Creating beautiful designs with your craft cutter is an amazing hobby, but what they don’t tell you about starting with a Cricut or Silhouette is that you will soon develop an addiction. A serious addiction that will be a constant craving in the back of your mind, always whispering for more. “Find more free SVG files.”
I’ve been there. Throughout my years in graphic design, I’ve scoured hundreds of sites for free files, saved thousands of images that look cool and are worth holding onto. My father-in-law is similarly afflicted. He has more than 100,000 fonts jealously guarded like a dragon sleeping on so much treasure.
So, I’ve compiled my list of where to find free SVG images for Cricut and Silhouette, and also included are lots of opportunities to download images, fonts and other vector cut files for software beyond Cricut Design Space and Silhouette Studio.
Premium Vector Image sites
These sites offer premium graphics for commercial and personal use. I use many of these sites when looking for SVG files for cutting and making web graphics. Some sites may require a signup before you can download vector files, but all of the sites listed here have tons of free vector images.
1. Pixabay
pixabay.com – this is my go-to site for free vector images. Not only do they have tens of thousands of free SVG vector graphics, most are available for commercial use without attribution. You need to sign up for a free membership before you can download SVG files, but it’s painless, and for the most part the interface is easy to search and navigate. (I’ve never gotten any spammy emails from Pixabay, unlike many other sites that clog your inbox with offers as soon as you sign up for a free account.)
The range of quality of vector graphics available on Pixabay is quite variable. There are extremely high quality images available alongside some files that appear crude and childlike. Because the content is user generated, that’s not surprising, and certainly forgivable.
The site is ad-supported, so you have to be aware of ads for premium stock photo services that look like search results, but for such an amazing service, I can live with that. You can also support individual creators with a tip function.
2. Freepik
freepik.com – Freepik is another great source of free vector images for personal or commercial use. Their license requires attribution for artwork used for commercial purposes, but allows for unlimited, perpetual personal use, anywhere in the world.
The vector files are in EPS format, which does not work in Cricut Design Space or in Silhouette Studio versions below the Business Edition. You can, however, convert EPS files to SVG files with any number of handy tools.
Freepik also has convenient search filters to narrow your search by file type, price, image orientation and color. There are tens of thousands of really great images for printing projects, t-shirt graphics, signs, posters, you name it.
3. Flaticon
flaticon.com – Flaticon is a sister site of Freepik and specializes in vector icons. if you are looking for simple icon vectors for cards, banners, tumblers or stickers, there’s a great selection (3.5 million!) of images to choose from. These files are downloadable SVG files, and also come in a variety of other file formats.
Attribution is required if you want to use the free license for commercial projects.
4. All-Free-Download.com
all-free-download.com – All Free Download is another huge repository of vector graphics that is literally just a huge rabbit-hole waiting to swallow you. Not only can you find graphics there, but you can also download templates for print and web.
Graphics are free for personal use, and for commercial use with attribution. The downloads aren’t in SVG format, however, you will have to convert them from AI (Adobe Illustrator) or EPS format before using them with Cricut Design Space or Silhouette Studio.
5. Vector Stock
vectorstock.com – Vectorstock has almost 500,000 free vector images for download, although the file formats available are AI, EPS and PDF. Conversion to SVG is required, but if you follow our instructions, it’s not a huge obstacle to overcome. If you are using these files for commercial purposes, attribution is required, but personal use without attribution is permitted.
6. Vecteezy
vecteezy.com – Another great site with a huge library of professional-quality vector images. Free images can be used for commercial purposes with attribution, but you can use these images for personal uses as well. The files seem to be in EPS format, but can be converted to SVG without any loss of quality.
7. Clipart.me
clipart.me – Free vector images in SVG, AI, PDF, and more formats. All of the free images are free to use for personal projects, but restrictions apply for commercial use (getting to be a familiar refrain, no?). No signup or membership is required to download, either.
The quality of the artwork is highly variable, but there are tons of categories, so you should be able to find quality SVGs that work for whatever you’ve got in mind.
8. Vector.me
vector.me – This is a partner site or clipart.me and although it is quite advertising heavy (istockphoto ads that look like search results) I really like that they offer file-type filters for search results (ie. show only results for SVG images). Attribution is required for commercial projects. This site is also partnered with VectorHQ where you can find more stylistic vector images suitable for cutting, drawing or even print and cut.
9. Public Domain Vectors
publicdomainvectors.org – This is a very cool site offering free vector files that creators have made available to the public domain. There are about 65K files in their archive, so it isn’t the largest file library out there, but they offer filters to narrow search results by filetype (SVG, AI or EPS). Files are available free for personal or commercial use without attribution.
Public Domain Vectors also has two cool features that you main find useful. One is a Vector Generator, which will generate free, abstract vector art based on lines, shapes or text. This may or may not be useful to your crafting projects, but if you want a custom background for your phone, this is a cool way to do it.
There is also a free SVG editor tool. It’s similar to Cricut Design Space, in that it allows you to design with shapes, text and images; it also has freehand and line drawing tools that CDS does not. You can import files, export files as SVGs and work in different layers. I wouldn’t put all of your eggs in this basket, however. This seems like it’s still very “beta” and there were elements that didn’t work for me on a MAC even when I switched browsers, etc.
10. Free SVG
freesvg.org – FreeSVG.org is another library of public domain vectors. No login or signup is required, and you can use this artwork for personal and commercial projects without attribution. Free SVG is the successor to the Open Clip Art Library, a popular open source archive that flourished for years and then went offline in 2019. Opensource.com has an interesting article detailing the resurrection of this valuable resource as freeSVG.org.
99 blogs to find free Cricut SVG images
This collection of blogs mostly belong to crafters, creators and makers like you and me who put a lot of time, effort and creative energy into building libraries of free cut files. You will find a lot more than just SVG files here; there are scads of project ideas for card-making, 3D plans and more.
Many of these blogs will ask you to sign up for their newsletters before you can access their files, and we think that’s completely fair. There are some sites on this list that operate virtual storefronts with premium designs for sale. One thing that we ask is that you please respect the licensing requirements of every creator on this list and attribute as required. The only way to keep these fabulous free designs coming is by respecting copyright and providing credit as required.
- 100 Directions
- A Girl and A Glue Gun
- A Piece of Rainbow
- Albion Gould
- Amber Simmons
- Apex Cuttable Designs
- Artsy Fartsy Mama
- Awesome SVGs
- Bird’s Cards
- Brooklyn Berry Designs
- Burton Avenue
- Caluya Design
- Caty Catherine
- Craft Bundles
- Craft House SVG
- Craftables
- Crafting in the Rain
- Crafty SVG Files
- Cut That Design
- Cutting For Business
- Daydream into Reality
- Design Bundles
- Designer Printables
- Designs By Winther
- Digitalist Designs
- dimensions.guide
- DIY Danielle
- Dreaming Tree
- Everyday Party
- Free Pretty Things for You
- Free SVG Blog
- FreeSVGDesigns.com
- Frog Prince Paperie
- Fun Lurn SVG
- Gentleman Crafter
- Get Silvered
- Gina C Creates
- Happiness is Homemade
- Happy Go Lucky
- Hela Crafty
- Hello Creative Family
- HelloSVG
- Hey Let’s Make Stuff
- I Should Be Mopping the Floor
- Jennifer Maker
- Kelly Leigh Creates
- Kingston Crafts
- Kita Leigh
- Leap of Faith Crafting
- Lemon Thistle
- Lemony Fizz
- Life Sew Savory
- Liz on Call
- Lori Whitlock
- Love Paper Crafts
- Love SVG
- Love the Day
- Maggie Rose Design Co.
- Minor DIY
- Miss Kate Cuttables
- Monica’s Creative Room
- My Designs in the Chaos
- Pen + Posh
- Perfectly Stylish Cuts
- Persia Lou
- Pineapple Paper Co.
- Polkadot Chair
- Poofy Cheeks
- Practically Functional
- Printable Crush
- Printable Cuttable Creatables
- Red Earth and Gum Trees
- Scarlett Rose Designs
- See Lindsay
- Sherry K Designs
- Shirley’s Cards
- Simply Crafty SVGs
- Spark Resort
- SVG & Me
- SVG Cuts
- SVG Cutting Files
- SVG Designs By Miss Mandee
- SVG Files Free
- SVG Font Market
- Sweet Red Poppy
- Tauni Everett
- That’s What Che Said
- The Country Chic Cottage
- The Craft Patch Blog
- The Navage Patch
- The Quiet Grove
- The Scrap Shoppe
- The Simply Crafted Life
- The SVG Stop
- Totally Jamie
- Tried & True
- Unoriginal Mom
- Vinyl Cutting Inspiration
- We Can Make That
File Compatibility
Free Cricut SVG images
If you are using the Cricut Explore Air 2, Maker or Cricut Joy, you only have the option of using Cricut Design Space to cut and draw files.
Design Space is free software with very basic design tools, but you can import SVG files, as well as JPG and PNG files.
Free vector files for Silhouette
If you use a Silhouette Cameo, Portrait, or Curio machine, Silhouette Studio is a tad more complicated than Cricut Design Studio. It has more designer-friendly tools to create new images, but users of the free edition of the software are limited in the types of files they can import into Studio.
Silhouette Studio Basic Edition does not open SVG files; you need to pay for a software upgrade to Studio Designer Edition to unlock that function. Free version users can import DXF files that function just like SVG files in the software. DXF are the only vector file type that can be opened by the Silhouette Studio free version.
What's the difference between a DXF file and an SVG file? For vinyl cutting, there are no practical differences, although when you open a DXF in Silhouette Studio, you may only see the outline of the image without the fill.
Users of the free version of Silhouette Studio can also import JPG and PNG files.
Brother Scan-N-Cut
The Brother Scan-N-Cut 2 craft cutter uses Brother's Canvas Workspace software. This free software allows users to import SVG files as well as PNG and JPG. Other vector formats like AI files, EPS or DXF won't work, so if you have file types like these, you will have to convert them first.
If you need help with file conversion, read our guide to converting files to work with your craft cutting software.
Conclusion
Did we miss any of your favorite SVG sites? Are you a designer that would like to be on this list? Let us know. If you need files or inspiration for any project, you will surely find them somewhere at one of the sites listed above.
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