Layer splitter

Turn a flat-colour image into a solid base silhouette plus one layer per colour, saved as transparent PNGs for Cricut.

1Image

Choose image

PNG, JPG, WebP or SVG. You can also drop or paste one. Drag on the original to use just part of it.

2Background

Background tolerance 8

Lower it if a pale shape fades into the page; raise it if a halo of background is left behind.

Only remove background touching the edges

Keeps white areas inside the shape, like white fur on a white page.

3Colours

Detect number of colours Number of colours 4

4Clean up

Remove specks smaller than 40 px Edge smoothing 1

5Base and export

Base outline offset 0 px

Grows the base so it peeks out as a border around the design.

Fill layers with their own colour Fill every layer black Add corner alignment squares

Every PNG gets the same two corner squares, so layers line up exactly when stacked.

Drop an image on the mat or paste one, or use Choose image.

Cutting tips

Cut the base from your main colour, then each layer from its own colour, and glue the layers on top of the base. Layers never overlap each other, so their order doesn't matter.
Upload every PNG at the same size. Line the corner squares up, group them, then hide the squares (Contour) before cutting.
If a thin outline turns into its own colour, merge it into its neighbour or set it to don't cut.
For crisper curves, give it the largest image you have. SVGs are drawn at 2000 px.