Free Bead Pattern Maker
Turn any photo into a bead-by-bead chart matched to real color codes from nine bead brands. Convert, edit and export in the browser.
No install, no sign-up to convert. PNG export is free; Pro removes the watermark and unlocks the printable PDF.
A bead pattern maker turns a picture into a grid where every cell is one bead. Upload a photo, a drawing or a sprite, and the converter picks the closest real bead color for each cell, counts how many beads each color needs, and lays the chart out on pegboards you can actually build.
How it works
- 1
Upload an image
JPEG, PNG or WebP. The picture is processed in your browser on a canvas — it is never uploaded to a server.
- 2
Pick your palette
Choose a bead brand and a color limit. Every cell is matched to a code printed on a real bead bag.
- 3
Export the chart
Download a PNG grid with color codes and bead counts, or a print-ready PDF with grid lines and a materials list.
Every brand the converter matches against
The palette holds 291 entries across nine brands — every entry carries the closest code from each brand. Switching brand relabels the whole chart with that brand's codes, so a chart never asks for a code you cannot buy.
| Brand | Colors |
|---|---|
| MARD | 291 |
| COCO | 291 |
| 漫漫 | 283 |
| 盼盼 | 291 |
| 咪小窝 | 283 |
| Perler | 90 |
| Hama | 77 |
| Artkal | 118 |
| Nabbi | 30 |
Color numbers come from each brand's own catalogue. RGB values are averaged from photos by the open-source beadcolors community (MIT licence) — treat metallic, glitter and transparent beads as approximations.
What you get after converting
Real color codes
Each cell carries the code printed on the bead bag, and the materials list counts exactly how many beads of each color the project needs.
An editable chart
Fix stray pixels with paint, erase, flood fill and replace-color, with full undo and redo — no need to run the conversion again.
Print-ready output
Pinch-zoom the grid on a phone, follow assembly mode bead by bead, or print the chart with grid lines, color codes and coordinates.
Keep going
Frequently Asked Questions
Convert an image
No install, no sign-up to convert. PNG export is free; Pro removes the watermark and unlocks the printable PDF.
Convert an image