Apps for makers
Small, focused tools that fix the fiddly parts of making and selling. Try every app free, pay once if it earns its place, and keep it for good.
The apps
Open any app now and use it as a free preview. A licence unlocks saving and exporting on your devices.
Laser · CNC · Cricut
Turns PDF patterns into clean DXF and SVG cut files, so your laser cuts every shape first time.
Pricing · Materials · Etsy
Works out what each piece really costs you, then the lowest price that still pays you after fees.
Leather · Laser
Lays perfectly spaced stitch holes round curves, circles and corners, ready for your laser.
Laser · CNC · Materials
Fits your parts onto the fewest sheets of material and saves each sheet as one cut file.
Laser · Engraving
Turns a photo into an engraving file at the exact DPI your laser needs.
Laser · Settings
Makes power and speed test grids, then keeps a book of the settings that worked.
Craft fairs · Markets
A simple till for your phone or tablet that keeps working with no signal.
Commissions · Custom orders
Builds a clear, professional quote for custom work in a couple of minutes.
Stock · Costing · Pricing
Tracks your materials, works out what each piece really costs, and tells you what to charge.
Laser · Cricut · Vinyl
Turns a logo, drawing or silhouette into clean cut outlines.
Toppers · Decals · Signs
Type a name and get one joined-up outline, ready to cut.
Packaging · Card · Cricut
Cut-and-score templates for boxes and envelopes, made to your size.
Laser · Cricut · Gifts
Jigsaw cut files at any size and piece count, with no doubled lines.
On the bench
Tell us the job that wastes your time. The most-asked-for tool gets built next.
All 13 apps in one payment: £77.87 of apps for about half the price.
How it works
Open the app in your browser and use it on your own files. Nothing to install and no account needed.
Pay once at checkout, from £2.99. Your licence key arrives straight away on screen and by email.
Tap the button in your email, or paste the key into the app. Install it to your desktop or phone if you like.
Questions
Any up-to-date browser on Windows, Mac, Android or iPhone. On Windows you can also install them from the Microsoft Store.
Not to try the apps. Buying creates a simple shop account so you can find your licence keys again under My licences.
Yes. Use your key on your own computers and phone.
Sign in and open My licences, or search your email for your order confirmation from Albion AppWorks.
PDFs drawn in design software, which is how most bought patterns are made. Scanned or photographed drawings contain no lines to convert, so try the free preview first.