Silhouette Go™ is a mobile application for use with Bluetooth-enabled Silhouette cutting machines. 

Compatibility


Silhouette Go is compatible with Android and iPhone/iPad devices only. It is compatible with the following Bluetooth-enabled Silhouette machine models:


  • Cameo 3
  • Cameo 4
  • Cameo 4 Plus
  • Cameo 4 Pro
  • Cameo 5
  • Cameo 5 Plus 
  • Curio 2
  • Portrait 2
  • Portrait 3
  • Portrait 4


Features

Silhouette Go offers the following features:


  • Simple Flow
    Silhouette Go makes selecting and cutting your jobs easier than ever by walking you through each step. Simply open the application on your mobile device, select your design, select your cut settings, and send the job to your Silhouette machine. 
  • Simple Tools
    Silhouette Go allows you to resize, rotate, ungroup, and duplicate designs. You can also of course, select your material and cutting mat size along with your cut settings.
  • Bluetooth Connectivity
    Quickly and easily select designs from your Silhouette Library and send them to a Silhouette cutting machine using a Bluetooth connection.
  • Access Your Library
    Anything you've downloaded from the Silhouette Design Store or synced from Silhouette Studio will show up ready to use. This includes any of your own user-created files that you've saved to the library and synced.
  • Open SVG Files
    Silhouette Go gives you the option to open your own SVG files from your phone's storage directly into the app for use.
  • Print & Cut
    Send print jobs to your printer and then cut them out using your Silhouette cutting machine, all from your mobile device.

Application Flow


  1. Sign In
    Sign in to your Silhouette account. If you don’t have a Silhouette account, you can create one or select 'Use Offline'. If you select 'Use Offline', you will only have access to the 15 free offline designs provided by the application
  2. Select a Design
    Tap a design in the Library to select it. You can use the search function to find specific designs in your Library.
  3. Arrange the Design
    Select the media size and cutting mat you’ll be using, and arrange the design exactly as you’d like it to be cut.
  4. Select Job Settings
    Select your Material type and then choose your Action and Tool settings. To test the settings, press the Test Cut link (optional), and then continue to 'Action Preview' to see how the design will be cut.
  5. Test or Modify Settings (optional)
    Follow the steps to modify your settings, save new custom settings, and perform a test cut, as needed.
  6. Action Preview
    Preview how your design will cut on this screen. You can tap or drag select parts of the design and select Cut, Cut Edge, or No Cut.
  7. Send to Silhouette
    Follow the instructions in the Send slideshow to set up your machine, and then press the Send button when you’re ready to send your design.

How To Guides


Resource articles on how to use the Silhouette Go app can be found at the following links:



Silhouette Go Design Features

Silhouette Go does not currently include design tools to draw your own shapes, text, or other similar advanced features found in Silhouette Studio. We are, however, continuing to work on additional features for Silhouette Go, including design capabilities.


NOTE: Beta versions may include new design tools that are being tested. 

Current Available Features


Silhouette Go allows you to resize, rotate, ungroup, and duplicate designs. You can also of course select your material and cutting mat size along with your cut settings. 

Creating Custom Designs


Silhouette Go does not currently include any other design tools to create images or text from scratch.


For additional design tools, please use the Silhouette Studio desktop program. You can then transfer anything you've created in Silhouette Studio over to the Silhouette Go mobile app by saving the design to your library and making sure it is synced. Once you open your library in Silhouette Go, you will have access to these saved designs.


Silhouette Go™ Beta Version

Silhouette Go version 1.1 includes new tools and features that are currently being tested. 


If you would like to test the new features included in this Beta version, testing setup instructions can be found at the following link -- https://sites.google.com/silhouettesoftware.com/beta


NOTICE: Silhouette Go, including this Beta version, is not yet compatible with Portrait 4, Cameo 5, and Curio 2.



Using SVG Files in Silhouette Go

SVG files can be accessed through Silhouette Go in one of the following ways:

  • Save the design into the Silhouette Studio library (from a desktop computer) and ensure it is synced
  • Have the SVG file saved on your mobile device 
  • Have the SVG file synced to an alternate cloud service that your mobile device can access (i.e. iCloud or Google Drive).

Using SVGs Saved on Mobile Device


Select the 'Device' option found in the Silhouette Go library. This option will attempt to access SVG files that may be saved on your mobile device.  

Using SVGs from Cloud Service


You can do the following to sync SVG file content to a cloud service for use with the Silhouette Go application:

Apple devices:

  1. On a desktop computer where your SVG files can be accessed, go to https://www.icloud.com
  2. Sign into your Apple account
  3. Select your iCloud drive
  4. Drag and drop your SVG files into the desired folder

Android devices:

  1. On a desktop computer where your SVG files can be accessed, go to https://drive.google.com/drive
  2. Sign into your Google account
  3. Select your Google drive location
  4. Drag and drop your SVG files into the desired folder

Once your SVG content is saved to an accessible location for your device, go to the 'Device' option in Silhouette Go to access and open your SVG files.

NOTE: These files are outside of the Silhouette library experience and are not controlled by Silhouette Studio or your Silhouette account.