# Can I use Cuttle to make my own designs?

Yes, you can absolutely use the Cuttle Editor to create your own designs from scratch!

While Cuttle offers 100+ professionally designed templates you can instantly personalize, it also includes the Cuttle Editor — a full-featured vector design tool similar to Adobe Illustrator or Inkscape.

The Cuttle Editor is web-based, so there's nothing to install on your computer.

-   Log in or create a free account at [**cuttle.xyz**](https://cuttle.xyz/)
-   go to the **My Projects** tab
-   click **\+ New Blank Project** button to launch the editor

![](https://content.cuttle.xyz/learn/make-your-own-designs/cc651d9cb1e5953e755396601093f45f86f140b6ee633358c0754ae7d8bb02e3.gif)

All 100+ official Cuttle templates, as well as designs from Cuttle Creators have been made using the Cuttle Editor. It has lots of features purpose built for laser cutting, including:

-   [**Connected Text**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8Xf04UCoUU) - automatically join letters and dots on i’s to cut text in a single piece
-   [**Weld and Score**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5Mjq8Kga1Q) - make your designs pop with score lines

## Uploading and Modifying Your Own SVGs

[YouTube video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XISYy6_jnFw)

You can also use the Cuttle Editor to modify your own designs or tweak SVG files you've downloaded from stores like Etsy.