Free apple SVG files

An easy shape with one weak point

An apple is a broad, round shape, so it cuts cleanly in almost anything, from vinyl to 6 mm wood. The weak point is the top: the stalk is about 5 mm wide at the 100 mm size of the file, and the leaf hangs from it. In card and vinyl that is no trouble at any sensible size. In wood or acrylic, cut the apple at 70 mm or more so the stalk stays over 3 mm, and run the grain up the stalk, not across it.

The leaf always grows from the stalk and is welded to it, so nothing floats loose. The slot along the middle of the leaf is its vein; choose the apple silhouette if you want a leaf with no slot.

Apples for teachers and names

Three designs leave room for words. The split apple has a clear band across the middle for a name. The hollow apple is a frame with an open centre for an initial. The apple silhouette is a plain solid shape to lay white lettering over. For a quick gift tag, cut the apple with a heart from red card and write on the back.

How to open the files

• Cricut Design Space: choose Upload, pick the SVG, and add it to the canvas. Set the width you want; the shape is already welded.
• Silhouette Studio: Designer Edition and above open the SVG. The free Basic Edition does not, so open the DXF instead.
• LightBurn, xTool Creative Space and Glowforge: import the SVG, then set the layer to cut, score or engrave.
• Inkscape, Illustrator and Affinity: open the SVG. It is a plain filled path, so you can recolour it, add a stroke or combine it with your own work.
• Printing or sublimation: use the PNG, which has a transparent background.

Each design page lists the file’s narrowest part at seven sizes, so you can tell whether it will survive at the size you plan to cut.

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