Convert exp to pnm

Download and install the latest version of Filestar.
Right click on one or more Exp file(s) on your desktop and select Convert with Filestar.
Type convert to pnm in the search box.
Press Convert.

Or let an AI agent do it: filestarcli -i file.exp -c "convert to pnm" (how).

Let your AI agent convert EXP to PNM

Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other agents can do this on your computer with Filestar. Your files stay on your machine.

Install Filestar and add it to your agents:

npm install -g filestar
filestarcli agent install

Or add it in one click:

Claude Code:

claude mcp add filestar -- npx -y [email protected] mcp

Then ask your agent:

“Convert the EXP files in my Downloads folder to PNM”

Or run it yourself:

filestarcli -i file.exp -c "convert to pnm"

Runs on your computer, so your files stay on it. Works on Windows, macOS and Linux. 50 free conversions with the npm install, no account needed.

Can my AI agent convert EXP to PNM?

Yes. Install the Filestar CLI with npm install -g filestar and your agent can run filestarcli -i file.exp -c "convert to pnm" on your computer, so your files stay on it.

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What is the difference between .exp and .pnm?

Name: Melco Embroidery File; Portable Any Map Image
Extension: .exp; .pnm
Format: Binary; Binary
Category: Embroidery; Raster Image
Developer: Melco; Jef Poskanzer
Description: An EXP file is an embroidery CAM (computer aided manufacturing) file saved in the Melco EXP format. It contains codes that tell the needle of a commercial sewing machine how to create an embroidery. EXP files may also be saved in the Bernina USB EXP format, which is used for embroideries made by personal sewing machines.; The PNM (Portable Any Map Image) file format is a subset of the broader Netpbm format, designed for storing various types of digital images. It acts as an umbrella term for three specific types of grayscale, color, and black-and-white images, represented by PBM (Portable Bitmap), PGM (Portable Graymap), and PPM (Portable Pixmap) formats respectively. PNM files are known for their simplicity and ease of conversion to other image formats.
MIME Type: application/x-melco-exp; application/x-portable-anymap
Sample: sample.exp; sample.pnm
Wikipedia: .pnm on Wikipedia

Embroidery

Machines that use EXP: Bernina, Melco

What a conversion keeps

Stitches: Every stitch is kept at its exact position. Nothing is re-digitised.
Colours: Kept when the target stores them. DST stores no colours, only where each colour changes, so your machine asks for the threads.
Trims, jumps and stops: Kept, and written the way the target machine expects them.
Objects and lettering: Design programs keep shapes and text as objects. A machine file only holds stitches, so objects become stitches.

All Embroidery Formats and Machines

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