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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2026-03-25 | New! | Version 9.62
This Design Space for Desktop release (v9.62) includes backend improvements and the following features and fixes.
Auto Connection Improvements
Currently, Design Space will attempt to connect to the last used machine when starting up. If that attempt fails, now Design Space will continue trying to connect to that machine until it succeeds, or until a different machine is selected.
Connection Improvements between New Product Setup and Machine Picker
Machine connection in New Product Setup has been updated to provide more stability when connecting to a machine, and to ensure the machine stays connected after setup is complete.
Continue button added to New Product Setup “Prepare workspace” screen
We’ve added a “Continue” button to the “Prepare workspace” screen of New Product Setup, which can be used to move to the next page as an alternative to clicking the arrow.
Toolbar Improvements
This update is to improve the usability and appearance of the Design Space for Desktop toolbar. Changes include tools back on top of the Canvas, clearer icons, better tool organization, and a more streamlined user experience.
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Text default toolbar
Text Format tools
Project instructions visibilty
This update increases the visibility of the Project Instructions button in guided project flows.
Image compatibility education
This feature displays an image guide to assist users with finding the right image for their project.
New product setup: Update to project selection modal
This update changes the titles of expanded project views to “Recommended supplies for your [project type].”
Tooltips and titles education
This update adds tool tips, titles, and shortcut keys when available.
Example – right-click menu on Mac & Windows
Templates panel update
With this update, if a search in the Templates panel return very few or zero results, we will display some related images in the Templates panel near a Search All Images link.
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Zero results
Direct-To-Film checkout flow update
This update simplifies the DTF checkout flow by enabling the “mini cart” on the Home or Canvas tab for DTF projects. When users navigate to the DTF flow, add images or text and click on “Add to cart” this new mini cart will appear within Design Space.
Note: DTF Transfer guide flow currently available only in the U.S.
New Product Setup update
To encourage users to complete the test cut during new product setup, we’ve added a screen to help users understand that the material they need for this test cut is included in the box with their machine.
Chatbot introduction in new product setup
This update adds a dedicated page for introducing the Chatbot during new product setup.
Live Preview update: Design area reference
This update to Live Preview helps users to understand the scale of their design size in context of their selected blank size.
New option: Milestones
This new option in the left panel on Home opens a banner of achievements. Track your progress, unlock badges, and celebrate what you’ve accomplished.
Fixed field issues
This release:
- Template title throwing “project unavailable” error message has been fixed.
- DTF project flow – Pattern fill getting removed when copy/pasting pattern-filled image onto a DTF project Canvas has been fixed.
- Footer of project selection modal getting hidden when in a smaller viewport has been fixed.
- Issue of green loader displaying continuously upon moving an image on Canvas once it has been added to the design area has been fixed.
- Issue of checkout screen remaining blank while system fetches certain APIs has been fixed.
- An issue causing live preview to not work has been fixed.
- Sticker & Labels project: Mat selection being greyed out for Cricut Joy Xtra machines has been fixed.
- Stickers & Labels project: Issue causing “Project preview could not load” message if images are partially placed outside the design area has been fixed.
- “Connection failed” in Machine Picker - and unable to reconnect - after cancelling the new product setup has been fixed.
- Templates panel not showing any templates – just loading ghost tiles – after saving any project with a template has been fixed.
- Template dashboard showing empty tab name and empty column headers when in a non-English language has been fixed.
- Issue causing “invalid design area size” message to NOT display when clicking “Make” from project details page, when design area size is not compatible with selected machine, has been fixed. Machine Bluetooth connection failing in new product setup flow has been fixed.
- Fixed an issue with Contributing Artist interface where dialogue box of Filter & Column picker are fixed in position when the template dashboard screen is scrolled down.
- Fixed an issue causing user to not be able to upload a single-layer cut image.
- Project Incompatible warning being shown for a compatible project has been fixed.
- Item too small banner warning not showing upon reopening the same saved project by clicking “Customize” or “Edit a copy” has been fixed.
- Fixed an issue causing an object’s operation to not reset upon closing Create Sticker without applying it.
The last 6 weeks:
Over the last 6 weeks we've fixed 51 software defects, including the following priority field issues and reliability concerns:
- Fixed an Operation filtering issue where a popover component showed no Operation.
- Fixed a backed issue related to incorrect canvas ids following saving.
- Save or Don’t Save pop-up not displaying for Blank Canvas projects has been fixed.
- Fixed an issue where AI images displaying “Too Small” warning even after resizing also resulted in being unable to save the project.
- Right-click menu for text/image appearing in error when right-clicking on panels has been fixed.
- Fixed an issue causing the out-of-box test cut for Cricut Joy Xtra to not cut on the provided material, and to display incorrect measurements, has been fixed.
- "Project Incompatible" error displaying for Print Then Cut on clicking "Make" button when user is in Offline mode has been fixed.
- Fixed an issue causing Print Then Cut fiducials to be incorrectly displayed on sensor marks screen, and print incorrectly as well.
- Load type selection modal being broken when switching machine type from Cricut Joy to Cricut Joy Xtra in mat preview has been fixed.
- Fixed an issue causing "Project Incompatible" modal to not appear when clicking Make on a Stickers & Labels project detail page, with Cricut Joy machine.
- Fixed issue causing Mirror tooltip to be away from the Mirror label when using Design Space in Russian language.
- Project incompatible warning being shown for a compatible project in error has been fixed.
- Fixed an issue causing user to not receive "Connection already in use" prompt when they should.
- Fixed a backend data issue related non-existent functions.
- Fixed an issue causing anchor filter to be missing in Shapes panel filter list.
- Machine connection modal in disconnected state when Firmware Update is needed has been fixed.
- Fixed an issue causing all project types - except Blank Canvas - to get "Project Unavailable" message upon clicking the project name to open the default project after adding a Template.
- Smart Guides not being filtered to the design area (trying to align with objects outside of design area) has been fixed.
- Empty tiles showing when no results are found in a search query with "Bookmark" & "Upload" filters applied has been fixed.
- Fixed an issue causing no error message when Insert Card > Customize uses a size not compatible with selected machine.
- Fixed a backend issue related to Image panel calls occurring repeatedly in error.
- Checkout page being blank when buying an image set form the Home tab has been fixed.
- Explore 3 failing to reconnect via Bluetooth after switching connections across multiple Design Space windows has been fixed.
- Product details page failing to display the "Invalid" design area modal warning for sizes that are not compatible with the selected machine has been fixed.
- Fixed a backend issue causing an unexpected event to appear after a user selects a project type from the project interstitial.
- Fixed an issue in the CAP upload flow causing the artist to be unable to save a project after completing the CAP upload process.
- Fixed a backend issue resulting in a Canvas UUID mismatch when a particular Canvas Saved event occurs.
- Fixed a backend issue causing a UUID to not change, and another to show as undefined upon customizing a Community project from the Home page.
- Fixed an issue on the Make screen which allowed an object to be positioned outside cuttable area when rearranging/rotating it.
- Fixed issue of “Continue” button being disabled after selecting “Without Mat/Card Mat” and selecting the option to apply to all future checkbox in Load Type modal.
- Fixed an issue causing objects placed outside of the Design area on Canvas to appear on the mat preview when clicking Make from the project details page.
2026-03-16 | Version 9.60
This Design Space for Desktop release (v9.60) includes backend improvements and the following features and fixes.
System printer list improvements
With this update we’ve improved printer discovery, so the printer list loads faster and no longer stops responding when a printer isn’t found.
Quick Links clean-up in search from Home and other pages
To simplify the user experience and reduce visual clutter, we have removed these under-utilized quick links from both the Home and other “universal search” bars.
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Fixed field issues
This release:
- Fixed an Operation filtering issue where a popover component showed no Operation.
- Fixed a backed issue related to incorrect canvas ids following saving.
- Save or Don’t Save pop-up not displaying for Blank Canvas projects has been fixed.
- Fixed an issue where AI images displaying “Too Small” warning even after resizing also resulted in being unable to save the project.
The last 6 weeks:
Over the last 6 weeks we've fixed 50 software defects, including the following priority field issues and reliability concerns:
- Right-click menu for text/image appearing in error when right-clicking on panels has been fixed.
- Fixed an issue causing the out-of-box test cut for Cricut Joy Xtra to not cut on the provided material, and to display incorrect measurements, has been fixed.
- "Project Incompatible" error displaying for Print Then Cut on clicking "Make" button when user is in Offline mode has been fixed.
- Fixed an issue causing Print Then Cut fiducials to be incorrectly displayed on sensor marks screen, and print incorrectly as well.
- Load type selection modal being broken when switching machine type from Cricut Joy to Cricut Joy Xtra in mat preview has been fixed.
- Fixed an issue causing "Project Incompatible" modal to not appear when clicking Make on a Stickers & Labels project detail page, with Cricut Joy machine.
- Fixed issue causing Mirror tooltip to be away from the Mirror label when using Design Space in Russian language.
- Project incompatible warning being shown for a compatible project in error has been fixed.
- Fixed an issue causing user to not receive "Connection already in use" prompt when they should.
- Fixed a backend data issue related non-existent functions.
- Fixed an issue causing anchor filter to be missing in Shapes panel filter list.
- Machine connection modal in disconnected state when Firmware Update is needed has been fixed.
- Fixed an issue causing all project types - except Blank Canvas - to get "Project Unavailable" message upon clicking the project name to open the default project after adding a Template.
- Smart Guides not being filtered to the design area (trying to align with objects outside of design area) has been fixed.
- Empty tiles showing when no results are found in a search query with "Bookmark" & "Upload" filters applied has been fixed.
- Fixed an issue causing no error message when Insert Card > Customize uses a size not compatible with selected machine.
- Fixed a backend issue related to Image panel calls occurring repeatedly in error.
- Checkout page being blank when buying an image set form the Home tab has been fixed.
- Explore 3 failing to reconnect via Bluetooth after switching connections across multiple Design Space windows has been fixed.
- Product details page failing to display the "Invalid" design area modal warning for sizes that are not compatible with the selected machine has been fixed.
- Fixed a backend issue causing an unexpected event to appear after a user selects a project type from the project interstitial.
- Fixed an issue in the CAP upload flow causing the artist to be unable to save a project after completing the CAP upload process.
- Fixed a backend issue resulting in a Canvas UUID mismatch when a particular Canvas Saved event occurs.
- Fixed a backend issue causing a UUID to not change, and another to show as undefined upon customizing a Community project from the Home page.
- Fixed an issue on the Make screen which allowed an object to be positioned outside cuttable area when rearranging/rotating it.
- Fixed issue of “Continue” button being disabled after selecting “Without Mat/Card Mat” and selecting the option to apply to all future checkbox in Load Type modal.
- Fixed an issue causing objects placed outside of the Design area on Canvas to appear on the mat preview when clicking Make from the project details page.
- Fixed an issue causing CAP artists to be unable to “Submit for Review” from Edit in Design Space when using Phrase-only subcategory selection.
- Fixed a backend issue related to guide flow project intents.
- Fixed a backend issue related to Canvas ID changes causing parent canvas id to not populate for subsequent events.
- Pen and Cut layers becoming misaligned when using Attach or Group functions has been fixed.
- All load method options being disabled on the material load popup has been fixed.
- Cardstock guided flow performance issue upon duplicating templates has been fixed.
- Issue causing us to not allow more than 11.75 width design area has been fixed.
- Issue of Smart Guide lines showing on an image instead of a sticker layer when aligning objects has been fixed.
- Fixed an issue causing mat preview to be blank when there’s an offset on the mat.
- Issue of applying an offset to a font replacing the font layer and then navigating to the mat preview showing a “Project preview could not load” error has been fixed.
2026-03-09 | Version 9.59
This Design Space for Desktop release (v9.59) includes backend improvements and the following features and fixes.
Automatic Background Remover update
With this update we’ve refreshed the background remover experience to simplify the flow, improve clarity for both Cricut Access subscribers and those who are not subscribers, and to ensure the user experience is consistent across Design Space for Desktop, iOS, and Android, while maintaining platform-specific UI conventions.
Fixed field issues
This release:
- Right-click menu for text/image appearing in error when right-clicking on panels has been fixed.
- Fixed an issue causing the out-of-box test cut for Cricut Joy Xtra to not cut on the provided material, and to display incorrect measurements, has been fixed.
- "Project Incompatible" error displaying for Print Then Cut on clicking "Make" button when user is in Offline mode has been fixed.
- Fixed an issue causing Print Then Cut fiducials to be incorrectly displayed on sensor marks screen, and print incorrectly as well.
- Load type selection modal being broken when switching machine type from Cricut Joy to Cricut Joy Xtra in mat preview has been fixed.
- Fixed an issue causing "Project Incompatible" modal to not appear when clicking Make on a Stickers & Labels project detail page, with Cricut Joy machine.
The last 6 weeks:
Over the last 6 weeks we've fixed 50 software defects, including the following priority field issues and reliability concerns:
- Fixed issue causing Mirror tooltip to be away from the Mirror label when using Design Space in Russian language.
- Project incompatible warning being shown for a compatible project in error has been fixed.
- Fixed an issue causing user to not receive "Connection already in use" prompt when they should.
- Fixed a backend data issue related non-existent functions.
- Fixed an issue causing anchor filter to be missing in Shapes panel filter list.
- Machine connection modal in disconnected state when Firmware Update is needed has been fixed.
- Fixed an issue causing all project types - except Blank Canvas - to get "Project Unavailable" message upon clicking the project name to open the default project after adding a Template.
- Smart Guides not being filtered to the design area (trying to align with objects outside of design area) has been fixed.
- Empty tiles showing when no results are found in a search query with "Bookmark" & "Upload" filters applied has been fixed.
- Fixed an issue causing no error message when Insert Card > Customize uses a size not compatible with selected machine.
- Fixed a backend issue related to Image panel calls occurring repeatedly in error.
- Checkout page being blank when buying an image set form the Home tab has been fixed.
- Explore 3 failing to reconnect via Bluetooth after switching connections across multiple Design Space windows has been fixed.
- Product details page failing to display the "Invalid" design area modal warning for sizes that are not compatible with the selected machine has been fixed.
- Fixed a backend issue causing an unexpected event to appear after a user selects a project type from the project interstitial.
- Fixed an issue in the CAP upload flow causing the artist to be unable to save a project after completing the CAP upload process.
- Fixed a backend issue resulting in a Canvas UUID mismatch when a particular Canvas Saved event occurs.
- Fixed a backend issue causing a UUID to not change, and another to show as undefined upon customizing a Community project from the Home page.
- Fixed an issue on the Make screen which allowed an object to be positioned outside cuttable area when rearranging/rotating it.
- Fixed issue of “Continue” button being disabled after selecting “Without Mat/Card Mat” and selecting the option to apply to all future checkbox in Load Type modal.
- Fixed an issue causing objects placed outside of the Design area on Canvas to appear on the mat preview when clicking Make from the project details page.
- Fixed an issue causing CAP artists to be unable to “Submit for Review” from Edit in Design Space when using Phrase-only subcategory selection.
- Fixed a backend issue related to guide flow project intents.
- Fixed a backend issue related to Canvas ID changes causing parent canvas id to not populate for subsequent events.
- Pen and Cut layers becoming misaligned when using Attach or Group functions has been fixed.
- All load method options being disabled on the material load popup has been fixed.
- Cardstock guided flow performance issue upon duplicating templates has been fixed.
- Issue causing us to not allow more than 11.75 width design area has been fixed.
- Issue of Smart Guide lines showing on an image instead of a sticker layer when aligning objects has been fixed.
- Fixed an issue causing mat preview to be blank when there’s an offset on the mat.
- Issue of applying an offset to a font replacing the font layer and then navigating to the mat preview showing a “Project preview could not load” error has been fixed.
- Fixed an issue causing “Cuttable area” text to be misplaced on the Prepare screen for Print Then Cut projects.
- Fixed issue of all project types (except Blank Canvas) getting “Project Unavailable” message when clicking on project name to open default project after adding a Template.
- Fixed an issue with the Insert Card project flow causing the right-side padding of the design area to not maintain when the centered design area feature is enabled.
- Fixed text sizing issue of upon selecting entire number with the mouse, the cursor jumps intermittently resulting in numbers getting added randomly.