the mirror also flips the knots: otherwise the pattern would look right and be wrong.
Motif library
A chevron worth keeping travels across every project, and it carries its own colors, even into another catalog.
Beads counted, threads measured
Bead counts color by color with their reference; on a bracelet, the length to cut strand by strand with its DMC number alongside. The thread that ties wears down, the one that passes through does not. CSV export for both.
Pattern export
The whole pattern as a PNG, woven beads or rows of knots, with or without grid lines: the one you print and follow row by row.
Continuous saving
Nothing to save: every bead lands in your browser’s local database, undo history included.
3D view
See the piece before you thread it
Every catalog carries its bead’s real shape (Delica cylinder, round seed bead, square fuse bead), and a friendship bracelet has its own, knot by knot. Beads or threads, the 3D view builds your pattern with those volumes.
- Woven beads or a knotted bracelet, both in volume
- Free rotation, soft lighting, instant render
- The render follows the stitch you chose, or the knot stagger
Manufacturer charts
7,368 beads and 775 threads, reference in hand
Real references, with manufacturer code, name and finish: Miyuki, TOHO and fuse beads, plus DMC threads for bracelets. Search, favorite, and find the exact color again when it is time to buy.
Miyuki
7 catalogsDelica 8/0 to 15/0 and round seed beads, with manufacturer finishes.
- Delica 11/0
- Delica 10/0
- Delica 15/0
- Delica 8/0
- Round 8/0
- Round 11/0
- Round 15/0
TOHO
6 catalogs · 3,480 beadsRound 6/0 to 15/0, Aiko and Treasure, referenced by code.
- Round 6/0
- Round 8/0
- Round 11/0
- Round 15/0
- Aiko 11/0
- Treasure 11/0
Fuse beads
Hama · Perler · ArtKalIron-on beads on a square grid, for patterns made four-handed.
- Hama
- Perler
- ArtKal
- Square grid
DMC
775 threadsThe threads friendship bracelets are made of, referenced by number, the ones you ask for in the shop.
- Mouliné Spécial and Retors Mat
- Search by number
- Favorites
- Lengths to cut
Your image
Matched to the available Delica references
AI patterns
A photo goes in, a pattern comes out
Drop an image and watch it become a pattern, matched to the colors actually available in your catalog. Describing the motif you have in mind and seeing it appear bead by bead is what comes next.
From an image
Photo, illustration or logo: the conversion picks the closest references in your chart.
Coming soon
Original motifs
A mood described (sakura, waves, retro checkers), and a pattern to refine in return.
Offline, for real
Installed once, the app opens with no network. On the train, at a craft fair, on the beach.
Your motifs are yours
No server, nothing uploaded. Patterns live in your browser’s local database.
Installable
Install Motifil from the address bar: it opens in its own window, with no tab and no address bar.
Pricing
100% free.
No subscription, no limited tier, no account. Motifil runs on your machine, in your browser, there is nothing to bill.
Start my first pattern- Every feature included
- No account, no email
- Works offline
Is Motifil really free?
Yes. No subscription, no limited tier, no account. The app runs in your browser, so there is no server to pay for.
Do my patterns go to a server?
No. Projects are stored in your browser’s local database (IndexedDB) and never leave your machine. A JSON backup lets you carry them elsewhere.
Which bead catalogs are available?
14 manufacturer catalogs and 7,368 references: Miyuki Delica 8/0 to 15/0 and round seed beads, TOHO round 6/0 to 15/0, Aiko and Treasure, plus Hama, Perler and ArtKal fuse beads. For bracelets it is DMC: 775 threads referenced by number, across stranded cotton and soft cotton, to pick from without any chart being tied to the project.
Can I make friendship bracelet patterns?
Yes, it is Motifil’s second studio. You pick how many threads and their starting colors, from the DMC chart or freely, then knot row by row with the four usual knots. A knot’s color is not chosen: it follows from the strands arriving at it, so changing one knot halfway down repaints everything below.
Does Motifil work out the thread lengths to cut?
Yes, thread by thread and in setup order, with each one’s knot count and a CSV export. The thread that ties gets used up, the one that passes through does not: cutting every strand the same length wastes on one side and comes up short on the other. It stays an estimate: it depends on thread thickness and how tightly you pull.
Is there anything to install?
No, just open the app in a browser, on a computer: the editor lays the grid, the palette and its panels side by side, and a phone screen has no room to hold them. You can then install it from the address bar: it opens in its own window and works offline.
Contact
A question about Motifil?
A request for information, a catalog to add, a stitch or a knot you are missing: write, and you will get an answer.