Current release notes for Design Space for Desktop. For mobile release notes, see the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. To view older release notes, click here.
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2025-07-09 | Beta | Version 9.25
This Design Space for Desktop Beta release (v9.25) includes backend improvements and fixes.
Note: This section will be updated when this release goes to production.
Machine family filtering on personalized tile boxes
When viewing the Home page, content in the personalized tile boxes (Your Bookmarks, Images for You, etc.) will be filtered to include only images and projects that are compatible with the selected machine.
Fixed field issues
This release:
- Fixed an issue causing Hide Contour functionality to automatically apply Cut off and on while zooming in and out.
- Unwanted down arrow being visible after clicking Combine has been fixed.
- Issue of colors of deleted and hidden images showing in Material Colors has been fixed.
- Fixed an issue causing Pattern scale slider position to not update when we manually enter the scale value.
- Fixed an issue where clicking Kiss Cut and Back option repeatedly creates a duplicate layer of text.
- Fixed an issue causing Print Then Cut warning to not display properly for Text after changing the Print Then Cut paper size.
- Fixed an issue where increasing initial Pattern Scale caused it to zoom in more than expected.
- Fixed an issue causing Image/Shape/Text to get separated from the rest of the sticker when dragging or rotating.
- Fixed a color changing issue on Create Sticker objects with Offset.
- Fixed an issued causing an applied color to Warped text to reset to default color after entering Edit mode.
- Changing materials settings causing a change to Popular Materials displayed on Make page has been fixed.
- Fixed an issue where Image preview is missing for multiple images, causing a blank Canvas.
- Resolved an issue where, if connection fails, the Bluetooth name shows UnknownDevice.
- Rotate value not updating for ungrouped Text elements in the toolbar has been fixed.
- Fixed an issue causing points on the swallow-tail banner in the Shapes menu to be clipped when applying an Offset with straight edges.
The last 6 weeks:
Over the last 6 weeks we've fixed 45 software defects, including the following priority field issues and reliability concerns:
- “Image not saved” error message getting displayed on Large Image upload has been fixed.
- Filters not cleared after reloading Canvas page has been fixed.
- Fixed issued causing Font panel to not load all Cricut fonts after applying system font to text and navigating to Recent tab.
- Issue of Firmware update failure with USB Connected Maker 4 has been fixed.
- Getting infinite spinner on “Cut Progress” screen after reconnecting the machine has been resolved.
- Resolved an issue where machine was getting disconnected while cutting multiple mats when two Design Space windows were open.
- Fixed an issue causing the vertical scroll bar to scroll up and down automatically when clicked in the Cricut Contributing Artist page
- Fixed a backend issue causing a chatbot button interaction event to fire twice per interaction
- Fixed an issue with machine picker where machine connection retry fails for USB connected machines after firmware update (users had to select the machine from the list again to reconnect)
- Fixed an issue causing machine picker to show the same machine name (last connected machine name) in two different Design Space windows that are connected to two different machines.
- An issue making it so user cannot connect to a machine in a second Design Space window has been fixed.
- An issue causing search results to not be based on the search keyword when “Gift tags” is selected from New Project menu has been fixed.
- Fixed an issue causing projects to not load on Mat Preview if we change the machine selection on Project search page.
- Fixed a missing shadow on a button.
- Resolved an issue causing the Image panel to refresh and scroll to back to the top after image selection.
- Fixed a project specific issue causing the Continue button to show loading, so couldn’t advance to Make screen.
- A backend issue resulting in machine data missing from new product setup events that occur after connection but before test cut has been fixed.
- Bluetooth permission screen displaying despite permission already being granted has been fixed.
- Issue of black mark showing up intermittently on images and fonts instead of the Cricut Access tag has been fixed.
- Backed issue affecting translation of search query has been fixed.
- Fixed an issue causing profile names to be cut off in universal search results when one performs an invalid search.
- Resolved an issue causing “Project Preview couldn’t load” toaster message to be displayed if an image is moved outside the design area when Guide layers are present.
- A backend issue resulting in machine data missing from new product setup events that occur after connection but before test cut has been fixed.
- An issue causing an infinite spinner when attempting a firmware update at mat preview has been fixed.
- Fixed a backend issue where clicking chatbot in Help menu caused an event to fire twice.
- An issue with chatbot causing tooltip to appear over Home or Canvas tab has been fixed.
- Fixed an issue causing incorrect price when purchasing from Image Details page.
- An issue causing “Image not saved” error message to be displayed on large image upload has been fixed.
- Fixed an issue causing Layers panel to not enable when copying and pasting an image into another window, even though the image is selected on the Canvas.
2025-07-02 | New! | Version 9.24
This Design Space for Desktop release (v9.24) includes backend improvements and the following features and fixes.
Auto-detect and connect
With this improvement we can automatically detect cutting machines that are either broadcasting via Bluetooth or plugged in via USB cable and automatically show them to a user to connect. This improvement will be added to the New Product setup flow to help users get connected more easily.
Fixed field issues
This release:
- “Image not saved” error message getting displayed on Large Image upload has been fixed.
- Filters not cleared after reloading Canvas page has been fixed.
- Fixed issued causing Font panel to not load all Cricut fonts after applying system font to text and navigating to Recent tab.
- Issue of Firmware update failure with USB Connected Maker 4 has been fixed.
- Getting infinite spinner on “Cut Progress” screen after reconnecting the machine has been resolved.
- Resolved an issue where machine was getting disconnected while cutting multiple mats when two Design Space windows were open.
- Fixed an issue causing the vertical scroll bar to scroll up and down automatically when clicked in the Cricut Contributing Artist page.
- Fixed a backend issue causing a chatbot button interaction event to fire twice per interaction.
- Fixed an issue with machine picker where machine connection retry fails for USB connected machines after firmware update (users had to select the machine from the list again to reconnect).
- Fixed an issue causing machine picker to show the same machine name (last connected machine name) in two different Design Space windows that are connected to two different machines.
- An issue making it so user cannot connect to a machine in a second Design Space window has been fixed.
The last 6 weeks:
Over the last 6 weeks we've fixed 33 software defects, including the following priority field issues and reliability concerns:
- An issue causing search results to not be based on the search keyword when “Gift tags” is selected from New Project menu has been fixed.
- Fixed an issue causing projects to not load on Mat Preview if we change the machine selection on Project search page.
- Fixed a missing shadow on a button.
- Resolved an issue causing the Image panel to refresh and scroll to back to the top after image selection
- Fixed a project specific issue causing the Continue button to show loading, so couldn’t advance to Make screen
- A backend issue resulting in machine data missing from new product setup events that occur after connection but before test cut has been fixed
- Bluetooth permission screen displaying despite permission already being granted has been fixed
- Issue of black mark showing up intermittently on images and fonts instead of the Cricut Access tag has been fixed
- Backed issue affecting translation of search query has been fixed
- Fixed an issue causing profile names to be cut off in universal search results when one performs an invalid search
- Resolved an issue causing “Project Preview couldn’t load” toaster message to be displayed if an image is moved outside the design area when Guide layers are present
- A backend issue resulting in machine data missing from new product setup events that occur after connection but before test cut has been fixed
- An issue causing an infinite spinner when attempting a firmware update at mat preview has been fixed
- Fixed a backend issue where clicking chatbot in Help menu caused an event to fire twice
- An issue with chatbot causing tooltip to appear over Home or Canvas tab has been fixed
- Fixed an issue causing incorrect price when purchasing from Image Details page
- An issue causing “Image not saved” error message to be displayed on large image upload has been fixed
- Fixed an issue causing Layers panel to not enable when copying and pasting an image into another window, even though the image is selected on the Canvas
- Search instead in other language was not working – this has been fixed
- An issue with Contributing Artist Upload window resizing has been fixed
- Fixed an issue causing the Mature Content category selection options to fade out when checking and unchecking “This project contains Mature content?” option.
- Fixed an issue causing the Help menu drop down to change position on screen resize
- Issue of Print Then Cut calibration failing for Cricut Venture when using a 24 x 28 mat has been resolved
2025-06-23 | Version 9.22
This Design Space for Desktop release (v9.22) includes backend improvements and the following features and fixes.
Design Space Guidance “Hotspots”
New educational content has been added in key areas of Design Space for new users. When clicked, these “hotspots” display information about that element to help new users understand how the app works.
New Text Default Color
Text color will now default to black (#000000) when inserted onto the Canvas instead of the former dark grey (#494949).
Fixed field issues
This release:
- An issue causing search results to not be based on the search keyword when “Gift tags” is selected from New Project menu has been fixed.
- Fixed an issue causing projects to not load on Mat Preview if we change the machine selection on Project search page.
- Fixed a missing shadow on a button.
- Fixed an issue with machine picker where machine connection retry fails for USB connected machines after firmware update (users had to select the machine from the list again to reconnect)
- Resolved an issue causing the Image panel to refresh and scroll to back to the top after image selection
- Fixed a project specific issue causing the Continue button to show loading, so couldn’t advance to Make screen
The last 6 weeks:
Over the last 6 weeks we've fixed 25 software defects, including the following priority field issues and reliability concerns:
- A backend issue resulting in machine data missing from new product setup events that occur after connection but before test cut has been fixed
- Bluetooth permission screen displaying despite permission already being granted has been fixed
- Issue of black mark showing up intermittently on images and fonts instead of the Cricut Access tag has been fixed
- Backed issue affecting translation of search query has been fixed
- Fixed an issue causing profile names to be cut off in universal search results when one performs an invalid search
- Resolved an issue causing “Project Preview couldn’t load” toaster message to be displayed if an image is moved outside the design area when Guide layers are present
- A backend issue resulting in machine data missing from new product setup events that occur after connection but before test cut has been fixed
- An issue causing an infinite spinner when attempting a firmware update at mat preview has been fixed
- Fixed a backend issue where clicking chatbot in Help menu caused an event to fire twice
- An issue with chatbot causing tooltip to appear over Home or Canvas tab has been fixed
- Fixed an issue causing incorrect price when purchasing from Image Details page
- An issue causing “Image not saved” error message to be displayed on large image upload has been fixed
- Fixed an issue causing Layers panel to not enable when copying and pasting an image into another window, even though the image is selected on the Canvas
- Search instead in other language was not working – this has been fixed
- An issue with Contributing Artist Upload window resizing has been fixed
- Fixed an issue causing the Mature Content category selection options to fade out when checking and unchecking “This project contains Mature content?” option.
- Fixed an issue causing the Help menu drop down to change position on screen resize
- Issue of Print Then Cut calibration failing for Cricut Venture when using a 24 x 28 mat has been resolved