Changelog

What's new

New features, improvements and fixes in QuietBookCut, on the website and in the Android app. Newest first.

  • Website Uploads start when you choose a file — on every converter page, choosing your file starts it straight away (the button is still there, and opens the file picker if you haven't chosen one), with "Uploading your file…" while it goes. Jobs is now always the last button in the menu, and the bottom bar on phones is gone: each converter page has its own button.
  • Website Tidier menu — the menu at the top of every page stays on one line: every help page (Help and FAQ, the Cricut cheat sheets, the editor and Designer guides, Contact support) is now under one Help menu, and your Profile, Credits and Logout are under Profile, next to Jobs.
  • Website Cricut cheat sheets — quietbookcut.com/cricut-cheat-sheets puts the charts crafters pin above their machine in one place: the blade, mat and Design Space setting for 66 materials, heat press temperatures and times for iron-on by blank (with warm or cool peel and the EasyPress Mini setting), the kinds of adhesive vinyl and iron-on, what Weld, Attach, Slice, Flatten and the other Design Space buttons do, tools and tips. Type what you're making or what went wrong and it pulls up the answer, and if it can't, one click sends your question to us. The original charts are there too, to look at full size or download as a zip. Thanks to The Centsible Investor, who shared the charts in a Cricut Facebook group; the original creators are credited on the page.

  • Website Leather patterns to Cricut and laser — at quietbookcut.com/leather-pattern-to-cricut, upload a leather pattern (a PDF or a picture of one) and get true-size cut files for a Cricut Maker (knife or rotary blade) or a laser: lacing, snap and rivet holes and slots are cut with each piece, the stitch lines come on their own layer (set it to Pen or Score in Cricut Design Space, or engrave it on a laser), scale squares, instruction boxes, photos and cover pages are left out (you can put any of them back), and a piece marked "Cut 2, one mirrored" or "Cut 3x" gets its extra copies laid beside it, flipped where it says so. Check every page in the preview, leave out pieces you don't need, turn the stitch lines or the copies off, then download SVG files for Cricut Design Space or DXF files for laser software, Silhouette and Brother, for 5 credits per file (free monthly credits count; every option and both file types of that file are then free); only use patterns you own or have permission to use.

  • Website Check and repair an SVG — at quietbookcut.com/fix-svg, the Fix SVG page now checks any SVG for cutting problems, free and with no account: lines that would be cut twice, shapes that don't close, too many points for Cricut Design Space, specks, a background rectangle, gradients and see-through shapes, pictures and live text that can't be cut, and the size the file will import at. Sign in and it can repair the file into a clean cut file: every line is cut once, line pieces are joined and small gaps closed (each one is ringed on the preview), same-color shapes that touch become one piece, and the outlines are smoothed to fewer points. You see the preview and a list of what was fixed before you pay, then download an SVG for Cricut Design Space or a DXF for Silhouette, Brother and laser software, for 5 credits per file (free monthly credits count; every option and both file types of that file are then free); only use designs you own or have permission to use.

  • Website Save to Pinterest — the tool pages and blog guides now have a picture you can pin, and a Save button on it (and on the blog photos) that puts it on one of your Pinterest boards, so you can find the guide again later.

  • Website Sticker sheet maker — at quietbookcut.com/sticker-maker, upload a picture (a PNG with a transparent background works best, or a JPG, WebP or PDF) and get a Print Then Cut sticker sheet: every copy sits on a white border whose outer edge is the only line that gets cut, so the details inside your picture are never cut. Pick the sticker size, the border, the gap and how many copies (or fill the sheet), on the Cricut Print Then Cut sheet, US Letter or A4, with a live preview, then download the sheet as a transparent PNG for Cricut Design Space (upload it as a Flat Graphic) or the cut lines as an SVG for other cutters. Already have a sheet of different stickers (for example one made with ChatGPT)? Tick "My picture is already a sheet of stickers" and every sticker keeps its place and gets its own cut line, so Design Space cuts them one by one. 5 credits per picture (free monthly credits count; every size and sheet of that picture is then free); only use pictures you own or have permission to use.
  • Website Image to SVG keeps colors close to the background — on a picture with a flat colored background, shapes in a similar shade (dark green figures on an olive background) now become their own layer instead of turning into holes.
  • Website Image to SVG for dark shirts — tick "Going on a dark base" and the white inside your design (a badge's white ring, the inside of letters) becomes its own layer to cut, the black layer starts as "Don't cut" because the shirt shows through there, and the preview is drawn on a dark shirt.
  • Website Detailed SVGs and decals now upload to Cricut Design Space — the cut lines are smoothed to a fraction of a millimeter, so detailed pictures and drawings make far smaller files that Design Space accepts instead of answering "Image Not Saved".
  • Website Image to SVG keeps small colors apart — a logo that is mostly one color (say black, with small pink and yellow parts) now gives each color its own layer at the color count you pick, instead of blending the small colors into one.
  • Website DXF size tip for Silhouette Studio — every DXF download now says how to open it at its true size in Silhouette Studio (including the free Basic edition): set Preferences → Import → DXF Open to Centered first, because Studio's default (Fit to Page) resizes the file.

  • Website Buy credits without leaving your download — when a download needs more credits than you have, a popup now offers the two smallest credit packs that cover it and takes the card payment right there, so you stay on your pattern, decal, SVG, papercraft or knock-out page and click Download now once the credits are added (your color and size choices stay as they were; the Credits page still works as before).

  • Website Knock Out Layers — at quietbookcut.com/knockout-layers, upload a layered SVG whose colors are stacked (a color cut whole under the ones on top of it) and get the same design with each color cut only where it shows, like using Slice on every layer at once: check the before and after preview, add a small overlap so no gaps show, hide a color you don't need (a background starts hidden), then download one SVG for Cricut Design Space (it comes in at the same size your file did), a DXF for Silhouette or Brother, or one SVG per color, for 5 credits per file (free monthly credits count); only use designs you own or have permission to use.
  • Website All the tools in one menu — a new Decoders menu at the top left of every page lists each converter (PDF to SVG, Papercraft to Cricut, Image to SVG, Line art to vinyl, Pattern Decoder and Fix SVG size), with the Designer beside it.
  • Website Every converter has its own page — the Jobs page now lists the converters to pick from, and you upload on each one's page (patterns at quietbookcut.com/pdf-to-svg); after a pattern upload you're taken to your Jobs list to watch it convert.
  • Website Papercraft files open better in Cricut Design Space — pages with several pieces now come in at their true size, the upload preview shows the pieces, each file is named after its paper color and page, and the papercraft page has step-by-step screenshots from upload to the mat.

  • Website Papercraft to Cricut — at quietbookcut.com/papercraft-to-cricut, upload a papercraft template (a PDF or a picture of one) and get cut files at true size for Cricut and other cutters: outlines, openings and slits to cut, fold lines to score (from a PDF also split into mountain and valley folds) and, from a PDF, piece and glue-tab numbers to draw with a pen; check each page, leave out any piece and download SVG or DXF files for 5 credits per template (free monthly credits count); only use templates you own or have permission to use.

  • Website Image to SVG — at quietbookcut.com/image-to-svg, upload a logo, clip art or any picture (image or PDF) and get a layered color SVG for Cricut and other cutters: choose 2 to 8 colors, stacked layers or cut-outs and the finished size with a live preview, merge, recolor or hide layers, then download one SVG, a DXF or one SVG per color for 5 credits (free monthly credits count). A file you convert that has no pattern pieces now opens there too instead of ending in an error; only use art you own or have permission to use.
  • Website Tidier Jobs list — the buttons on each job are shorter ("Preview", "PDF") and wrap onto a second line instead of running off the edge of the page.
  • Website Wrap names around a shape — in the page designer, select a shape and click Names to lay up to 8 names evenly around its outline as one shape (5 credits however many names): names on the bottom half read left to right, names too long to fit are made smaller, and "Join onto a border" joins every letter onto a thin border so it cuts as one piece of vinyl.
  • Website Mouse ears — a new free basic shape in the designer: a round head with two round ears, ready to cut or to wrap names around.

  • Website Convert a photo, not just a PDF — "Convert an existing PDF" now also takes one JPEG, PNG or WebP image of a pattern page (a photo or a scan) and converts it like a one-page PDF, fitted to A4 as the app does with photos.

  • Website Paper pinwheel you can really fold — the designer's free basic shapes now include a fold-up paper pinwheel: a square with its corners slit and five pin holes, ready to cut from cardstock (SVG or DXF, for Cricut or Silhouette), curl and pin to a stick; tick "Show it made up" in Preview for a photo of it folded. Small holes in your shapes, like pin or lacing holes, now always come through in the cut files, and cardstock / paper and adhesive vinyl are new materials.
  • Website Decals: size advice for detailed drawings — the line art to vinyl preview now shows gaps too narrow to weed in blue, says the size a drawing works best at (with a button to use it), and warns before you download a decal that's too detailed for vinyl at its size; the report also words the added ink correctly.

  • Website Line art to vinyl decal — at quietbookcut.com/line-art-to-vinyl, upload a black line drawing, tattoo flash or coloring page (image or PDF) and get one cut-ready decal for Cricut and other cutters: lines too thin to weed are thickened for you, stray specks are removed, and you set the finished size and line width with a live preview before downloading the SVG or DXF for 5 credits (free monthly credits count); only use art you own or have permission to use.
  • Website Stitch preview for decoded patterns — the Pattern Decoder now draws a picture of the stitches from the written instructions, on the page and in the PDF, and lists any rows that don't add up so you can check them before you start; like the decoder itself it's free, experimental and used at your own risk.
  • Website Shorter page addresses — the converter, help, guide and blog pages now have simple addresses such as quietbookcut.com/pdf-to-svg and quietbookcut.com/blog; old links and bookmarks still work.

  • Website Job emails after you confirm — "your pattern is ready" and "couldn't convert" emails now go only to a confirmed email address (app notifications are unchanged), so confirm yours from the link we sent to keep getting them.

  • Website Pattern Decoder — upload a photo of a finished knitted or crocheted item and get a written pattern as a PDF, with a few similar patterns found online; it's written by AI as a best guess, so check it before you start.

  • Website Phone-friendly navigation — on a phone the website now works like the app: a compact top bar with Jobs and a menu, and Back and Create buttons at the bottom of the screen.
  • WebsiteApp Photo of the whole page — in Preview pattern, a page with several pieces can now be turned into one AI photo of the whole page, not just one piece at a time.
  • App QuietBookCut is on Google Play — get the Android app from the Play Store: photograph your pattern pages, get a notification when they're traced, and check pieces and colors on your phone. An iPhone app is coming soon.
  • Website What's new page — this page: every change to the website and the app, newest first.
  • Website Clearer message for garment patterns — a multi-size dressmaking pattern printed across many sheets now says that's what it is, instead of a confusing "no pattern found".

  • Website Fewer failed conversions — an outline that touches itself no longer makes the whole pattern fail, so patterns that errored before now convert.
  • Website Printed colors picked up — pieces printed in their color on the template now get that color in the cut files.

  • Website Join pages works on overlapping pages — "Snap together" now lines up pages that overlap by design, and a piece that runs across several pages comes out as one piece.
  • Website Light colored outlines trace — light blue or pink outlines drawn round writing are now picked up as pieces.

  • Website Move pieces one by one in Cricut Design Space — every piece is now its own shape in the SVG, so you can move or copy a single piece instead of the whole color.
  • Website Fewer false "to check" flags — holes that are already cut out of a piece, and joined-up handwriting, are no longer flagged as missed pieces.

  • Website Join pages for pieces printed across several pages — tick the pages, then drag them or use Snap together to line up the printed edges, and the piece traces as one.
  • Website See what needs checking — the Jobs list shows "N pieces · M to check", and hovering lists each item and why.
  • Website Faint pencil and dashed lines trace — light pencil outlines, dashed and broken edges, and scanned dashed lines now close up and become pieces.
  • Website Fewer junk flags and lost pieces — drawn lines inside a piece are no longer cut out as holes, diagrams and reduced copies are skipped, and a piece that is found is never silently dropped.
  • Website A clear message when no pattern is found — photos, slides and color artwork now say so plainly instead of returning a job full of unnamed boxes.

  • WebsiteApp Delete your account — you can now delete your account from the Profile page or in the app.
  • Website Re-cuts keep your edits — pieces you switched off, AI notes and your own tweaks survive a re-cut in the editor.
  • Website Blog launched — new guides on converting PDF and SVG patterns for Cricut, Silhouette and laser cutters, and on DXF versus SVG.

  • App Full piece editing on your phone — rename, recolor (one piece or every piece of a color), set material, add an AI note, mark preview-only, don't cut, or adjust Fuzzy.
  • App Materials list — see the shopping list for a finished pattern, with colors, materials, piece counts, felt sheets and notions.
  • App Support button — send a message about a finished or failed pattern straight from the app.
  • WebsiteApp Safer accounts and fairer limits — a round of security improvements, plus tidier limits for guests and free accounts (patterns up to 10 pages).

  • WebsiteApp Start without an account — browse and upload first; a guest account is only made when you first convert, and you sign up when you want to download.
  • WebsiteApp Accessibility pass — better color contrast, keyboard focus, screen-reader labels and larger tap targets on the site and app.
  • WebsiteApp New look — new fonts, a redesigned homepage with real before-and-after examples, and a "Not just quiet books" section showing everything you can cut.

  • App Android app launched — log in, upload a PDF or photos of pages, follow the conversion, see a felt preview and AI piece photos, and download cut files.
  • App Push notifications — get a "your pattern is ready" notification on your phone.
  • WebsiteApp Mobile-number accounts — sign up and log in with a mobile number and SMS code, reset your password by SMS, and add a number or email from your profile.
  • WebsiteApp Rename patterns — rename any pattern from the Jobs list or the app.
  • WebsiteApp Better results from phone photos — photos are cleaned up first (desk removed, lighting evened out), and traced with sensible gap-closing by default.
  • App Fingerprint unlock and quick actions — unlock your saved login with fingerprint or face, cancel a conversion, and set piece colors and materials from the pattern page.
  • Website Try it without an account — visitors can upload, edit and preview as a guest before signing up.

  • WebsiteApp Preview pattern — flip through your finished pattern drawn as felt, with an optional AI photo-realistic view of each piece.
  • Website Material and AI note per piece — set each piece's material and a short note in the editor, shown numbered on the preview.
  • Website "Preview only" pieces — mark details like a zipper mouth to appear in previews and photos but never be cut or charged.
  • Website Welcome email and phone notes — new accounts get a welcome email, and people who sign up on a phone get a one-off bonus when they first log in on a computer.
  • Website Designer page sizes — Custom size can be picked, and you can save named page sizes in your browser.

  • Website DXF cut files — download DXF as well as SVG, for Silhouette Studio Basic, Brother ScanNCut and other cutters.
  • Website Printable paper templates — download a PDF at true size on A4 or Letter, with numbered pieces, a key page, an inch check square and oversize pieces tiled across sheets.
  • Website Letters and numbers in the designer — type a word to get cut-ready letters, in six chunky fonts, placed as a row on your page.

  • Website Designer open to everyone — every signed-in account can now use the page designer.
  • Website Shapes cost 5 credits at download — designing is free; a designer object costs 5 credits to download, and your monthly free pieces count towards it.
  • Website Holes, windows and basic shapes — shapes can have holes, see-through vinyl or tulle windows, and you can add exact-size rectangles, circles, hearts, stars and more for free.
  • Website More materials and cut layers — new materials (faux leather, suede, cord, tulle, vinyl and more), and a "cut ×2" option for double-layered pieces.
  • Website Faster repeat shapes and conversions — common shapes and pages you have converted before come back almost instantly.
  • Website Matching colors — PDF cut files use the same colors as the designer swatches.
  • Website Failed-conversion emails and queued re-cuts — you are emailed if a conversion fails, and re-cuts keep running through restarts.
  • Website Security improvements — extra protections across the site.

  • Website Quiet-book page designer — generate shapes with AI from a description or a story, break them into parts, arrange them on pages, mirror, undo and redo, and save designs as books.
  • Website Page mockups and AI photo previews — see your page as a felt mockup, with a close-up when it holds one main object, and make an AI photo of it.
  • Website Change with AI — ask for additions to a shape, as felt pieces or "not cut" extras like googly eyes.
  • Website Shape details — give shapes a material, a description and fillings, and pick colors from a swatch grid.
  • Website Honest download price — the download window shows the exact price, and the job shows a whole-book estimate.
  • Website 25 free pieces a month — every account gets 25 free pieces to download each month, plus launch bonuses and cheaper packs.
  • Website Child-friendly AI — text and pictures from the AI are kept suitable for a children's book.

  • Website Pay by card with Stripe — buying credits uses a Stripe checkout form right on the page.
  • Website Launch offers — double credits on every pack, and free credits for the first signups.
  • Website Smoother sign-in — signed-in visitors skip the login and signup pages.

  • Website Scale fixed in cut files — an extra margin that made exported pieces slightly bigger than real size is gone.
  • Website GST on Australian sales — prices are GST-inclusive for Australian buyers.
  • Website Clearer refund policy — refunds are now spelled out in the terms and across the site.

  • Website Free SVG size-fix tool — fix the size of an SVG cut file, no account needed, with real-world scale built in and the output cropped to the artwork.
  • Website Refer and earn — refer a friend and get 10 credits when they make their first purchase, with share buttons.
  • Website Easier navigation — every page now has a clear Home and Jobs link.