Type the size you need and get a box template drawn to your measurements: a box with a lid, a tuck box, a pillow box or an open tray. Download a cut file for Cricut and Silhouette with the fold lines ready to score, a printable PDF, or a measurement diagram to pin.
Free, no sign-up, no watermark. Everything runs in your browser, and the boxes you make are yours to sell.
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How to make a box template
- Pick a style: Box with lid, Tuck box, Pillow box or Open tray.
- Type the inside size of the box in inches, centimeters or millimeters, or tap a ready-made size like Gift card or Cupcake.
- Choose your cardstock weight. The template adds the card thickness, so the lid slides over the base without being loose.
- Add a window or a name if you like. Check Will it fit? to see which cardstock and mat you need.
- Download the SVG cut file for Cricut or Silhouette, the printable PDF to cut by hand, or the diagram to save on Pinterest.
Your box and settings stay on this device, so you can come back later and pick up where you left off.
Which box style should I use?
- Box with lid: a base and a separate lid that slides over it, like a shoe box or a jewelry box. Best for gifts you want to open and close again. Choose a shallow lid (it covers the top part of the box) or a full-height lid.
- Tuck box: one piece with tuck-in flaps at both ends, like a deck of cards or a candle box. Great for soap, tea bags, lip balm and anything you want to sell or ship flat.
- Pillow box: one piece with curved ends that fold in. Perfect for party favors, gift cards and jewelry. Adjust the curve depth to make it puffier.
- Open tray: a base with walls and no lid, for treat trays, drawer organizers and shadow box inserts.
How to measure for your box
Measure the item that goes inside: length, width and height. Add a little room, about 1/8 in (3 mm) on each side, so it slides in easily. Type those numbers as the inside size.
For a box with a lid, the lid is drawn a little bigger than the base automatically, about 1/16 in (1.5 mm) with 80 lb cardstock, so it slides over the walls of the base. Heavier cardstock gets a bit more room, which is why the cardstock weight matters. If you cut the lid from a heavier cardstock than the base, choose the heavier one.
How to cut a box template with Cricut Design Space
- Download the SVG cut file (keep Score (Cricut) selected for the fold lines).
- In Design Space, click Upload, then Upload Image, and choose the SVG. It opens at the real size you made, so don’t resize it.
- Select the pink fold lines and change Operation from Basic Cut to Score.
- Select each box piece together with its score lines and click Attach, so the scores stay in place on the mat.
- Click Make It, choose your cardstock as the material, and insert the scoring stylus or scoring wheel when Design Space asks.
No scoring tool? Cut the box, then press each fold line with a bone folder, an empty pen or the back of a butter knife against a ruler before folding.
What size box can I make on a 12 × 12 mat?
Cricut cuts up to 11.5 × 11.5 in on a 12 × 12 mat. Each piece has to fit on its own: for a box with a lid, the flat base measures the length plus two heights by the width plus two heights. So the biggest cube you can cut from one 12 × 12 sheet is about 3.75 in. Letter cardstock fits a box around 2.5 in square.
The Will it fit? box under the downloads checks every piece for you, and tells you when you need a 12 × 24 mat.
How to print and cut a box template by hand
Download the printable PDF, choose Letter or A4, and print at 100% / Actual size (not “Fit to page”). Measure the 2 in check line at the bottom of the page to make sure the size is right. Cut the solid lines with scissors or a craft knife, score the dashed lines, then fold.
If a piece is bigger than one sheet of paper, the PDF splits it over several pages. Trim one page along the grey edge, line the shapes up with the next page, and tape them together.
Ideas for your boxes
- Favor boxes for baby showers, weddings and birthdays (pillow boxes or small boxes with a heart window). See my Cricut baby shower ideas for more.
- Gift boxes and gift card holders for Christmas. Get more ideas in my Cricut Christmas gift ideas.
- Treat boxes for teachers and classmates, like the ones in my Cricut teacher gift ideas.
- Product boxes for soap, candles, earrings and stickers you sell. Tuck boxes ship flat and look professional.
Frequently asked questions
Is the box template maker free?
Yes. There is no sign-up and no watermark, and everything is drawn in your browser. Nothing you make is uploaded.
Can I sell the boxes I make?
Yes. The templates are yours to use for gifts and for products you sell. The fonts for names are open-license (SIL Open Font License), so they are fine for selling too.
What cardstock should I use?
Use 65 lb to 80 lb cardstock for small boxes and favors, and 100 lb to 110 lb for bigger boxes that need to hold their shape. Smooth, solid-core cardstock folds the cleanest. Kraft cardstock looks great for rustic boxes.
Why doesn’t my lid fit?
Check that you didn’t resize the file in Design Space, and that you chose the same cardstock weight you cut. Scaling a box template changes the size but not the card thickness, so lids stop fitting. Change the size here and download a new file instead.
Does it work with Silhouette?
Yes. Silhouette Studio Designer Edition and up opens SVG files. The fold lines come in as a separate color, so you can set them to a perforate or score setting, or use a scoring blade.