Convert tap to exp

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

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

Let your AI agent convert TAP to EXP

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 TAP files in my Downloads folder to EXP”

Or run it yourself:

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

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 TAP to EXP?

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

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What is the difference between .tap and .exp?

Name: Embroidery File; Melco Embroidery File
Extension: .tap; .exp
Format: Binary
Category: Embroidery; Embroidery
Developer: Wilcom; Melco
Description: An embroidery file type TAP is a file format used by home embroidery machines to store information about the design that is to be stitched. The file contains all the data and instructions necessary for the machine to create the design. It includes information about the type and color of threads to be used, the size of the design, and the exact locations of the different elements of the design.; 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.
MIME Type: application/vnd.ms-tape; application/x-melco-exp
Sample: sample.exp

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.

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