myriaCross

It's quite surprising how varied applications on the Internet are, you can find programs that can potentially make your life easier and help you enrich your hobbies. One of them is MyriaCross.
It's a useful application for viewing cross stitch, machine embroidery and machine quilting patterns and you can convert embroidery patterns easily.

Small and a bit dated graphical interface

The application comes in multiple languages that you can choose from, including English, German, French or Portuguese. It sports a dated graphical interface that could use some more features at hand.
However, it comes with multiple settings and options that you can adjust. It allows you to enable the transparent background, adjust render options, pick embroidery pallets, add effects to stitches and show stitch points. You can also change the main window texture and pick one of the many options.

View cross stitch files

You simply need to pick the source drive and folder in order to open files inside the application. It displays all files in a list, so you can browse through them easily. It displays a preview of the embroidery file and you simply need to tap on the preview to open the image in a large window.
You can use multiple search options to load files, simply adjust the pattern orientation, the mean size, file status and date for find them. It also displays information on files.

Some more features and tools

It comes with the option to apply certain effects to your stitches, you can use sunken or embossing  effects. You can also adjust grid lines and it allows you to hide unused floss palette entries or export to DXF in inches. It lets you create archives with your files and set a password to restrict access to them.
You can adjust palette symbols and it comes with the option to print files easily on your computer. All in all, MyriaCross is a very useful application for viewing stitch files and making some adjustments to them before you print them.