~ PRODUCT UPDATES ~
What's New at MakeBead
We ship improvements all the time — almost always free, and usually because someone asked. Here's what just landed, and what you can do with it.
June 2026
Your own palette — “My Colors”
Pick any color, or paste a whole list of codes, and save it to a personal palette that follows you into every design. Sign in and it syncs across all your devices.
Convert a photo using only your colors
On the image converter, choose “All my colors” and your pattern is built only from beads you actually own — no more buying colors you'll never use.
Print-ready exports: color list + ruler
Export your design as a PNG with a full color and bead-count list, plus optional ruler numbers around the grid so you never lose your place while placing beads.
Save once, open anywhere
Save a design to your account and pick it right back up on your phone, tablet, or laptop. Your patterns and colors stay in sync automatically.
Clearer saving for first-timers
New here? When you save, we now explain in one tap that we'll keep your design and bring it right back after you sign in — nothing ever gets lost.
Fully available in your language
Your account, saved patterns, favorites, settings, and the design tools themselves (My Colors, the photo converter, and print exports) now work perfectly in all 11 languages — Spanish, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Portuguese, Russian, Thai, and both Chinese scripts.
May 2026
Mirror Mode for two-sided designs
Design back-to-back pieces — perfect for keychains, earrings, and symmetric patterns. Draw one side and the shape mirrors to the other automatically.
MARD palette: the 185-color Chinese standard
We added the full MARD (A1–H4) color system used in Chinese bead shops, plus a one-tap brand switcher right in the designer.
Paint with any color you like
A custom color picker lets you use any HEX color, and the materials list still counts every bead correctly.
Clearer printable charts
PNG and PDF exports now support cross-stitch and diamond-style symbols, mark empty cells, and stay readable even at small sizes and in non-Latin languages.
April 2026
New craft: bead loom (Miyuki Delica)
A bead-loom designer with 2,900+ Miyuki Delica colors — for woven bracelets and loom art.
Now in 11 languages
MakeBead is fully translated into 11 languages — English, Spanish, German, Japanese, Korean, French, Russian, Thai, Portuguese, and both Chinese scripts.
Share your designs
Share any pattern with a link and a preview image, and open shared designs straight into the editor to remix them.
Eight craft styles, one editor
Multi-brand palettes and a full editor across Perler, cross stitch, pixel art, Minecraft, LEGO, kandi, diamond painting, and bead loom.
~ FREE, NO SIGN-UP NEEDED ~
Try the latest — start a design now
Everything here is free and runs right in your browser. Jump into the designer and see the new tools for yourself.
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