Silhouette Studio VS Leonardo (moving from Cricut Design Space)
Hi !
I own a Cricut Maker 3 but I've had more than enough with Cricut Design Space, I spend too much time trying to make my way around its too many limitations. I could rant for hours about how I hate that app !
I mainly use my Cricut to make stickers so I know it's an overkill equipment.
I'm considering selling it to get a Silhouette Cameo 5 instead, but I've also heard a lot of people around here recommending Siser Juliette too.
Then, most of the comments were centered about the machine performances, and I'd like your opinion on the software. If someone has used both (even more so, the three of them) I'd like to know how you'd compare them !
What I like about Silhouette Studio from what I understand: a powerful free version and the possibility to get the premium one with a single purchase instead of yet another subscription (could rant about that too); possibility to use offline, ability to basically design your project in app and assigning multiple cut profiles in one file.
Comments from 1y ago mentionned how poor Silhouette's customer service and policies were, and how Siser were always improving their Leonardo software. How is it now ? I feel like it's not woth it if it's subscription based and not really more powerful than Cricut Design Space.
Finally regarding my current workflow, it's far from ideal and I hope I can make it work with a less limited software.
I make my whole design in another app, then import my layers as PNGs into Design Space. Then I hit Print to get a file with the registration marks, but I go back to the drawing app to adjust the layers according to the registration marks and print from there to get a better quality on paper.
I then isolate the layers I want a certain cut profile with on Design Space, make the cut, back to the project, hide/unhide other layers and make another cut using a different profile.
It's super time consuming, hence why I'd like a software which allows you to make different cuts within a single file !
Thanks for your input and advice :)