Engineer WAHM. If you have any questions about crafting or suggestions for reviews, just let me know Site Footer About Contact Us Privacy Policy Terms As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.Its only natural to wonder: is this really the best vinyl cutting software Should I upgrade Can it damage my machine if I use it, or will I be wasting my time learning how to use plotter software that isnt completely compatible with my machine Ill go over all of this in a bit.
Best Vinyl Cutter Free Software OptionsIn this review, Ill go over the best vinyl plotting software you can buy today, along with some free software options. Whether youre looking to design your own vinyl signs, stickers, or clothing, Ill go over the best choice for you. These options are completely safe to use and will not damage your machine. Sure Cuts A Lot 5 review Sure Cuts A Lot is one of the easiest to use programs for cutting. It supports combining fonts, importing your own shapes, lines, artwork, cut lines, as well as drawing your own. With Sure Cuts A Lot 5, theyve brought a lot of the typical functionality youre used to in Photoshop and other Adobe editing products into the SCAL workflow (easy to use guidelines, magnetic snapping, and masking). SCAL supports both TrueType and OpenType fonts so youll have lots of fonts that you can download for free and use. If you have pre-existing images that arent vectors, you can use its auto-tracing features to convert any shape into a cut image. If you dont have preexisting shapes, you can either draw them, use their 200 free built-in images, or download them through their escape store. It has one of my favorite interfaces, making it easy to draw your own images directly on your cutting mat. Easy Cut Studio does what every essential piece of cutter software must do: supports SVG file importing and exporting. Many cutting machines only work with natively the software they come with (for a variety of reasons). With SVG files you can export from one piece of software and import into the native software that comes with your cutting machine, making the list of compatible machines very long indeed Its support for vectorization (turning a regular JPEGPNG into a cut file that you can use) is the best in the industry. The cut paths it generates are more accurate than other software Ive used and I rarely have to clean them up after, even with complex shapes. Pros Works for MacOSWindows Updated frequently SVG importexport Great built-in shape library Supports scanning directly into the software Free trial, so you can test the software before purchasing Cons Like most other software, doesnt work natively work Cricut vinyl cutting machines unless you export SVGs and then re-import ( not a huge drawback ). I also have a full review of the best vinyl cutters (for both home crafting and business uses). Feel free to check that out if youre interested in an in-depth look at not just the software but the machines themselves. Ill go over where it works, falls short, and what the best recommendation is for each use Stay tuned Related Posts 17 Best Vinyl Cutting Machines of 2020 How To Make Vinyl Decals Start Your Home Business Oracal 651 vs 631 Vinyl: The Complete Review Previous Post: Silhouette Curio Review: An Embossing Cutting Wonder Next Post: Silhouette Cameo 3 Review: Best and Worst Features Reader Interactions Comments. They dont even tell people this at the point of purchase, which is very misleading and a bit morally skewed IMHO. Still good apps but trying to tie you in to their system is a bit off for me and so I wont buy their software, it stifles creativity. Reply. The person only has a DVD to watch on how to install vynal, does nothing for setting up program in computer Any suggestions that can help Reply. However I cant seem to make my laptop find the plotter, I also installed inkscape. ![]()
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