PNG files

Your engraving PNGs,in one place,apart from the photos.

PNG images from the folders you choose get their own home in CutVault, separate from your design files and from your personal photos. Preview them, search and tag them, see each one’s size and DPI, and open one in LightBurn, xTool Studio or another installed app. Preparing a PNG for engraving is on the PNG Artwork page.

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CutVault All Files showing designs as thumbnails, with a larger preview of the design under the pointer and file counts in the sidebar for All Files, PNG Artwork and Zip Files.

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Before and after

From a Downloads folder full of PNGs to a library of them.

Portraits, logos and purchased artwork land next to holiday photos and screenshots, and the one you need is three folders deep.

Before

PNGs in folders

With CutVault

With CutVault Pro

Engraving images mixed in with every other picture

Only the folders you choose; personal photos stay out

Pixel size and DPI mean opening each file in an editor

Pixel size, DPI, color mode and physical size on every image

Finding a logo means scrolling thumbnails by date

Search by name, tag or note; filter by folder

Open it, then hunt for the app that should have opened it

Open in LightBurn, xTool Studio or the app you choose

CutVault PNG Artwork: a grid of PNG thumbnails with the Artwork and Processed Images tabs, and the image panel open on one PNG showing its saved engraving settings and a dither sample strip. — PNG Artwork, with the Artwork and Processed Images tabs

Feature 01

A home for PNGs that is only PNGs.

PNG Artwork lists every PNG in the folders you pick, with its own search, sort and folder filter. Choose which of them also appear in All Files beside your designs, so a customer logo can sit with the job while the rest stay out of the way.

StandoutPersonal photos stay outAdd the artwork folders, not your photo library. CutVault shows only what you point it at.

01Only the folders you choose are included

02Own search, sort and folder filter

03Pick which PNGs also show in All Files

The image panel for sasfreebie.png in CutVault PNG Artwork: Image Info showing 4200 × 4200 px, 300 DPI, Color mode and a physical size of 14 × 14 in, the warning that this is a color image, and the engraving settings with the dither mode list open. — The details every PNG shows

Feature 02

Size, DPI and color mode, on every image.

Each PNG shows its pixel size, DPI, color mode and physical size, so you know whether a file is big enough for the piece before you open it. A warning appears when an image is in color, since engraving works from brightness.

01Pixel size and physical size

02DPI and color mode

03Color warning on images that are not grayscale

CutVault All Files with the Tag filter open, listing tags with a file count beside each, and the designs for the chosen tag shown as thumbnails. — The Tag filter, with a file count beside every tag

Feature 03

Find the PNG by what it is for.

Tag PNGs with the customer, the product or the occasion, put them in categories and projects, and search by name or note. The whole library, across every folder and drive, answers one search.

01Tags, categories and projects on any PNG

02Search by file name or note

03Choose which PNGs also show in All Files

CutVault with Christmas Tree-18.svg open in the file panel: the Open menu lists LightBurn and Choose another app, beside an Import to xTool button, with Show in Finder, notes, project, tags and categories below. — The Open menu, with Import to xTool beside it

Feature 04

Open it in the app you use.

Open a PNG in LightBurn, xTool Studio or another installed application that supports PNG files, and choose which app opens PNGs by default. Import to xTool opens the image in xTool Studio with your selected machine; the engraving settings are then set in xTool Studio.

01Default app per file type, or a different app for one file

02Import to xTool with the machine selected

03Show in Finder or Explorer, or copy the file’s location

CutVault Zip Files: ZIP cards in the library with one bundle open beside them, showing its folders and files, a preview of one design and the extract options. — A purchased bundle open in Zip Files

Feature 05

PNGs inside bundles, without unzipping.

Purchased design bundles usually arrive as a ZIP with PNG, SVG and other formats inside. Open the ZIP in Zip Files, preview the PNGs, and extract only the ones you want. Bundle Builder works the other way: pick designs and tick PNG as a format to include in a ZIP you sell.

01Preview PNGs inside a ZIP before extracting

02Extract only the files you need

03Include PNG in bundles you build to sell

The rest of CutVault Pro

Works with these features.

Go deeper into the CutVault tools that work with your PNG files.

01Make

PNG Artwork

Dither, preview and keep engraving settings with each image.

Open PNG Artwork →

02Make

Open With

Choose which app opens each file type.

Open Open With →

03Keep

Zip Files

Look inside a bundle without unzipping it.

Open Zip Files →

05Formats

SVG Files

Vector artwork in the same library, with settings and cut files.

Open SVG Files →

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FAQ

Questions about PNG files.

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01How is this different from the PNG Artwork page?

This page is about finding, organizing, previewing and opening PNG files. PNG Artwork is the workspace for preparing one for engraving: dither mode, DPI, speed and power, kept with the image. Both are part of CutVault Pro.

02Will CutVault show my personal photos?

Only if you add that folder. PNG Artwork lists the folders you choose, so artwork folders go in and the photo library stays out.

03Does a PNG show cut settings?

Cut settings appear for supported LightBurn and xTool projects. A PNG shows its pixel size, DPI, color mode and physical size, and any engraving settings you save on it in PNG Artwork.

04Which apps can open a PNG from CutVault?

LightBurn, xTool Studio or any other installed application that supports PNG. You choose the default app for PNGs, or a different app for a single file.

05Do my PNG files get moved?

No. They stay in the folders they are in, on your computer, an external drive or a synced cloud folder, and are never renamed or uploaded.

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Every PNG you engrave, in one place.

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One-time purchase

CutVault Pro is $169 once. No subscription. Use it on up to 3 computers.

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Get CutVault Pro — $169

Your engraving PNGs,in one place,apart from the photos.

From a Downloads folder full of PNGs to a library of them.

PNGs in folders

With CutVault Pro

A home for PNGs that is only PNGs.

Size, DPI and color mode, on every image.

Find the PNG by what it is for.

Open it in the app you use.

PNGs inside bundles, without unzipping.

Works with these features.

PNG Artwork

Open With

Tags

Zip Files

SVG Files

Back to overview

Questions about PNG files.

Every PNG you engrave, in one place.

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