Silhouette Go Reviews

SilhouetteGo helps me literally do nothing! This is not a very in-depth way to design and cut. I guess SilhouetteGo is basically just for designs that you want to purchase and cut from SilhouetteGo , because trying to design your own photos and files to cut, this is absolutely terrible. I thought the silhouette cameo was a high-end product which is why I purchased it, but SilhouetteGo is’s for a kindergartener. Silhouette if you are seeing this review, you need to do better! SilhouetteGo needs to be redesigned. It would be great if you can get all of the same features from the actual desktop program and fit it into SilhouetteGo . If you can fit all of those features in it I’m pretty sure all of us silhouette users wouldn’t mind paying a couple bucks for SilhouetteGo to get the whole program. Just food for thought. Also I paid for the whole business edition programming for my desktop so that would be nice for it to identify my account when signing in and give me all of those features.

I’m not sure why Silhouette would release an application that doesn’t at least give you access to a couple font types with welding and shadowing options. This is 50% of the jobs I cut and SilhouetteGo just does allow for this. I went online and bought several font sets from their website and they won’t even pull up. Also bought other images that never showed up in my library.
As far as cutting goes, they have bugs, every other cut I made, the machine decided after the cut was done to just do random cuts and the only way to stop it was to turn off the machine. I had to be ready to pull the blade out so it wouldn’t get ruined. I’ve owned 4 silhouettes and cut on my machine daily. I know how to use the software so coming from someone who’s not a novice, I found SilhouetteGo to be severely lacking and a disappointment. I was running SilhouetteGo from my iPhone 11 and my iPad Pro 11 which is brand new with all the firmware updates done.

I have always been pro Silhouette Cameo. I have the Business edition of Silhouette and I love it because I can use it to design files to use with my Glowforge Pro. Unfortunately, SilhouetteGo is useless. A lot of the time when I’m designing, I’m doing it on my iPad in the evenings while watching t.v. with my husband. I currently have to use Canva and Procreate since I can’t design in the Silhouette GO app. SilhouetteGo is pretty much useless for designing.

Silhouette America you need to do better. I’ve always thought Silhouette Studio was way easier and more user-friendly than Cricut. But Cricut is light years ahead of you when it comes to their app and the design capabilities within SilhouetteGo . It’s 2022! You need to get with the program Silhouette America and design an app where designers can use your program to design svg files from anywhere and on any device.

Your replies to comments keeps stating that you think people will like the new changes coming to SilhouetteGo . Well, when is that actually going to happen? You’ve been saying this for a while now.

I don’t want to switch over to Cricut, but it’s almost as if you are forcing your long time loyal customers to do so. Please, please, please make an app that customers can actually design in that syncs to their accounts on their desktops. We would all appreciate that and remain loyal customers.

Want to state this first:. Have done all the troubleshooting steps for iOS; and contacted customer service.

SilhouetteGo is not updating quickly enough. Internet connection issues, library access issues, print and cut projects aren't using the saved proportions or layout saved on desktop, and lastly required to use a workaround to upload SVGs in the 1.0. I've used several vector applications and software, this has to be one of the worst I've attempted to use in a long while. Desktop version is definitely better than Cricut but in the application sector, they win hands down. I'm dumbfounded by the over promising and under delivering of updates and simple function of saving a design.

For the love of crafting, please put more resources and development into this application to keep the client base with Silhouette.

I was so excited about SilhouetteGo. I figured the Cameo 4 would be a great addition to my studio, along side my Glowforge. Until I realized it saves nothing. If your screen timed out you loose everything. If you do not keep SilhouetteGo open and on the “working” screen … you loose everything. I tried pushing pause when I have to check on kids or dinner … nope everything is still lost. So much time lost and I am now behind schedule. I have to come up with a different plan for these invitations. It is so discouraging. Did I make the wrong choice. Should I have went with Cricket, hope not.
I won’t even get started with the auto blade slicing through the mat it came with, even after adjusting settings.

I was working on an image for an hour. Since SilhouetteGo only allows a very basic editing feature, I had to covert several files, upload here and pull elements from each file to create the image I was looking for and.. then all of a sudden SilhouetteGo did some sort of reset and I LOST EVERYTHING!!! I’m on a timeline for a T-shirt order and now I have to start ALL OVER 🥺😭😤
There needs to be a way to save our work in SilhouetteGo to our library!!! This is ridiculous and a waste of time to have to start all over just because there isn’t a “save” feature!!!

I’m giving 3 stars out of hope. I have the Cameo 4 Pro. For some reason, my tablet cannot connect by Bluetooth to my machine so it’s useless for that. Also, this program is almost useless as a design tool alone. I can’t seem to be able to upload designs to work on them. I can’t alter existing desings. I’m not even sure what the point of SilhouetteGo is if it can’t print and it can’t do any graphic design. UPDATE - I was finally able to connect to my Cameo 4 Pro! After some poking around I finally found designs I made on Studio in the library! Here’s hoping!

I love SilhouetteGo for my Silhouette Portrait and Cameo! It’s great to just open a design and cut it, sketch, or print & cut with minimal effort. I appreciate all the helpful tips available, as well. If I want to make serious alterations or design from scratch, I’ll stick with the desktop version of Silhouette Studio, but for ease and mobility, SilhouetteGo is awesome! I also love that I can save custom designs to my library in Silhouette Studio and open them in the Silhouette Go app.

I love how easy SilhouetteGo is to use and that it pulls my bought & personally created designs into SilhouetteGo easily; however, I am very frustrated with the fact that .svg files that I create & save as .svg will not open in GO. I am getting error message basically telling to SilhouetteGo only supports .svg v1 files. I have searched and downloaded and searched even more different ways to change the version of .svg and can not figure it out. Please for the love of all….either tell us how/where, etc to save our designs for GO or fix this asap.

I have the silhouette business edition and I still cannot download photos or my own designs on the silhouette mobile app. It would be nice if I could work on my designs when I’m not at home with my computer by using my phone. I absolutely hate having to use the Cricut app to design with because the print settings for print and cut are so limited. It would be nice if I could use the Silhouette mobile app to use photos or my own designs and at least print them out even if I’m not at home and on my computer. I don’t understand why that’s not possible! I am deleting the mobile app because it is absolutely useless to me!

If you want to exclusively print from the store without making changes to your design, it’s great. However, even uploading your own SVG files is ridiculously annoying. It only takes SVG 1.0 which is nearly impossible to convert to, as most people have moved to SVG 1.1. This wouldn’t be an issue to me if they had a version of the studio for tablets, but when you only have an iPad, this leaves you with few options. I’m surprised that silhouette is so far behind the move to tablets vs personal computers. Hopefully they continue to work on this!

I like this as I’m learning but, I’m have a hard time trying to put layers on top of each other in the right order. Also changing color of item. It hard for me to visualize it in the right colors. Maybe I haven’t explored enough and that is in SilhouetteGo . If not I hope the developers are reading reviews.

SilhouetteGo on my brand new iPad Pro can only access the device button once then SilhouetteGo needs to be shut off and on again. It can’t access photos on my iPad where i have the png files so i have to run through the process of saving to files to upload it but only get one shot to access the files then i get the error message can’t open this type of svg????? Beyond frustrated. I am forced to use my old laptop just to access the studio, and my laptop doesn’t have all the fonts i have on my iPad nor the art. SUPER DISAPPOINTED.

I just saved a design from my laptop to the library and my iPad Air 4 silhouette app crashes every time I try to open the new user designs. Older designs that I have on about a year ago opens fine. Just not my new ones. Very frustrating. Will change rating once it’s resolved

Hello. I was really excited to download this as my other silhouette studio didn’t work on my laptop. I thought this was the only way for my project but guess not .. ;( I cant create my own designs,, it always asks for SVG. It could’ve been a better app if it allows you to do stuff like you do on your laptop/desk shop with the designs. It could’ve been a better app if it allowed you to attach your images/files so you can create your own designs,
Thank you.

It is a good app, would be 5 star if we could have fonts and do everything we could on the software. Not everyone has money are space to get a computer or laptop. I do crafts to supplement any extra cash. We have one income I cannot afford a laptop or the space for a desktop. I use my phone most of the time.

I have found the silhouette cameo 4 was easier to operate and install, by utilizing my iPhone to performed a silhouette set up! That was easier for me to move right into the settings and set up an install my Silhouette cameo 4 on my iPhone! After I figured that out above all the coolest machine ever use! Dig it! Now coming off the bench and, “Getting in the cut!”

if your designs aren’t already in the library you can’t access them through the go program. you need the design studio which doesn’t appear to be available for iOS. I switched out my computer for a tablet. My designs are on various storage clouds. I can’t find an option that lets me access my older designs. I also don’t see a way to import the fonts that I already own. Sometimes simpler is not better.

I have cricut and cameo and cricut mobile is easy to install and use. So I bought a cameo 4 and I’m thinking it should also have a mobile app. Well.... I installed and it just stays on the logo and doesn’t do anything.... like nothing.... I can’t even review it because there’s nothing here.... seriously

Edit: I stand corrected! You can change all settings and I was able to print successfully! Very convenient to do this from iPad especially with vector graphics apps available and the support for .svg files.

Doesn’t support all settings - like force - hence hard to get good cut.

I have used Silhouette products for about ten years. I’ve always liked how easily I could design and cut things out using the full program, Silhouette Studio, so I thought I would try Silhouette Go for the iPad. It took me a good four hours to cut out a simple script font. I had to go back and forth from iPad to Mac to take the design I made, convert it to an SVG, upload it to the Silhouette Library directly, make cut lines, and then use SilhouetteGo to cut it (my Mac would not connect to my machine at the time). It was a very frustrating process.

I really can’t see myself using my Silhouette much if I have to go from Mac to iPad all the time… I have regrets that I didn’t buy a cutting machine that had better cut programs with it. :(

If developers are reading this - please consider adding the trace function to SilhouetteGo . That would have saved me an inordinate amount of time. The basic functionality of adding type/font would be nice too.

SilhouetteGo needs a major upgrade on it ability to design just as you would on Silhouette design space on the computer. If compared this to the Cricut app I would have to say Silhouette just doesn’t compare whatsoever! You simply cannot design on SilhouetteGo nor does it give you options to do so other than the very minimal. With the Cricut app you have the same functionality and option that you have in their Cricut design space with all the design features and fonts you have on the computer, along with a very nice setup and it’s just easy to use. You can still design on the go on you phone or iPad when you don’t have access to your computer. SilhouetteGo does not give you the option to do that. Just very basic with a minimal options to use. SilhouetteGo just doesn’t even come close to the Circuits app!!

Yes I love the Silhouette Cameo 4 it’s amazing; although I’m having difficulty relating to SilhouetteGo available for the Silhouette. I would like to have a more graphic designer friendly version—pertaining to situations where I might not be near a computer and would like to work on a project, while traveling or away from the office. If we could get a creative mode version of SilhouetteGo it’ll be top tier, like their products are😊

They need more choices on pictures we can use instead of having to upload them manually. I’d appreciate if I can design from SilhouetteGo instead of having to do it from a computer then save it and then print from SilhouetteGo … it’s too much work to keep up with. And I need more design choices and illustration features

I positively enjoy my Silhouette Studio, but not SilhouetteGo. I was shocked when I downloaded this GO app and discovered the creative process was totally absent. The creativity is the #1 reason I continue to use my Cameo 4. When I purchased my new iPad I assumed I would have the ability to do everything I can from my laptop. My laptop is old but still affords me the creativity this latest and greatest iPad does not. I don’t want to cut designs everyone else has, which is why I create my own. I should’ve invested in a new laptop or done my research first. Lesson learned!!

I appreciate that Silhouette has recognized the need for a mobile app, but the slow development is frustrating. 2 years on the market, and you don't even have the ability to add simple text, and no updates in over 8 months. I don't need full desktop functionality, but simple text and shapes should be a given. Especially disappointing given they have the best mobile cutting machine. Please keep investing in this area Silhouette, I'm confident you can get there.

My laptop crashed a few months ago and so I kept using my husband’s laptop for all my Silhouette needs but that’s kind of a pain. So when I saw there was an app for the IPad I figured it would be way easier then having to wait to use my husband's laptop. Well again…it’s a pain. It’s a pretty useless app as you can’t do much of anything on it. You can’t design and create new projects. You can only print/cut what you have already designed, which does me no good. I guess I’ll just go back to using my husband’s laptop.