Turn any photo into a bead pattern
Upload an image, choose a Perler / Hama / Artkal / MARD palette, and download a printable chart with bead count and per-colour shopping list.
- 100% free, no signup
- Perler · Hama · Artkal · MARD
- CIEDE2000 colour matching
What's inside
Everything you need to plan a perler bead project
Bitbead is built for crafters who want exact numbers — not just a pretty preview.
Pixel-perfect colour matching
CIEDE2000 — the same perceptual distance formula used by professional colour-management software. Maps every pixel to the closest real bead in your chosen brand.
Exact bead count, instantly
See total beads, real-world dimensions in cm, and how many 29×29 pegboards you'll need before you place a single bead.
Per-colour shopping list
Every brand colour code with the exact count needed and percentage. Copy as TSV for your supplier or print it as PDF.
Perler · Hama · Artkal · MARD
Four major brands with their full official palettes. Smart default by interface language; switch any time.
Hand-tunable
After auto-quantization, refine with brush, eraser, magic-wand and colour-picker until the result is exactly what you want.
Free and unlimited
Every feature, every palette, every export format — free, no daily limit, no signup.
How it works
From photo to printable chart in three steps
- Step 1
Drop in an image
PNG, JPG or WebP. Transparent backgrounds are detected automatically; uniform-colour backgrounds get flood-filled from the edges and left empty.
- Step 2
Pick brand, size and colours
Choose your bead brand, set the pattern width in beads, cap the colour count. Tweak quality and dithering for the smoothest result.
- Step 3
Export PNG or PDF
Print-ready chart with grid, color codes baked in, and a complete materials list. Ready to take to your bead supplier.
Pattern library
Or start from a hand-designed pattern
8-bit heart
The classic perler bead motif — eight cells wide, fits two on a small pegboard. Single-colour, complete in minutes.
Five-point star
A simple yellow star you can scale up or down. Good first project for younger crafters.
Smiley face
Sunny round smiley in two colours. The palette is intentionally tiny so you can finish it from a single bead bag.
Brand palettes
Every major perler bead brand
Bitbead ships the full Perler, Hama, Artkal and MARD palettes with hex codes and cross-brand equivalents. Click any brand for its full colour chart.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
A grid where each cell tells you which colour bead to place at that position. After arranging beads on a pegboard you iron the surface, melting them just enough to fuse together. Bitbead turns any photo into this kind of grid automatically.
Yes — completely free, no signup, no daily limits.
Perler, Hama, Artkal and MARD — the four brands covering ~99% of the global market. Bitbead picks a smart default based on your interface language and you can switch any time.
256×256 beads. Most users work between 29×29 (one standard pegboard) and 116×116 (a 4×4 grid of boards). The bead count and required board count are shown live as you change the width.
Yes — PNG (high-resolution chart) and PDF (cover with bead count + materials list + grid pages with colour codes).
Ready to make a bead pattern?
Drop in a photo, pick a palette, get an exact pattern — total bead count, real-world dimensions, every colour you'll need.