A free printable Perler pattern is a chart you print and read cell by cell while you place beads. You can open one of our original charts below, or make your own design in the pattern maker from a photo or a short word and export a free printable PDF. It is free and nothing is uploaded.
Free printable bead patterns to open now
Each pattern page shows the full chart as an image you can open and print, plus the bead count for every Perler color. A pattern page is a fixed chart: you follow it as drawn, with the bead count for each color. A maker project is editable: you choose the width, cap the colors and repaint cells, then export your own PDF, PNG and CSV.
Mini heart bead pattern
Heart bead pattern
Star bead pattern
Rainbow bead pattern
Cat face bead pattern
Christmas tree bead pattern
Sunflower bead pattern
Panda bead patternAll 86 charts are in the pattern gallery. Make your own printable chart →
What a printable bead pattern actually is
A printable Perler pattern is a reading chart: a grid where every cell shows one color, plus a legend that lists each Perler shade and how many beads of it you need. You do not print it at bead size — you read the chart square by square and place the matching bead on your own pegboard. BeadDraft’s PDF prints a materials page with the color key and per-color counts, then one page for each 29×29 board section, labelled as a reading chart rather than a 1:1 template. A 29×29 design generated with up to 12 colors prints on 2 pages and a 58×29 one on 3; many hand-added colors make the materials list longer.
Make one and print it, free
- Start from your own image or a word. Upload a clear photo, or type a short word in the Text tab — no copyrighted character needed.
- Set the size and colors. Pick a grid width and cap the palette; the tool snaps every cell to a real Perler shade and counts them.
- Export the chart. Download the PDF reading chart (with the color legend and counts) plus the PNG and CSV if you want them. Every export is free.
- Print and build. Print the PDF on A4 or US Letter and work through it next to your pegboard.
Reading the printed chart
Work in rows, left to right, top to bottom, matching each square’s color to a bead. The legend tells you the exact shade and the total count per color, so you can lay out beads before you start or check you have enough. Because the chart is a reading grid and not printed at bead size, it does not matter what printer or paper size you use — the layout of cells is what you follow, not their printed dimensions.
Printing tips
- Fit to page. Choose “fit” or 100% in your print dialog; each 29×29 board section is laid out to fit one A4 or Letter page.
- Color vs. mono. Color printing makes shades easy to tell apart; if you print in grayscale, lean on the legend and keep the palette small so similar colors do not blur together.
- Keep the counts. The per-color totals from the CSV or the chart legend help you gather beads before building — handy for larger designs.
- Re-export after edits. If you tweak the design, export again so the printed chart matches the version you build from.
New to bead patterns? The easy patterns for beginners guide keeps things small, and turning a photo into a bead pattern walks through a full example.