📦 Box Template Generator
Type in the size of what you want to box, watch it fold up in 3D, then print the template — cut and fold lines clearly marked, sized to the millimetre.
1 · Box style
2 · Size
3 · Material
4 · Options
5 · Windows
Cut a display window into any face — glue clear film (acetate) behind it if you like.
6 · Print
How to make it
💡 Print at Actual size / 100% — not "Fit to page". Each page has a 50 mm check line; measure it before you cut.
About the Box Template Generator
📐 Made to your exact size
Enter the inside size of whatever you're packing and every panel, flap and tab is calculated from it — including fold allowances for the thickness of your board, so the box actually fits.
🧊 See it before you cut
The 3D preview folds the flat sheet up into the finished box, panel by panel. Drag to turn it around, scrub the fold slider to see how each flap tucks in.
🔒 Boxes that lock shut
The mailer, cake box and gift box hold themselves together with lock tabs and slots — no glue, no tape. The tuck carton needs one strip of glue; the shipping carton is taped like any parcel box.
🖨️ Prints on home paper
Anything bigger than one page is split across A4, A3 or Letter sheets with an overlap strip and alignment marks, plus a cover page that shows which sheet goes where.
🪟 Windows and hang tabs
Add a display window to the lid or any side in six shapes, a Euro-slot hang tab for retail pegs, thumb notches and hand holes — all cut into the template in the right place.
✂️ Ready for cutting machines
Download an SVG with cut lines and score lines on separate layers, in real millimetres, for Cricut, Silhouette or a laser cutter. Everything runs in your browser — nothing is uploaded.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I print the box template at the right size?
Open the PDF and choose Actual size (or 100% / No scaling) in the print dialog — never "Fit to page" or "Shrink oversized pages", which shrink the template slightly. Every page has a 50 mm check line at the bottom; measure it with a ruler before you start cutting.
Should I enter the inside or the outside size?
Use Inside size when you're boxing a specific item — measure the item and add a few millimetres of breathing room. Use Outside size when the finished box has to fit somewhere, like a shelf or a postal size limit. The tool converts between the two using your board thickness.
What do the different lines mean?
Solid lines are cut lines. Dashed lines are folds: score them first by running a blunt knife, an empty ballpoint pen or a bone folder along a ruler, then fold toward the printed side. The printed side ends up on the inside of the box. A hatched strip marks where glue goes.
The box is bigger than my paper. What happens?
- The template is split across as many pages as needed, each overlapping the next by 12 mm.
- Trim the margin off one page and line up the round alignment marks with the next page, then tape them together on the back.
- The cover page shows a map of which page goes where.
For big boxes, print on A3 or use the template to trace onto a sheet of cardboard.
Can I use it with a Cricut, Silhouette or laser cutter?
Yes. Download the SVG: it's drawn in real millimetres with cut lines and score (fold) lines on separate layers, so you can set one to cut and the other to score.
Which material should I pick?
Pick the board you'll actually use. The thickness sets the fold allowances, the lock-tab slots and the double-wall spacing. Cardstock and cereal-box board suit small retail boxes, mat board and thin corrugated suit mailers and gift boxes, and corrugated cardboard suits shipping cartons. If yours is different, type its thickness in.
