Image to SVG for Cricut.
Drop a PNG or JPG and get an SVG you can upload to Cricut Design Space, Silhouette Studio or another cutter. Each colour becomes its own shape, so each can be its own layer. Free, nothing is uploaded.
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How to make an SVG for Cricut
- Start from a clean image. Simple artwork with a few flat colours cuts best. Set Colours to the number of vinyl or paper colours you own, so each one becomes one layer.
- Convert and check. Look at the result for tiny specks and hairline gaps: a blade cannot cut them. Lower Detail to smooth them out, or raise it if corners look rounded.
- Upload. Download the SVG and use Upload in Cricut Design Space. Each colour arrives as a separate layer you can recolour, resize and cut on its own material.
Questions
Is it really free?
Yes. No account, no watermark, no download limit. The site is paid for by ads.
Are my images uploaded?
No. Conversion runs on your device, inside this page. Your image never leaves your browser, so it also works with confidential files.
How do I get a transparent background?
A PNG with transparency keeps it: the empty areas stay empty and nothing is cut there. A JPG has no transparency, so its background becomes a shape; delete that shape in Design Space, or use the Diagram type, which removes a plain background.
How do I cut in several colours?
Each colour is a separate path in the SVG. Design Space shows them as layers, each assigned its own colour and mat. Use Colours to limit the palette to what you will actually cut.
What are cut lines here?
The outline of every shape is the cut line. Thin lines and very small islands cut badly, so remove or enlarge them in the source image, or lower Detail.
Does it work for Silhouette Studio, Glowforge or a laser?
Yes, any tool that opens SVG does. For a laser or CNC, a single colour and fewer shapes give cleaner paths.
Can I turn a drawing into a cut file?
Yes, with the sketch converter: it turns pencil or ink lines into one clean shape. For colour artwork see PNG to SVG.
What does the match score mean?
It compares the rendered SVG with your image on colour, transparency and edges. 100% would be pixel identical. Flat artwork usually lands above 99%; photos trace into many shapes and score lower, because vectors are not made for photos.
What do the settings do?
Type picks what kind of image it is, which sets sensible defaults. Colours sets how many colours the image is split into (Auto picks them from the image and adds more where needed). Detail sets how closely curves follow the pixels: higher keeps small features, lower gives smoother shapes and smaller files.