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Try it free— For Shopify brands
Consistent patch-hat mockups for every Shopify product
Design the patch, preview it on real caps across your colorways, and export clean production files — so your storefront photos stay on-brand and your maker gets exactly what they need.
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The friction PatchForge takes off your plate.
- Inconsistent product shots across a growing catalog
- Re-doing artwork every time you add a colorway
- Handing developers or makers the wrong file format
A Shopify catalog lives or dies on consistent product imagery. PatchForge gives you a repeatable way to mock up patch caps across every color you carry, then hand off print-ready files — one tool instead of a design app plus a separate mockup generator.
— How it works
From art to production in four steps
- 1
Upload or add art
Drop in a PNG, JPG, or SVG — or add text and shapes. Clean up the background right in the browser.
- 2
Pick material + shape
Choose UV print or laser engrave, a material, and a shape or custom die-cut contour.
- 3
Preview on a hat
See the patch on a real cap in your color, front and back, and fine-tune size and placement.
- 4
Export production files
Download print, cut-line, and engrave files — or a native LightBurn / xTool export.
— What you get
Everything for this workflow, in one tool
Real hat mockups
Drop your patch onto real hat photos across hundreds of colorways, front and back, then download or share.
Materials that match reality
Preview on leatherette, vinyl, and acrylic with the right engrave color so the mockup reads true.
Client proof links
Send a shareable link so a customer can approve or request changes — bundle several options in one link.
Gang sheets
Auto-nest many designs onto one sheet with registration marks for clean print-and-cut runs.
Production files
600 DPI print PNGs, cut-line SVG, engrave layers, plus native LightBurn (.lbrn2) and xTool (.xs) exports.
Cloud design library
Your designs save to the cloud, so your library follows you to any browser or machine.