Pathstitch 1.0.0
First public build of Pathstitch — a native macOS CAD/CAM app for leathercraft & pattern making.
Install
- Download Pathstitch-1.0.dmg below and open it.
- Drag Pathstitch onto the Applications folder.
- First launch is blocked by Gatekeeper (the app is ad-hoc signed, not Apple-notarized). To open it:
System Settings ▸ Privacy & Security ▸ Open Anyway, then confirm.
(Or in Terminal:xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Pathstitch.app)
Requirements
- Apple-Silicon Mac (M1 or newer), macOS 14 (Sonoma) or later. Tested on macOS 26.
- Self-contained — no Python/conda needed; the backend ships inside the app.
What's inside
- 2D sketching (line, circle, rectangle, text, pen) with snapping & on-creation dimensions
- Parametric fillet / chamfer (G1/G2, per-corner, drag-to-size, Enter confirms / Esc cancels)
- Trim tool (hover preview + click/drag), offset, stitch-hole generation
- Move/rotate/scale/mirror/duplicate, layers, convert-lines, patterning, paper-folding
- 3D STEP import + unfold to 2D nets
- DXF / SVG / PDF / PNG export, native
.stchprojects, Finder QuickLook & thumbnails - Customizable keybinds, light/dark themes, ⌘K command palette, rearrangeable toolbar
Built with ❤️ by Mason Chen.