I haven't been on this site in about 4-5 yrs because I kind of got away from my sewing and embroidery to take care of my grandkids. In that time, my old lap top decided to give up the give up the ghost too, so I lost some of my free programs. My question, if I can word it clearly, iconizer or thumbprint programs?? Any suggestions on free downloadable programs. I had one on my old PC and can't remember what it was called-it also converted formats (mine are jef.format). All I am finding is Embird and I don't want to spend money on a program....yeah,call me cheap.. I just want to be able to "see" my designs.

Welcome back lindalee. It's good to see one of our own come back to us.

I think what you are looking for is called Thumbnailer. I don't think it is free any longer. The company is called Embrilliance. Hugs. Nan W

Thanks everybody- I found a program last night after much searching and experimenting. I am now able to look at all my designs and then some- using Sierra Plug in. I ended up putting all the designs I had collected over the years onto an external hard drive-plus I do still have my individual smaller flash drives. We are "snowbirds" for a couple months in Florida, so now am going to actually go through and really look at all me emb. designs and start weeding out, now that I can open up the thumbnail of all the designs. So far so good. And hey! I discovered I still have a lot of the old Designs By Cuties!!!

Welcome back to the family. I hope you are up and running with your embroidery quickly.

Welcome back, Linda! I see you have gotten some advise below....I use Embird with their Iconizer. In understand you don't want to invest in Embird, and I see that the Wilcom free editing software has been suggested by Angie. I do not know of a free program what will allow you to view your stitch format designs as images...Perhaps another Cutie will come along and know of one.

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by sandyqueen 15 Jan 2019

OESD has free artlink. I use it lots to look at designs etc. I don't have to pack my dongle for this so I have it on my laptop.

I can private message you. Go to inbox and wend me message. I have used it for years.
Sandyqueen

Welcome back and thanks for reposting here. I know that a number of Cuties use a very inexpensive programme called Sew What Pro which probably could help you. I have a embroidery programme - PE Design so I use that. Someone soon will be along with the answers you need. Enjoy your return to your sewing and embroidering and being back here

This is one that I know that converts. I can not recall the one that give you a thumbprint view. I am sure someone is going to come along and help you out

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by lindalee757 15 Jan 2019

Thanks anyway- I really wasn't looking so much for a conversion program as I was one that would show me the thumbprints that I used to have before my old PC croaked. Found what I was looking for!