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Make Cricut-ready SVG cut files from any image

Turn a PNG or JPG into clean, closed shapes that Design Space can cut. One layer per colour, specks removed, nothing uploaded.

  • Closed paths
  • Free, no signup
  • No watermark
Drop an image to make a cut file

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How to

Make an SVG for Cricut in five steps

Takes about a minute. You don't need an account here or a paid Design Space plan to upload your own SVG.

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  1. Drop your image above

    PNG or JPG. A clear, high-contrast image cuts best: a logo, a drawing, lettering. Photos need the Photo poster preset instead.

  2. Keep the Cut file preset

    It removes small specks and uses fewer colours, so each colour becomes one cut layer.

  3. Hide the background colour

    Click the eye next to the background swatch. Otherwise Design Space adds a big rectangle you'd have to weed.

  4. Download SVG

    The file arrives in your downloads folder. It never touched our servers.

  5. Upload to Design Space

    Choose Upload, then Upload Image, and pick the SVG. Each colour shows as its own layer, ready to size and cut.

Tips

Settings that save you weeding time

Raise Remove specks

Tiny islands are a pain to weed. Set it to 4–6 px for vinyl, higher for scanned drawings.

One colour per vinyl

Set colours to the number of vinyl sheets you'll use. Remove near-identical shades in the swatch list.

Round corners for wood

Lasers and blades like gentle curves. A little more Round corners gives cleaner cuts in thick material.

Turn off stacking for layered vinyl

Stacked layers overlap. If you cut each colour separately and place them side by side, switch stacking off under Advanced.

Why Cricut needs an SVG, not a PNG

A cutting machine follows lines, not pixels. When you upload a PNG, Design Space has to guess where the edges are, and it often adds a background rectangle or merges colours you wanted separate. An SVG already contains the exact outlines, one shape per colour, so the machine cuts exactly what you see.

SVG Harbor traces each colour separately into closed outlines, then stacks the layers so they overlap slightly. For layered vinyl that means no slivers of the base colour peeking through.

What about Silhouette and laser cutters?

The same file works. Silhouette Studio Designer Edition and up imports SVG directly, and most laser software (LightBurn, xTool Creative Space, Glowforge) reads it too. Use one colour per cut or engrave setting.

FAQ

SVG for Cricut, answered

Is this SVG converter free for Cricut files?
Yes. Converting and downloading is free, without an account or watermark. You can use the files for personal and commercial projects, as long as you have the rights to the original image.
Why does Design Space show a white box around my design?
The background colour was traced as a layer. Turn on Transparent background, or hide the background swatch before you download, and the box disappears.
How many colours should I use?
As many as the vinyl colours you'll layer. For a single-colour decal, set it to 1.
Can I convert a photo into a cut file?
You can, with the Photo poster preset and 2–4 colours. Expect a stylised result. Photos with a plain background and strong contrast work best.
Is my image uploaded anywhere?
No. The conversion runs in your browser and the page blocks network requests from the converter. We never receive your images.
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