Cricut Design Space can cut a PNG, but only its outer silhouette. Convert it to SVG when you want separate colour layers, cut-outs inside the design, or paths you can edit — free for 1 image a day, with no sign-up and no watermark.
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Your converted SVG will appear here — sharp at any size.
Not always. When you upload a PNG, Design Space asks how complex the image is, lets you erase the background, and then saves it in one of two ways (per Cricut's own upload guide): as a Cut image, which keeps only the outer silhouette as the cut path, or as a Print Then Cut image, which keeps the whole picture, internal colours included, and cuts around it — on Maker and Explore machines only.
An SVG is worth making when you want more than that outline. Design Space uploads SVG files as they were designed and separates them into layers, and our SVGs keep each colour region as its own path — so the pieces of a multi-colour design, and the holes inside letters and shapes, stay separate instead of collapsing into one silhouette.
Image2Vector flattens transparent areas onto white before tracing. In Color mode that white becomes a shape of its own: the first path in the file, covering the whole canvas (we checked this on a transparent test PNG). Left in, it would cut as a rectangle the size of your design.
Black & White gives you one colour and one silhouette — right for a single-colour decal, a stencil, or one-colour iron-on. It splits the image into a darker group and a lighter group and traces the darker one: our flat test logo (navy and orange on white) came out as 1 path in Black & White versus 11 in Color. Very light colours, such as pale yellow or light grey, can land in the lighter group and drop out — use Color mode for those.
Color keeps each colour region as its own path, so you can cut each colour from its own vinyl and layer the pieces.
The full test, with the images and SVG files, is on how to fix a traced SVG.
The download is a standard SVG file, so it isn't tied to Cricut: any cutting or design software that opens SVG files can use it. In Silhouette Studio, SVG support depends on your edition — check Silhouette America's edition comparison before you buy an upgrade. Pro can also export DXF.
Image2Vector is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Cricut — "Cricut" and "Design Space" are trademarks of their respective owner, referenced here only to describe compatibility.
Yes — 1 conversion a day, free, with no sign-up and no watermark on the SVG. Every trace counts, including a re-trace with new settings, so choose Color or Black & White before you drop the image in. Pro removes the daily limit and adds PDF, EPS and DXF export and API access.
Yes, but only its outline. According to Cricut's upload guide, a PNG saved as a Cut image keeps just the outer silhouette as the cut path, and a Print Then Cut image keeps the whole picture and cuts around it (Maker and Explore machines only). Convert to SVG when you want separate colour layers or cut-outs inside the design.
Image2Vector flattens transparent areas onto white before tracing, so a Color-mode SVG made from a transparent PNG includes a white shape that covers the whole design. Hide or delete that shape before cutting, or use Black & White mode, which adds no background shape.
Use Black & White for a single-colour silhouette — decals, stencils, one-colour iron-on. It traces the darker part of the image as one colour; very light colours can drop out, so use Color for those. Use Color when you want each colour region as its own piece for a layered design.
You can, but photographs are posterized into flat colour regions rather than traced line-for-line, so expect a stylized, poster-like result. Flat graphics — logos, clip art and line art — make the cleanest cut files.
The download is a standard SVG file, so any cutting or design software that opens SVG files can use it. In Silhouette Studio, SVG support depends on your edition — check Silhouette America's edition comparison. Pro can also export DXF.