Need help generating patch ideas? Use our free Hat Patch Designer on ChatGPT — it designs for how patches are actually cut.
Try it free— For UV print shops
Full-color UV patches, print and cut ready
Build vivid full-color patches, preview them on real caps, and export 600 DPI print files with a matching cut contour — plus gang sheets with registration marks.
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Sound familiar?
The friction PatchForge takes off your plate.
- Print and cut layers drifting out of register
- Low-resolution art that muddies on the press
- Slow, manual sheet layout for multi-patch runs
UV patch work needs color that pops and a cut that lands. PatchForge outputs 600 DPI print PNGs with a registered cut-line SVG, and lays multiple designs onto a gang sheet so a run cuts clean the first time.
— 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
UV print or laser engrave
Design for full-color UV printing or single-tone laser engraving — the builder adapts the workflow to each.
Auto cut lines
Every shape gets a production-ready cut line; die-cut contours trace your artwork edges automatically.
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.
Real hat mockups
Drop your patch onto real hat photos across hundreds of colorways, front and back, then download or share.
Exact sizing
Type dimensions in inches or millimeters, snap to common patch sizes, keep proportions locked.