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Perler/Hama Bead Pattern Generator

Turn a photo into a printable fuse-bead pattern with a symbol legend, sized to standard pegboards — entirely in your browser.

Colors are approximate, generic swatches — match each one to the closest color in your own bead brand before buying.

Free, no sign-in. The photo is processed in your browser — nothing is uploaded.

Drag & drop, or click to choose a JPG, PNG, or WEBP

How it helps

Downsamples any photo onto a bead grid sized to standard pegboards.
Snaps each bead to the nearest color in a curated craft palette.
Shows how many standard pegboards you'll need to tile the full design.
Download the chart as SVG and the color list as a CSV shopping list. Free, browser-local, nothing uploaded.

Best practices

  • - Start around 29 beads wide (one standard small pegboard) for a first project.
  • - Bold, high-contrast photos with simple shapes work better than busy scenes with soft gradients.
  • - Match the generic color names to the closest color in your own bead brand before buying.
  • - For designs wider than one pegboard, arrange multiple boards edge to edge using the pegboard count shown.

Limitations

  • - Colors are a curated, generic set, not a specific brand's exact numbered catalog.
  • - The palette is fixed rather than auto-optimized per photo.
  • - Very busy photos with soft gradients can produce a large color count; simplify the source photo for a cleaner result.

FAQ

What pegboard size should I use?

The common small square pegboard has 29x29 pegs. Set the pegboard size to match yours — the tool shows how many boards you'll need to tile the full pattern.

Why circles instead of squares?

Fuse beads are round, so the chart renders each cell as a filled circle to match what you'll actually see on the pegboard, with a symbol for the color.

Can I reduce the number of colors?

Not directly in this version — try a bolder, more simplified source photo, which naturally reduces how many distinct palette colors get used.

Is anything uploaded?

No. The photo is processed entirely in your browser and the tool is free with no sign-in.