MerchSwift Terms of Use

These terms apply to the MerchSwift app. By installing or using it you agree to them. Last updated: 9 November 2026.

What MerchSwift is

MerchSwift is a design and file-preparation tool for stickers, t-shirts, mugs and similar merchandise. It helps you create artwork and export files for printing and cutting. It does not print, cut, sell or ship anything, and it does not control any machine. The app is published by PDFSwift (“we”, “us”).

Licence to use the app

We give you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to install and use MerchSwift on your devices, for personal or business use, in line with these terms and the Apple Media Services Terms. Do not copy, modify, resell or reverse engineer the app except where the law allows it regardless of this term. Third-party components, fonts and templates in the app remain under their own licences, which are listed in the app.

Your designs

You keep all rights in the artwork, text and designs you create or import and in the files you export. You are responsible for having the right to use everything you put in a design, including images, fonts, logos and text. Do not use MerchSwift to create, copy or print material that infringes someone else's copyright, trademark, design right or other rights, or that is unlawful.

In particular, do not make designs that use brand names or logos, sports club names or crests, characters from films, games, comics or television, or the name or likeness of a real person, unless you have permission from the owner. Selling infringing merchandise can lead to claims against you, and printers and marketplaces may refuse such designs.

Your designs are stored on your device and, if you turn on sync, in your own iCloud account. We do not receive or review them.

AI art

MerchSwift can create images from a text description. This is how it works and what you agree to:

• The text of your request is sent to our server and processed by an AI image model to produce a picture. See the Privacy Policy.
• Each request uses credits, as shown in the app before you confirm. Your plan includes a monthly allowance, and you can buy extra credit packs. A request that is refused or that fails to produce an image does not use credits.
• We refuse requests for known brands, logos, clubs, characters, real people, and unlawful, sexual, hateful or violent material. We may change these rules and the filter at any time. Do not try to get around them.
• AI results can be unpredictable, may resemble existing works, and may contain mistakes. You are responsible for checking a result before you print or sell it. We do not promise that a result is unique, or that copyright protects it in your country.
• As between you and us, you may use the images you create under these terms, including for products you sell, as long as your use is lawful and does not infringe the rights of others. If an image looks like someone else's work or a protected mark, do not use it.
• You can report an image that breaks these rules from the image screen or at support@pdfswift.cc.

Print and cut results

MerchSwift checks designs against common print rules and writes standard file formats, including PNG, PDF, SVG and DXF files and PDFs with a cut line stored as a spot colour. We do not guarantee that a file will work with a particular printer, cutter, software, ink, film, fabric or material, or that the finished product will look or cut as the screen shows. Screens and printers show colours differently, and the CMYK preview is an approximation.

Printers and cutting machines differ, and settings matter. Print or cut a proof first. You are responsible for checking the file, the size, the colours and the cut line before a production run, and for any material and time lost if you skip that step. Pre-flight warnings and suggested fixes are aids, not a guarantee.

Free features, subscriptions and credits

MerchSwift has a free plan with limits and paid plans. What each plan includes, its price and its billing period are shown in the App Store and in the app before you buy.

• Free plan (iPhone and iPad): five exports each calendar month (counted in UTC). Free exports carry a small “MerchSwift” watermark on the artwork files.
• Rewarded video: you may choose to watch a short video, provided by Google AdMob, to earn one extra export, which carries over to later months until used, or to remove the watermark from one export. Videos are optional and never start by themselves. Rewards depend on the video being watched to the end, and ad availability is not guaranteed.
• Pro: no export limit, no watermark and no ads. The Mac app requires Pro to export.
• Free allowances and rewards have no cash value, cannot be transferred, and may be changed for future use. Subscriptions renew and can be cancelled as described by the App Store.

Paid plans are auto-renewing subscriptions bought through the Apple App Store. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically at the end of each period unless you cancel at least 24 hours before it ends. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple ID account settings. Canceling stops the next renewal; you keep the plan until the end of the period you paid for. One subscription covers your iPhone, iPad and Mac signed in with the same Apple ID.

Credit packs are one-time purchases that add AI credits. Credits have no cash value, cannot be transferred, and are used only for AI art in the app. Monthly plan allowances and the rules for unused credits are described in the app.

Apple handles payment, billing, restoring purchases and refunds, under its own rules. To ask for a refund, use reportaproblem.apple.com with the Apple ID you used for the purchase. We cannot refund payments ourselves. We may change, add or remove features and plans over time. If we change a price, we follow Apple's rules for informing subscribers and asking for their consent.

Availability and updates

We provide MerchSwift as available and may update, change or stop offering it or any feature, including the AI service. Updates may be needed to keep it working on new versions of iOS, iPadOS and macOS. The AI service depends on a network connection and on third-party infrastructure, and it may be slow or unavailable at times.

No warranty

To the extent the law allows, MerchSwift is provided “as is” and “as available”, without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, compatibility with any machine or service, and non-infringement. We do not promise that the app will be error-free or uninterrupted.

Limit of liability

To the extent the law allows, we are not liable for indirect or consequential loss, lost profits or sales, wasted materials, misprinted or miscut products, lost designs, or claims by third parties about what you designed, generated, printed or sold. Keep your own backup of important designs. Nothing in these terms limits liability that cannot be limited by law, including for death or personal injury caused by negligence, or for fraud.

Trademarks

Names of printers, cutters, software, marketplaces and brands that may appear on this website or in the app, for example Cricut, Silhouette, Roland and Etsy, belong to their owners. We use them only to say what MerchSwift works with or aims to work with. MerchSwift is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by those companies.

Ending your use

You can stop using MerchSwift at any time by deleting the app. We may suspend or end access for a person who breaks these terms, for example by creating infringing or unlawful designs or by abusing the AI service.

Your privacy

How the app handles information is described in the MerchSwift Privacy Policy.

Changes to these terms

We may update these terms. We will change the date above, and a material change will be shown in the app or the store listing. Using MerchSwift after a change means you accept the updated terms.

Contact

Questions about these terms: support@pdfswift.cc.