Mac Sign software for plotters

I wanted to share my research about inexpensive sign cutting software for plotter for the Mac since it was not easy to find online. I’ve had a few plotters over the years (including USCutter and Summagraphics) and the software was always painful to use – never as sophisticated as Illustrator. Recently I was looking to update my software and came across these options – I really wanted a simple – even free – “driver” to just export my file from Illustrator but could not find one.

Sure Cuts A Lot 4 by CraftEdge

• Intel Macintosh OSX (10.6 – 10.11)
• $59.99 (one time fee – not a subscription)
• Pro version available also
• iPad version (gets bad reviews however)
• Interface is not great but much better than most sign making software I have seen. Why can’t these companies just copy Adobe and come up with something clean?
• Includes  so you can have a useful level of control over your output

SignCut

• Takes exports via Illustrator plug which is great but does a strange rename on the open illustrator file
• Bad UI
• Expensive – subscriptions start at $8/week
• $149 for 2 years
• Have to keep subscribing so not a good value over time – especially if you don’t use it much

MacSign by softeamweb

• V10 Lite, Win and Mac
• Well, the website is funky and it wont even tell you the price without registering
• MACSIGN LITE 490,00€
• MACSIGN FULL 990,00€

Let me know what you find for:

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• plotter illustrator plugins mac
• SignBlazer experiences?
• cheap signcut software
• alternative to signcut software