The “Type” column shows that this folder contains DXF, EPS, PNG … and HTML files. Here’s an example of what some folks see when they open up a folder full of design files.

You can make this any program you want: Adobe Illustrator, CorelDRAW, Inkscape, Silhouette Studio, Cricut Design Space, or one of dozens of other graphics programs that can handle SVG files. What we need to do is go in and tell Windows exactly what program we want it to associate with SVG files. Which is great if you’re using SVG files on the web, but not so great if you’d like to use them in a vector design program or cutting machine program. So Windows still figures, “Heck, guess we’ll just say the default web browser will handle that.” Then Windows dusts off its hands and pats itself on the back for a job well done. SVG files, which are now used a lot for vector graphics in cutting machines, actually started out as a web file format. Almost every time, Windows has a built-in program that can handle any type of file (though you can change that using this guide). So what’s going on? Well, Windows likes to associate one program with one file type, so it’s always ready to open the appropriate program when you double-click on a file. The SVG files will even have a browser icon (Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, etc.) on them. One that I see come up a lot is SVG files, which are graphics … but Windows computers want to open them up with a web browser.

I hear you young people like videos!Ĭomputers are weird, am I right? Sometimes they want to open up files with the strangest programs. It’s refreshed to include Cricut Design Space users!ĭouble-updated for 2021! I’ve made a video about this SVG/HTML issue, which you can find at my YouTube channel. Updated for 2020! This post is an update to my years-old article at Medium.

Inkscape to cricut