Free Sleeve Dieline Generator
Pick a style, type in your size, and get a flat dieline to design on. It updates as you type, and it includes bleed, safe lines and dimensions. Download it as SVG, PDF, DXF or PNG.
1. Choose your style
A four-sided sleeve that slides over a box or tray.
Skip to the drawing and downloads2. Enter your size
3. Print guides
Flat size: 11 in x 6 in
- Trim (cut)
- Crease (fold)
- Perforation
- Bleed
- Safe area
Download
The SVG has a named layer for each line type, so it opens as separate layers in Illustrator, Inkscape and Affinity. The PDF is 1:1, so print it at 100% to check the size. The DXF is in inches.
How to use this dieline
- Fold along the red dashed lines. Glue the flap under the first panel to make the sleeve.
- Keep artwork inside the green safe line and extend backgrounds to the bleed line.
- This is a starter template. We confirm the exact production dieline with your digital proof before anything is printed.
Dielines for every sleeve style
The generator covers all of our sleeve styles, and each one is laid out the way that style is really made. Box, window, tear-strip, hang-tab and food-tray sleeves fold from one sheet with a glue flap. Handle sleeves are one strip whose two end panels glue together to make the handle. Tab-lock sleeves close with tabs and slots and need no glue. Trapezoidal sleeves have a longer top than base, so their panels are trapezoids. File sleeves and slipcases have a closed end made from folding flaps. Cup, cone and tube sleeves are curved or round, so their sheets are cut as arcs or bands. Tray sleeves come with the tray as a second piece, and flat wrappers are a plain sheet.
Not sure which style you need? Browse the sleeve styles, or read how to prepare artwork and dielines.
Dieline questions
What is a dieline?
A dieline is the flat outline of a package: the cut lines, the fold lines and any holes or tabs. Designers put their artwork on it, and the printer uses it to cut and fold the finished sleeve.
How do I use the dieline file?
Download the SVG or PDF and open it in Illustrator, Inkscape, Affinity or any vector program. Each line type is on its own layer. Put your artwork on a layer underneath, keep important text inside the green safe line, and extend backgrounds to the pink bleed line. Hide or delete the guide layers before you export the final artwork.
What do the line colors mean?
Blue is the trim, where the sleeve is cut. Red dashed lines are creases, where it folds. Red dotted lines are perforations. Pink is the bleed line, green is the safe area, and the hatched areas are where glue goes.
What are bleed and the safe area?
Bleed is extra artwork past the trim line, so a small cutting shift does not leave a white edge. The safe area is a margin inside the trim line. Keep text and logos inside it so they are not cut off or too close to a fold.
Is this the final dieline for my order?
It is a starter template for your size, good for designing your artwork. When you order, we confirm the exact production dieline with your digital proof, so nothing is printed until you have approved it.
Can I send the file to my own printer?
Yes. The DXF file is the format most die makers use, and the PDF is true size. Check with your printer that they are happy with the fold and glue layout, since details can differ by factory.
What file should I send you back with my artwork?
A press-ready PDF, AI or EPS with your artwork placed on the dieline, set up in CMYK. See the artwork guide for the full checklist.
Not sure about your size?
Tell us what you are packaging and we will help you pick the size, give you a firm price, and send a proof to approve before we print.
Or call +1-312-910-5253