Your Print Approval Lab
Test Your Seamless Patterns
In Seconds — Right In Your Browser.
Preview repeats, catch seam errors, and export print-ready files for Spoonflower, POD, Cricut, and more. No Photoshop. No uploads. No AI ever touching your art.
🔒 Your files never leave your computer. Ever.
What Is PatternPAL Pro?
PatternPAL Pro is a browser-based pattern testing lab built for surface pattern designers. PAL stands for Print Approval Lab — your personal workspace to preview, analyze, and export seamless repeats before they hit fabric, wallpaper, or your Etsy shop.
Drop in your seamless tile and instantly preview your repeat at real-world scale on a large canvas. Zoom to 800% to catch seam and tile issues. Check color, contrast, and composition at a glance. Then export production-ready files for your printer, POD platform, or shop listings — and even create scroll-stopping social media images with your watermark and product mockups built in.
Built so you can stop guessing and start sending flawless patterns to clients, manufacturers, and marketplaces. Without Photoshop. Without uploads. Without ever wondering if AI is training on your art.
How It Works
Three steps from "I think this repeats okay" to "I'm 100% sure it does."
Drop In Your Tile
Upload or paste your seamless pattern (JPG or PNG). Loads instantly — no waiting, no servers, no signing up.
Preview & Inspect
Pick your repeat type, scale to actual print size (2"–24"), and see your pattern come alive across a large canvas. Catch the issues that only show up in repeat.
Export Like a Pro
Download print-ready files in the exact sizes Spoonflower, Cricut, or your manufacturer needs. Or generate platform-ready social media images with your watermark and product mockup baked in.
See the Difference
What your collection workflow looks like with vs. without PatternPAL Pro.
❌ The Old Way
- Test repeats by hand in Photoshop or Procreate
- Guess at scale and export sizes
- Manually export every size, format, and DPI variation
- Fight the Silhouette white grid bug after every upload
- 3–5 hours per collection on resizing alone
- Open Canva, resize for 5 platforms, add watermark, repeat
- Cross your fingers and hope the repeat actually works
✅ The PatternPAL Pro Way
- Preview exact repeats in seconds
- See patterns at actual print size, instantly
- One-click batch export — 8+ sizes, multiple formats, multiple DPIs
- Cricut & Silhouette-ready files, grid bug solved automatically
- Full collection ready in minutes, not hours
- Social media images for 5 platforms exported with watermark + mockup, all at once
- Send files knowing the repeat is rock solid
See It In Action
Everything You Need In One Tab
Test, analyze, export, and present — without bouncing between five tools.
Pattern Preview
Instant repeat preview with full drop, half drop, and brick options. Spot eyeflow and composition issues before they cost you a print run.
Real-World Scale
Preview your design at actual print sizes from 2" to 24". No more surprises on fabric, wallpaper, or wrapping paper.
Built-In Ruler
Measure in inches, centimeters, or pixels — right on the canvas. Always know the real-world size of your tile.
Quick Export
Grab two standard JPG sizes in a couple of clicks. Perfect for fast samples and quick approvals.
Easyscale Export
Batch-export 8+ sizes (or any custom dimension) in JPG, PNG, or TIFF at 150 or 300 DPI. Built-in upscaling protection so you never accidentally ship a blurry file.
Pattern Fill Export
Marketplace-ready 12×12" digital papers at 300 DPI for Cricut, Silhouette, and Etsy — with the Silhouette grid bug solved automatically.
Social Media Export ✨ New
Generate platform-perfect previews for Instagram, Pinterest, TikTok, and more — with your watermark and product mockup baked right in. From tile to post-ready in under 60 seconds.
Seam Inspector
Full-screen analysis view with smooth zoom up to 800%. The broken seam you can't see at 100%? You'll catch it here.
Color & Composition Analysis
Color harmony, contrast, and composition checks with built-in education — so you don't just get a score, you understand the why.
6 Product Mockups
See your pattern on a baby onesie, fabric swatch, wallpaper scene, throw pillow, wrapping paper, and journal. Portfolio-ready, no Photoshop required.
*20+ more mockups coming Q2
What Designers Are Saying
Real designers, real workflows, real time saved.
"Let me tell all you designers out there: BUY IT NOW!!! I cannot get over how quick it was and how much time I saved exporting 4 sizes of a 5-design collection in three colorways! Worth. Every. Penny. A big THANK YOU goes to Mandy for using her programming skills in this way."
"Absolutely LOVING this app! ❤️ I've been loading up patterns into my shop so much faster using PatternPAL!"
"I signed up for a subscription today, and this service is going to save me so much time going forward. It's great in every way! Well done!"
Built By a Surface Designer, For Surface Designers
Hi, I'm Mandy 👋
PatternPAL Pro grew straight out of my own frustration. Clunky workflows. Math-heavy export processes. The 2 a.m. anxiety of "did I miss a seam?" before sending a pattern to print.
After 10 years as a surface pattern designer — landing work with retailers like HomeGoods, TJ Maxx, and Nordstrom Rack — and 3 years teaching this craft to thousands of students, I kept seeing the same problem: designers stuck wrestling expensive software that wasn't built for what we actually do.
So I built the tool I wished existed. Test, analyze, export, present — all in one place, without uploads, without Photoshop, and without AI ever touching your art.
Today, 354+ designers use PatternPAL Pro as their Print Approval Lab — to gut-check repeats, export faster, and feel confident sending designs out into the world.
Who It's For
If you're sending pattern files anywhere, PatternPAL Pro probably has your back.
Cricut & Silhouette Designers
Production-ready exports that solve the Silhouette white grid bug automatically and import at the correct size in Cricut Design Space every time.
Spoonflower & POD Sellers
Test repeats at the exact sizes Spoonflower, Printful, and Redbubble require. Then create scroll-stopping previews to send traffic back to your shop.
Digital Paper Makers
Beautiful 12×12" papers at 300 DPI with correct metadata and commercial-use settings — so your buyers' files always import the way they should.
Textile & Wallpaper Designers
Test designs at actual print scale, analyze color and composition, and create portfolio-worthy mockups without ever opening Photoshop.
Surface Pattern Teachers
Free accounts for unlimited testing, Pro for advanced assignments. Built-in education that helps your students actually learn the why.
Etsy Shop Owners
From tile to Instagram-ready product mockup in under 60 seconds. Test, export, and present — all from one tab.
Choose How You Want to Use PatternPAL
Start free. Stay free as long as you want. Upgrade when you're ready to send files to clients, printers, and platforms. No credit card required to begin.
Try It Free
Run a few tests. Decide if PatternPAL fits your workflow.
- ✓ 3 free pattern tests
- ✓ Pattern preview (full drop, half drop, brick)
- ✓ Real-world scale preview (2"–24")
- ✓ Eyeflow & composition testing
- ✓ Zoom up to 200%
Free Account
Make PatternPAL part of your daily design workflow.
- ✓ Unlimited pattern tests
- ✓ Everything in Try It Free
- ✓ Quick Export (2 sizes, 150 DPI JPG)
- ✓ Saved test history
- ✓ Access from any browser
Pro
For designers sending files to clients, printers, and shops.
- ✓ Everything in Free Account
- ✓ Easyscale Export (8+ sizes + custom, batch ZIP)
- ✓ Pattern Fill Export (12×12" digital papers)
- ✓ Social Media Export ✨ (5 platforms, watermark + mockup)
- ✓ Seam Inspector (full-screen, 800% zoom)
- ✓ Color, contrast & composition analysis
- ✓ 6 product mockups *more coming Q2
- ✓ Multiple DPI & format options (JPG/PNG/TIFF)
- ✓ Cricut & Silhouette production-ready exports
Cancel anytime. No contracts, no commitments.
Frequently Asked Questions
Nope. PatternPAL runs entirely in your browser and doesn't require any other software. If you have a JPG or PNG of your tile, you're good to go.
No. Your pattern never leaves your computer. PatternPAL Pro is entirely browser-based — all processing happens on your device. Files aren't uploaded to a server, AI never analyzes them, and nothing is stored.
When you close the browser tab, your pattern is gone. Especially important if you're protecting proprietary designs or working under NDA.
You can create a Free Account for unlimited testing — free forever, no credit card. Upgrade to Pro whenever you're ready for export tools, advanced analysis, and social media features.
$7.99/month or $79/year (which saves you 17%). Cancel anytime — no contracts, no commitments. You can also try every Pro feature on a real pattern before deciding.
JPG and PNG. Most designers import PNGs from Photoshop or Procreate, or JPGs from any design software. Pattern size doesn't matter — PatternPAL automatically scales and tests at any size from 2" to 24".
Yes — and this is one of my favorite Pro features. PatternPAL Pro exports are specifically built for both platforms:
- Pattern Fill Export creates 12×12" digital papers in Cricut/Silhouette-ready formats
- Smart rendering eliminates the Silhouette Studio white grid line issue automatically
- Correct DPI metadata means files import at the right physical size in Cricut Design Space every time
- Commercial-ready indicator tells you when files are marketplace ready
Whether you're making digital papers for scrapbooking or fabric designs for POD, you'll get production-ready files.
Easyscale Export creates multiple pattern sizes in one batch. Choose from 8 preset sizes (2"–24") or type any custom size in inches, centimeters, or pixels. Pick your format (JPG, PNG, or TIFF) and DPI (150 or 300). Built-in upscaling protection warns you if a size would lose quality. Half Drop and Half Brick tiles auto-convert to Full Drop for POD platforms that require it.
Hit export — everything downloads as a single ZIP. What used to take 3–5 hours in Photoshop takes about 60 seconds.
It's a Pro feature that generates correctly-sized pattern preview images for Instagram, Pinterest, TikTok, Stories, and more — with your watermark and a product mockup overlay already baked in. No Canva, no Photoshop, no manual resizing.
Pick from 5 platform-optimized sizes. Each has its own scale control. Add a text watermark — choose font, color, opacity, size — to protect your work. Optionally drop a product mockup on top, with a different mockup per platform if you want.
Export one size or all five at once (multi-size downloads arrive as a ZIP). Tile to professional, branded, platform-ready content in under 60 seconds.
Yes. No contracts, no hidden terms. Cancel your Pro subscription anytime from inside the app and you'll keep access through the end of your billing period.
Absolutely. PatternPAL Pro is built for commercial use. Export your patterns and sell them on Etsy, Spoonflower, Cricut Design Space, or use them in your own product lines. The tool is just for testing and exporting — the design is 100% yours.
Ready to Stop Guessing About Your Repeats?
Run your first pattern through PatternPAL and see your design the way your fabric, wallpaper, or POD customer will see it — before you send a single file.
