xTool C1: craft cutter with scanner and colour printing, reservations open

xTool is entering the craft cutter market with the C1 Color Cutter. xTool announced the machine on 20 October 2026, and it can be reserved with a small deposit since then.

Printing and cutting in one machine

The C1 combines a CMYK inkjet printer, a built-in scanner and a cutting blade. According to xTool, it prints the design directly onto the material and cuts it out in the same workflow. No registration marks around the edge are needed, which leaves more printable area.

For printing, xTool uses its own Duraproof ink. It is said to be waterproof and fade-resistant and to withstand up to 30 home washes on fabric.

The scanner is a CIS sensor. It captures the material on the cutting mat and shows it in the software at 1:1 scale, so designs can be placed on offcuts. It also detects contours, nests parts automatically and reads QR codes on xTool materials to load the matching settings.

Tools, materials and software

According to the press release, the C1 takes fine-point, deep-point, rotary and 3 mm blades, plus foil transfer tips and fine-line pens. With the optional electrostatic mat or the roll holder with built-in trimmer, it handles paper, cardstock, vinyl, HTV, leather, balsa wood and fabrics.

Designs are created in xTool’s Atomm software. It is meant to turn text or images into cut-ready vectors, remove backgrounds, convert images into line art and provide templates for 3D papercraft.

Price and reservation

In the German shop, xTool now lists launch prices: the Basic Kit costs €519, the Basic Kit with an Atomm membership €449 (as of 31 Oct 2026). Both bundles contain the same machine with blade, ink and material starter pack. The membership is one month of Atomm Pro with 1,400 credits and 5 GB of cloud storage. After that it renews automatically at €9.90 a month, but according to xTool it can be cancelled at any time. The C1 also works without a membership; only some AI features such as background removal need credits. According to xTool, sales and final payments start on 12 November at 3 am CET. In the US, the C1 starts at $469 according to xTool, with several bundles.

In the German shop, a reservation costs €10. According to the shop, this gets you a material kit with more than ten materials (including card, self-adhesive paper and textile transfer film), a one-time 20% voucher for materials with no expiry date and entry into a draw for a C1, held on 12 November in the launch livestream. The €10 counts towards the price and can be refunded at any time until the final payment. The product description says the reservation runs from 20 October to 12 November 2026, 2:00 am CET. Right next to the order button, however, the page gives 6 November, 2:00 am CET, as the end date. The final payment is possible from 12 to 26 November, and xTool sends the order link by email.

According to the press release, shipping and final payments start worldwide on 5 November 2026. For Germany, the shop only opens final payments on 12 November.