
For example, a pattern for a paper flower made in Adobe Illustrator or a logo sketched in Procreate can be uploaded so the Cricut machine knows where to cut on whatever material is being used, whether it’s paper, fabric, vinyl, or even wood. Image: CricutĪt its most basic, Design Space is required to upload designs created in other apps so they can be formatted to work with Cricut machines. A Cricut Explore Air 2, one of the many Cricut machines that require the use of Design Space. And Cricut machines themselves can cost anywhere from around $179 to $399, before the potential subscription. To upload more, owners will soon have to subscribe to Cricut’s Access Standard plan for $9.99 per month / $95.88 per year or Access Premium plan for $118.88 per year.Īnything that’s previously been uploaded will be able to stay in Design Space without any changes or limits, but it’s important to understand that to use a modern Cricut, you need to use Design Space in some capacity.

That’s been free and unlimited for all users in the past, but now Cricut is limiting users to 20 free uploads per month. Getting a Cricut ready to cut requires using premade patterns or uploading original designs to an application called Design Space. Cricut is updating the machines’ accompanying software, Design Space, by putting caps on uploads that could restrict the number of projects Cricut owners are actually able to make.


Cricut machines offer a customizable, automated way to speed up the precise cutting required in crafting projects, but the capabilities of these devices are about to be limited by an upcoming update.
