Pack AI

Packaging Design Templates

Design your packaging template — no Illustrator, no install.

Upload your packaging template (also called a die-cutting template, dieline, box template, folding carton template, or packaging blueprint) and design every panel directly in your browser. Export print-ready SVG, PDF, AI, PNG, or JPEG.

What is a packaging design template?

A packaging design template is the flat, unfolded blueprint of a box — every cut, fold, glue tab, and bleed margin laid out in a single 2D file. Printers use it to know exactly where to place your artwork and where to cut and crease so the cardboard folds into the final box.

The same thing goes by many names depending on who you ask: dieline, die-cutting template, box template, carton net, folding carton template, structural design, cutter guide, or just packaging blueprint.

Who uses Pack AI for packaging templates

  • Indie brands and small businesses who got a packaging template from their supplier and don't have Adobe Illustrator
  • E-commerce sellers launching their first custom packaging on Shopify or Etsy
  • Cosmetics, candle, and food makers who need a clean, minimalist box design fast
  • Marketers and ops people who'd rather not learn vector graphics just to put a logo on a box
  • Designers who want a faster way to iterate on layouts before opening Illustrator

How Pack AI works

  1. Upload your packaging template — PDF, SVG, or AI files all work. Pack AI parses the vector paths and detects each panel automatically.
  2. Design panel-by-panel — add text, logos, images, background colors, gradients, and shapes to each face independently.
  3. Or describe your product in a short brief and let AI packaging design draft a layout for you to refine.
  4. Export print-ready in your printer's preferred format at 300 DPI.
  5. Send the file to your supplier; they print, cut, and fold.

Where do packaging templates come from?

Almost always from the printer or packaging manufacturer. They pick a stock structural design that fits your product (dimensions, weight, closure type) and send you the template as an empty file. Your job is to fill it with artwork and send it back.

That holds whether you're working with a local print shop, a custom-packaging service like Packlane or Lumi, or an overseas supplier on Alibaba or IndiaMart. You can also download free templates from sites like Packmage or Adobe Stock — but you still need a way to design on them.

Drop in a template — start designing.