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Update (10/7/2019): The wait is over! We've completed rollout of the Offline feature and it's now available for everyone using Design Space for Desktop Beta. You can design and cut offline right now! If you haven't downloaded the beta app, please review the article below for links and Help articles!

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Today we are absolutely thrilled to announce Design Space for Desktop Beta – an early-release version of our Windows and Mac OS software that lives on your computer.

In the coming weeks, our beta app will receive an update to support the ability to design offline. This means you can design and cut offline without an internet connection.

In the coming weeks, our beta app will receive an update to support the ability to design offline. This means you can design and cut offline without an internet connection. To get to the front of the line for this feature, we recommend that you download Design Space for Desktop Beta by September 10th. Go download it now! You can see the entire policy here so you know just what you can make with the Cricut Design Space images. FAQs About Image And SVG Licenses for Cricut Images Can logos be uploaded to a Cricut? This is a question I see most often and the most violated policy. All logos are copyrighted and should not be uploaded to your Cricut. In this video, JoAnn goes over how to cut vinyl without a mat using the Cricut. A lot of people think that you have to use a mat when cutting with the Cricut. Worse, if you lose your internet mid-project, you could simply be out of luck until it comes back. Pick the Cricut Maker if: You're a beginner crafter who doesn't require a lot of accuracy of detail in the software; You're an advanced crafter who will be using other software, like Illustrator and then importing your designs.

To get to the front of the line for this feature, we recommend that you download Design Space for Desktop Beta by September 10th. Go download it now!

What's Different About Design Space for Desktop Beta?

Many of you use the web version of Design Space to create and cut. Design Space for Desktop Beta is a version of Design Space that lives on your Windows or Mac computer. You will launch the beta app right from your computer instead of going to design.cricut.com on the internet. The benefit of using the beta app is that we can give you features like offline (and seamlessly rollout future features) that will make Design Space an even better experience.

When you download Design Space for Desktop Beta, you'll sign in with your Cricut ID and access your projects as you typically do across your devices. All your content and favorite design features are in the same place.

Only soon, on top of the peace of mind you get from having your projects safe and sound in the cloud, you'll also have the choice to save them to your computer, too, so you can design with your saved project any time, even without an internet connection.

To learn how to download the beta app and get an overview the offline feature, watch this video.

For more information, you can also visit help.cricut.com.

There's More to Come

Because we are releasing Design Space for Desktop in beta first, there are certain features that will be available right away and others that will come in time. If you receive the offline feature during this first rollout, you can expect to:

  • Save projects for offline use on your canvas
  • Save images and fonts within a project for offline use
  • Create new projects offline (if your internet goes down, you won't lose your project)
  • Cut offline from anywhere

In the future, you'll also be able to:

  • Download images for offline use
  • Download fonts for offline use

If you have an iOS device, you can cut offline right now! For those of your designing on Android, we will plan to roll out the offline feature in the future.

How To Use Cricut Offline

How to Download Design Space Desktop Beta

Ready to get in on the action? Just download and install Design Space for Desktop Beta here.

If you have more questions, check out this help article.

When will I get the offline feature?

We will roll out the offline feature to the beta app in phases over several weeks starting in September. This means some members may get the feature before others. We can't give you an exact date of when you'll get it, but the sooner you download the beta app, the better!

You Are Our Inspiration

It is our top priority to make Design Space the best possible experience. To us, that job will never be 'done.'

We have approximately 100 amazing software engineers working on Design Space and we're making tons of improvements.' – Ashish Arora, CEO of Cricut

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Your feedback inspires us. You motivate us to make sure that Design Space delivers on our mission to help you live your most creative life.

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We look forward to hearing what you think, and eventually, launching a full Design Space Desktop experience for everyone.

The Cricut Team

P.S. Stay in Touch

To keep us better connected about all things Design Space, we opened our first Official Cricut Software News Facebook member page. We'll share real-time feature announcements (including the moment offline rolls out), give news about planned software outages, and even surprise you with a product giveaway here and there. Join us!

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Have you ever wanted to use Cricut Design Space when you didn't have internet access? Let's dive right in and find out how you can use your own design in Cricut Design Space offline!
The first thing you need to be aware of is that right now using Cricut Design Space offline is only available using the Design Space app in iOS. This is because with the app you have the ability to save a project to your device or to the cloud.
The next thing you need to be aware of is some options are only available when you're online. Using Cricut Design Space offline will be limited to things you have saved to your device. For instance uploading your own image is only possible when you are online. Because of this you'll want to make sure to have your project created before you head offline so it's in your files to cut when you don't have internet access.
Step 1. Make sure your project is saved to your device (I created this cute 'I love us' design using the WordSwag app). This allows it to be found and used without internet access. To do this click on the disk on the upper left of your screen and then click 'Save As'.
Next name your design and then click 'Save on this iPhone' (or iPad).
Step 2. Open your project offline (if you want to check that it's there turn off your wireless and click to airplane mode)! When you open the Cricut Design Space app you'll be taken to the home page, to find the projects you have saved to your device click the drop down menu on the upper left (it may say 'all categories', 'my projects in the cloud', 'Cricut access' I believe it depends on what you were looking at the last time you were in there).
Select 'My Projects on this iPhone' (or iPad). Next select your project and click 'open'. This will open your design onto your canvas.Step 3. Adjust your project as needed. You can resize your image, add other images you have saved to your device, add shapes, add additional text (using the system tab under texts because those are the ones on your device), etc.
Step 4. Send your design to the mat. Once you have your project exactly how you want it click the green C in the bottom corner and 'make it'. This will send you to the mat screen.
Here you can see exactly how your design is going to cut. If you need to make adjustments (mirror your image, cut more than 1, etc.) you will click on the mat on the upper left of your screen and select how many project copies you want to cut, what your material size is, and if you want to mirror your image for iron-on you will do that on this screen. To close out of that just touch the mat on the upper left again and you'll see that the changes you've made are shown on the mat screen.Now if you want to move where your image is cutting on the mat tap the image and a blue adjusting square will appear around your image, you can now drag your image where you want it on the mat.
Step 5. Cut your project. Once you have everything looking exactly how you want it on the mat screen click the green C in the lower left corner of your screen and 'continue'. Here is where you will connect to your machine (if you haven't already) make sure your bluetooth is on and connect to your machine (you will have needed to have used your machine with internet connection before with your device so all the settings are on your iPhone/iPad for that particular machine). From here you will select your material, confirm you have the correct blade in your machine, load your material, and then click the green C in the lower right corner to 'continue' and cut your project!

Can You Use Cricut Without Internet

I hope this tutorial is helpful and has you creating and using Cricut Design Space offline with wonderful success. If you'd like more Cricut Design Space tutorials comment below with what you'd like to learn and we'll tackle it for you! Come back Wednesday to see how I used this cute 'I love us' design for a little Valentine decor here at home.





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