Turn a design, illustration, or photo into exactly what your POD platform needs: transparent print-ready PNG for apparel, cut-ready SVG for sticker and decal listings, and die-cut sticker sheets — all free, in your browser, with nothing uploaded before you're ready to launch.
The file formats and batch tools a POD storefront actually needs.
Auto background removal plus 300 DPI export gives DTG printers like Printful and Printify exactly the file they ask for — no separate tool needed.
Edit → Make Sticker removes the background and wraps your art in a smooth, rounded die-cut border — a distance-transform border that bridges fingers, fur and thin details into one clean outline, then export as PNG or a vector cut line.
Cutout mode builds non-overlapping colour layers for Etsy sticker and decal listings sold as Cricut/Silhouette cut files — no double-cut lines or hidden overlaps.
Use the Refine panel to swap colours for different product variants (light shirt vs. dark shirt art, seasonal palette swaps) without re-vectorizing from scratch.
Save a preset once — background removal, sticker border, vectorize settings, export format — then run it across a whole folder of product designs and download a ZIP. (Pro)
Everything runs in your browser via WebAssembly. Nothing uploads to a server, so designs stay confidential right up until you publish the listing.
Different POD platforms and product types expect different files.
| Platform / Product | Recommended Format | Vector Squid Export |
|---|---|---|
| Printful / Printify apparel (DTG) | Transparent PNG, 150–300 DPI | ✓ Free / 300 DPI Pro |
| Redbubble / TeePublic upload | High-resolution PNG | ✓ Free |
| Etsy sticker / decal cut files | SVG (Cutout mode) | ✓ Free |
| Die-cut sticker sheets | PNG (print) + SVG (cut line) | ✓ Free / Pro |
| Screen-printed apparel runs | Vector PDF / EPS | ✓ Pro |
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Open Vector Squid →Most DTG apparel printers (Printful, Printify) want a transparent PNG at 150–300 DPI. Marketplaces selling cut files (Etsy sticker and decal listings) want SVG. Vector Squid exports both from the same source artwork — transparent PNG up to 300 DPI, and cut-ready SVG with Cutout mode.
Yes. Open Edit → Make Sticker to auto-remove the background and add a smooth, professionally rounded die-cut border, then export a print-ready PNG or vectorize the border into an SVG cut line for kiss-cut vinyl or Cricut Print Then Cut.
For DTG apparel printing, colour count doesn't change cost, so Illustration mode's full 2–32 colour range is fine. For screen-printed runs where each colour is a separate screen, stick closer to Logo mode's 2–8 colours and enable Cutout mode for clean separations.
Yes — Bulk Convert (Pro) applies one saved preset (background removal, sticker border, vectorize settings, refine, export format) across a whole folder of designs and downloads them as a ZIP.
Yes. Vector Squid runs entirely in your browser via WebAssembly — no file is ever uploaded, so unreleased product art stays private until you publish your listing.