Cricut manufactures computer numerical control (CNC) cutting machines, such as the Cricut Explore 3 and Cricut Maker 3. These machines can be used for amazing projects by cutting, scoring, writing, and foiling on thin materials (e.g. cardboard, vinyl).
As a CNC device, Cricut machines require instructional code (G-code) to perform different actions. You can generate a G-code script for your desired cut by importing a 2D design into Cricut’s Design Space software.
This software accepts a few 2D file formats, including JPG, PNG, BMP, and GIF, but one of the best 2D format options is the SVG. The Scalable Vector Graphics format, or SVG, is a vector format, meaning your 2D drawings or images can be scaled up or down without losing quality. This is because, in the SVG format, your 2D design’s features are defined as geometries, not pixels.
SVGs are very popular online, and it’s easy to find some that can be cut with your Cricut machine or similar CNC cutting machine (SVGs aren’t specific to Cricut devices).
In this article, we’ll go over the best sites for free SVG designs that you can make on your Cricut. Before we get into the selections, though, we’ll first go over the considerations we kept in mind to identify the best sites.
Although file repositories may seem pretty basic in nature, there are many elements that distinguish sites from one another. Out of the hundreds of options, we’ve selected the top sites based on the considerations below:
Now that you have a sense of how we’re evaluating the sites, let’s get into the selections!
Fundamentally, SVG Repo is simply a repository of SVG files. We were impressed with the size of this collection: over 300,000 vectors – all of which are free, with no subscriptions or costs.
They have also made sure that the licensing is such that the files can be used by most anyone for anything, and while they say that attribution is not required, “it is appreciated”. Most of the designs are optimized for a small form factor, but as an SVG, you’re able to make it any size you like without losing definition.
The search function of the site itself is not as snappy as other sites, but the beauty and simplicity of the designs make the several-second wait worth it. There’s a heart button, for saving your favorite designs. Downloading is as quick and smooth as pushing a button. We especially like that you can filter for files that are mono- or multi-color, as well as outlined or filled.
Free SVG is an easy-to-use SVG file repository that contains over 164,000 designs, all of which are free to download; you don’t even need an account. The site organizes designs by tags that cover a broad range of image types, including flowers, plants, animals, signs, and other regular objects.
A great feature of Free SVG is that it allows users to choose the file size when downloading. You can download the design as an SVG or a PNG file, either in small (300 pixels) or large (2,400 pixels) format.
The site’s interface is simple and pretty smooth. The search tools are basic but functional, including a search bar and tags. One of the most popular tags is “Cricut svg“, so you should definitely be able to create some of these drawings with a Cricut machine.
Containing over 12,000 freebies, LoveSVG is another great repository with a large selection of both free and premium SVG designs. On top of these free designs, there are even more drawings available to users with a membership.
Most of the designs on the website are signs, cards, and logos, and you should be able to make most of them with a Cricut machine. The image of each design includes information about the formats in which the design is available. Common options include SVG, EPS, DXF, and PNG.
As you might expect from a repository with so many designs, there’s a plethora of categories. Some popular examples include “Animals and Pets“, “Quotes“, and “Decorative Elements“. To find more specific designs, you can use LoveSVG’s search bar inside the “Free SVG Cut Files” section.
Free SVG Designs is a great repository for SVG files, containing over 40 pages of free designs. While many of the designs on this site are signs and text, there’s also a decent number of animals, frame outlines, and more. The site also contains fonts for Cricut and other cutting machines.
This site’s interface is a little elementary in the way it presents designs, but it’s still a great platform to use. When looking for designs to cut, you can scroll through various categories like “Seasons“, “Kids“, and “Celebrations“, among several others. Designs can be downloaded in a few format options, including SVG, DXF, PNG, and EPS formats.
Creative Fabrica is an online resource page for cutting machines, including the Cricut. The site contains many purchasable and free SVG files, most of which are labeled that they’re meant for Cricut and Silhouette machines.
The interface of Creative Fabrica is a little cluttered, but it’s still straightforward to use. The free section, however, lacks categories and allows users to sort the designs only by popularity and date. You can always turn to the site’s generic search feature, but you’ll have to sift through the premium options as they’re not clearly labeled when you search for designs.
If you’re looking for a diverse selection of SVG designs, such as motivational quotes, religious slogans, and holiday decor, HelloSVG might be just for you. HelloSVG has almost 1,400 free SVG designs, but the site also offers digital paper and sublimation transfers. To download a file, you have to make an account. The downloaded .zip folder for each design contains a few formats, including SVG, DXF, EPS, and PNG.
HelloSVG’s interface is decent, but it especially excels when it comes to search tools. On top of the generic search bar on the website, HelloSVG also has over 40 different categories such as “Motherhood” and “Fall” where you can find relevant designs. You can also click on the tags attached to each design to search for similar options.
Caluya Design is a site containing over 1,120 free SVG files, which are also available in a few other formats such as PNG, EPS, and DXF. The site contains a diverse selection of designs, but many are slogans, signs, and seasonal decorations. While a large part of the site is focused on free SVG files, Caluya Design also has sections for SVG bundles, $1 designs, purchasable products, and inspirational projects.
The user interface on Caluya Design is fairly average, and you’ll have to make an account on the site to check out the free designs. The search features on the repository are also a bit lacking with only a search bar and a list of categories that include “Halloween” and “Monogram” but no filters.
Craft Bundles is a site that’s home to over 1,100 free SVG designs. The site also offers memberships with access to a large selection of exclusive content that can be used for commercial purposes. If you don’t have a Cricut machine (or any other type of cutting machine), Craft Bundles also offers on-demand cutting of their drawings.
The site has a great interface, too. It’s easy to use without too much clutter. There are over 35 categories, including “Free SVG Cut Files” and its subcategories. Alternatively, you can search for something specific with the search bar. Though pay-to-download options may appear, most of the search results are free.
Craftables is an online store for cutting and crafting supplies, specializing in vinyl (which can be cut with Cricut machines). Further enhancing the site’s connection to cutting machines, it’s also home to a comprehensive collection of SVG models, including over 60 pages of free SVG designs.
Craftables’ website offers a decent user interface, and you don’t even need an account to download drawings. Unfortunately, this site lacks a search bar, but you can utilize the platform’s well-divided almost 20 categories to find different types of models.
Craft House SVG is another great option for finding free SVG files for your Cricut machine. Craft House SVG has over 580 free SVG files, including designs such as plants, animals, and holiday slogans (e.g. “Shamrock ‘n Roll“). If you’re looking for more files, this site also has a section for more SVGs, which you can access by purchasing individual files or buying a bundle.
The Craft House SVG website is pretty average, with a few useful navigation features, but nothing too special. Moreover, the site has a basic search tool as well as tools you can use to organize the selections alphabetically, by date, popularity, and price. In the Freebies section, there’s also a “Filters” button, but it currently offers none.
DesignBundles, as the name suggests, features many SVG files that are contained within downloadable bundles. So while there are around 560 free files, the true number of SVGs is much higher because many of them are bundles of designs.
Like with many of the websites on this list, DesignBundles also has premium bundles that contain other SVG designs and cost a few dollars ($2 – $5) to access. However, SVG files aren’t the only type of graphic available on DesignBundles, and they also have templates for items like social media and brochures, patterns, logos, and scrapbooking lettering, among others.
This makes the site pretty large, but DesignBundles has a great organizational structure and many search features to go with it. Furthermore, the site has many different categories for its numerous types of designs such as “Free SVGs” and “Free Clipart”. There’s also a wide assortment of filters for searching designs, such as their ratings, related tags, price, included file formats, and more.
SVG Designs is more of a membership-based site: You can only download three SVG files for free per week without paying for a subscription. Nonetheless, SVG Designs has a great selection, with almost 500 designs available for free. You’ll find signs, icons, logos, animals, and more. Besides the membership-based freebies, SVG Designs also offers pay-to-download designs, many of which are sold by individual users, not the company.
The compatible cutting machines are listed on each design, and most of the designs can be made with a Cricut. There are also other helpful features on the website, such as the list of available formats for each design. Usually, these are SVG, EPS, PNG, JPG, and DXF.
Search results can be filtered by category and designer, with the number of designs in each filter listed next to the name (e.g. “Alphabet (8)”) If you’d rather look up a specific design than search through the options in a category, you can use the site’s search bar and sort the results by price, popularity, ratings, and date.
Printable Cuttable Creatables is an SVG file repository with over 380 free designs, including logos, icons, and text. On top of the free options, the site also offers premium designs, most of which cost under $5. A benefit of getting files from this site is that the designs download as zip files containing a few different file types, including SVG, PDF, DXF, and PNG.
This site has a pretty good user interface and is pretty well organized, though it’s somewhat cluttered around the category list. You’ll find 20 different design categories, which can be used to limit your search. This site, like many repositories nowadays, is equipped with a generic search tool as well as sorting options (by price, ratings, popularity, and date).
Dreaming Tree is a repository with over 150 free projects. There are even more designs available if you’re willing to purchase one of their premium projects.
The site goes above and beyond for each project, providing a video tutorial guide as well as information about the necessary supplies, compatible machines, and more. It’s worth mentioning that most projects are compatible with Cricut machines.
With a clean and well-organized layout, the interface of the website is also stellar. To find designs relevant to your interests, you can look through the site’s 50+ categories, which include “Banners“, “Cards“, “Ornaments“, and “Pets“. For quicker results, you can also use the site’s search bar along with its sorting to find a design just right for you.
Simply Crafty SVGs is a repository of SVG designs, including your standard 2D options as well as “3D SVG Files“. These 3D SVGs are basically projects that contain a few SVG designs that you can assemble to make 3D objects, such as a lantern or a chocolate egg box.
While many of Simply Crafty SVGs’ designs cost a few dollars or less, the site also contains just over 100 free projects. There’s no single theme for the designs on this site. Many of them, including the free options, are boxes, bags, cards, and holiday decorations.
For each project, Simply Crafty SVGs supplies a helpful tutorial video for the cutting and construction of the project. As the supplies for each project aren’t always the same, the site also gives you a list of the ideal materials for making the end product.
While Simply Crafty SVGs might not have that many free SVG designs, it has a decent interface and a well-organized selection. There are 40 categories, such as “Halloween” or “Birthday”, and the site allows users to sort the search results by price, popularity, ratings, and date. Of course, you can also use the site’s search tool, but this will also bring up premium designs.
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