My Top 5 Alternative Software Design Suites for Creating SVG Cut Files for Cricut, Silhouette and Brother Scan N Cut

It’s one of the most commonly talked about topics when it comes to creating SVG cut files – which software is best. In this post I share a list of my top 5 choices for alternative software design suites for creating SVG cut files for Cricut, Silhouette and Scan N Cut machines.

In the video I will be doing a brief overview of these software suites.

Affinity Studio – https://www.affinity.studio/
Inkscape – https://inkscape.org/
Sure Cuts A Lot – https://surecutsalot.com/index.php
Corel Draw – https://www.coreldraw.com/en/
Adobe Illustrator – https://www.adobe.com/uk/products/illustrator.html

In the future I’d like to do a deep dive on each of these so if you have any preferences on which I tackle first, please feel free to let me know in the comments.

Whilst all have a learning curve, some are easier than others. Let’s take a look …

I am sure that you are wondering about cost. As I mention in the video, the price points vary. Here’s a quick list showing approximate pricing – you can check out the websites above for accurate/current pricing.

Affinity Studio – Free
Inkscape – Free
Sure Cuts A Lot – Approx £45
Corel Draw – Around £18 per month. More if you take the “pay once” option.
Adobe Illustrator – Around £21 per month. Less (as a per product price) if you add it to the Creative Cloud package.

Oh, and if you are wondering, here is that list ranked by my personal preference, top to bottom.

Adobe Illustrator
Sure Cuts A Lot
Affinity Studio
Inkscape
Corel Draw

So, have you used any of these? Which is your choice? I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments section below.

More Useful Scan N Cut Stuff

If you found this information useful, you may also like to check out these other resources …

My dedicated Scan N Cut Tutorials YouTube channel, by playlist.

Scan N Cut Tutorials (CM Models) Playlist
Scan N Cut Tutorials (SDX Models) Playlist
Canvas Workspace (for PC) Playlist
Canvas Workspace (for Web) Playlist
Canvas Workspace (for Mobile) Playlist

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SVG Cutting Files

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