The Silhouette Studio® software is the powerhouse behind any Silhouette cutting machine. It’s loaded with so many features that can do so many different things. If you’re wondering what features are available and what each feature does, you’ve come to the right place. Here’s the list of every feature offered in the four editions of Silhouette Studio® (Basic Edition, Designer Edition, Designer Edition Plus, and Business Edition). Many of the features have a blog post or a video (or both!) explaining how you can use that feature to create your designs. Silhouette 101 will make you a pro at using your machine in no time! Scroll down and pick a feature to learn more about it. If you’d like to upgrade your edition of Silhouette Studio®, visit https://www.silhouetteamerica.com/shop/software-and-download-cards/silhouette-studio.
FEATURES |
Basic Edition Free |
Designer Edition $49.99 |
Designer Edition + $74.99 |
Business Edition $99.99 |
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Create Designs and Send to Silhouette
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Basic Design and Text Tools
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Manipulation Tools: Move, Rotate, Scale, Align, Replicate
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Modification Tools: Weld, Divide, Crop, Subtract
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Cut by Line or Fill Color
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Font Access (for font files on your computer)
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Import JPG, BMP, PNG files
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Trace
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Image Effects (b/w, tint, color saturation)
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Print & Cut
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PixScan™
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Silhouette Library Storage
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Object on Path
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Offset
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Stipple (Curio and Cameo 3 only)
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Emboss (Curio only)
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Sticky Notes
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Pop-up Creator (Basic)
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Color Fonts
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Print Bleed
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Commercial Font Indicator
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Import SVG, PDF files
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Layers (Including Cut by Layer)
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Rulers/Guides
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Nesting
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Shadow Tool
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Eraser Set Tools
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Knife Set Tools
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Eyedropper Tool
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Shear
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Sketch Effect
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Trace by Color
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Magnet Trace
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Rhinestone Conversion
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Glyph Support
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Font Management
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Basic Warp
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Pop-up Creator (Advanced)
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Ability to Import Custom Patterns
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Lasso Selection
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Warp Templates
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Advanced Rhinestone Features
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Import Embroidery Files (PES, DST, EXP, JEF, and XXX)
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Flexishapes
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Puzzle Generator
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Advanced Warp (Conical, Perspective)
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Import Ai/CDR/EPS Files
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Weed Line Feature
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Multi-cutter Support
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Matrix Copy Feature
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Media Layout View
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Automatic Nesting
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Tiling
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Barcode
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Multiple Undo/Redo
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Export SVG, PDF, JPG
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Handwritten Font Creation
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Digital Font Creation
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Edition Toggle
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Sherry Davis
July 28, 2019
Where can I go for tutorials from the beginning? I have a Cameo 3 4.2. I have done several things but know this software does a ton more. The videos I watch have all kinds of videos but get lost with the jargon. I would like to update but need a handle on the software I have now first. Can you tell me where to look for all the beginner videos.
Silhouette
August 6, 2019
I would start here. Under the “Get Started” tab on this site. Or if you would rather watch videos under the video tab here.
Janice
September 1, 2019
purchased upgrade to business edition, how do i know if the upgrade has been applied to my account? I see the key code in my account as a purchase, but I don’t see anywhere that i can check to see if the upgrade has been applied. thank you!
Kelly Wayment
September 2, 2019
Janice, make sure you go to Help > Upgrade Silhouette Studio to apply the key code. In addition to seeing the extra panels this unlocks if you’re running the current version of Silhouette Studio, you’ll know it’s active if it says “Silhouette Studio Business Edition” in the upper left of your software screen. You may find this video helpful. https://youtu.be/M-pVRzLk1-I