Est. 1916 — revived nightly

Cut. Paste. Confuse everyone.

CUTUP is the collage machine that treats rational design like yesterday's newspaper. Import, snip, stack, publish — in minutes, with maximum disrespect for the grid.

Start the chaos
Torn grayscale collage of floating faces, wheels and newspaper scraps

100% grid-free

Three sharp virtues

Ruthless cropping

Slice any photo at an angle no grid would forgive. The scissors answer to nobody, not even you.

Ransom typography

Mix serif, sans, and mono until the sentence itself quietly surrenders. Every headline is a hostage note.

Absurd layers

Stack paper, tape, and halftone dots eleven deep. Chaos here is non-destructive and always undoable.

How the machine works

  1. Steal

    Import photos, textures, and mild regret. Drag everything onto one lawless canvas.

  2. Snip

    Cut around the subject — or straight through it. Snap-to-grid is a paid myth.

  3. Publish

    Export the wreckage as PNG or a print-ready poster. Sign it with a rubber stamp.

Sworn testimony

“I made a poster of my landlord riding a giant fish. He now nods at me in the hallway. CUTUP changed the power balance.”
Portrait of Tristan T., zine makerTristan T. — zine maker, Zürich
“Our brand guidelines caught fire. Engagement doubled. Coincidence? Absolutely. But we are keeping it.”
Portrait of Mina S., marketing rebelMina S. — marketing rebel, Lisbon

Absurdly fair pricing

Scrapbook

$0 forever

  • 3 collages a month
  • 50 scrap stickers
  • Small PNG export

Most popular

Printing Press

$12 /month

  • Unlimited collages
  • Ransom-note type engine
  • Print-ready export
  • Halftone texture pack

Cabaret Voltaire

$29 /month

  • Everything in Printing Press
  • 5 seats for your collective
  • Nonsense support within 24h

Questions we planted

Is CUTUP a serious design tool?

Serious as a rubber duck in a board meeting. Under the nonsense sit real layers, full history, and print-ready exports. It simply refuses to be boring.

Can I undo a collage?

Every cut is non-destructive. Rewind the chaos step by step, then re-chaos at will. Regret is just another layer.

Do you support grids?

There is a grid. It is locked. Legend says one Cabaret Voltaire subscriber found the key in 1919 and has not been seen since.

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