Cricut announced in a new blog post that its automatic cutting machine and printing machine will no longer require a subscription for unlimited upload next year. The company took a step back when it announced that the change would be postponed until 2022. But now, Ashric Arora, CEO of Cricut, is completely reversing the company’s plans and guaranteeing that Cricut machines will work the way they always did.
“We have decided to reverse our previously shared plans. At this time, each member can upload an unlimited number of images and patterns for free in Design Space, and we do not intend to change this policy. It is true whether you are currently a member of Cricut or you want to think about joining the Cricut family before or after 31 December 2021, ‘writes Arora.
Restrictions on uploading to Cricut’s required Design Space app were a controversial issue for ordinary Cricut craftsmen. While Design Space can work as separate creation software, many users prefer to create their art in other applications and bring it into Design Space to finalize it before Cricut cuts it out of paper, fabric and other materials.
In Cricut’s controversial plan, the company offered 20 Design Space uploads for free per month and locked up unlimited uploads behind a paid Cricut Access subscription. The move did not go well with users, who not only had free unlimited uploads, but also wanted to avoid additional costs or were forced to use Design Space for the entire project.
Cricut’s original response apparently satisfied many of its customers, but now the company has gone a step further and made its subscriber plan what it started as a supplement, rather than a requirement for normal use.