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CD Artwork Templates
Every CD template you need to design your release, in one place: the disc, Digipak, Ecopak, card sleeve, jewel case inlay and CD booklet. They’re the same branded templates our preview system uses, so what you design here is exactly what we print.
Download the template for your packaging, design on top of it in your usual software, then upload your artwork after you order. You’ll see an exact proof of your CD before anything is made.
Three steps
How to use our CD templates
Download the right template
Every order needs the CD disc template, plus the template for your packaging. Adding a booklet? Download the booklet template too, and for a Digipak, use the version with a booklet pocket.
Design on top of it
Open the PDF in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Affinity or any design app. Put your artwork on a layer above the template, take backgrounds right out to the bleed line, and hide the template layer before you export.
Upload and approve your proof
After you order, you’ll get a private link to your preview page. Upload your artwork and within seconds you’ll see an exact proof with the cut and fold lines drawn on. Nothing is printed until you press Confirm.
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CD templates for every format
All templates are print-ready PDFs with the bleed, cut and fold lines marked. They work for both CD duplication and CD replication.
Needed for every order
CD on-body (disc) template
The print on the CD itself, edge to edge in full colour. The template shows the centre hole and the printable ring, so nothing important ends up where it can’t be printed.
Most affordable
Card sleeve CD template
Also known as a CD card wallet. Two printed panels, front and back, light enough to post cheaply. A favourite for EPs, promo CDs and merch-table runs.
Most popular
Digipak template, 4-panel
Printed card with a disc tray, the classic look for an album or EP. You design the outside and inside as two files. Adding a booklet? Use the booklet pocket version, which has a slot for it.
More room for artwork
6-panel Digipak template
Two extra panels for lyrics, credits, liner notes or a bigger piece of artwork. Like the 4-panel, there’s a booklet pocket version if you’re adding a booklet.
Plastic-free
Ecopak CD template
Our eco-friendly CD packaging: 350gsm recyclable card with no plastic anywhere. Printed outside and inside, so you design two files, just like a Digipak.
Plastic-free
6-panel Ecopak template
Extra panels for lyrics and credits, still completely plastic-free. A good fit for albums where the artwork and the message both matter.
Plastic-free
Ecopak Pocket template
The disc slides into a card pocket instead of sitting on a tray. Simple, plastic-free and great for promo runs and singles.
The classic
Jewel case inlay template
A jewel case takes two pieces of artwork: the front inlay, and the tray card that sits behind the disc tray and shows through the back, spines included. Add a CD booklet for the front if you need more pages.
Lyrics and liner notes
CD booklet template
Design your booklet as single pages or as spreads, whichever is easier for you. Upload them in reading order and we put the pages in printer order for you, so there’s no page imposition to work out.
Before you export
CD artwork specifications
Follow these and your CD artwork will go through first time. Our preview system checks size, bleed, resolution and audio automatically, and tells you in plain words if anything needs fixing.
File type
PDF is best. High-quality images work too.
Resolution
300 dpi at print size. We flag anything under 200 dpi.
Colour
CMYK for print. If your file is RGB, we convert it for you.
Bleed
Take backgrounds right out to the bleed line on the template.
Text
Keep text and logos well inside the cut and fold lines.
Template layer
Hide it before you export, so the guide lines don’t print.
Questions
CD template FAQs
Which CD template do I need?
Always the disc template, plus the one for your packaging: card sleeve, Digipak, Ecopak, Ecopak Pocket or jewel case. If you’re adding a booklet, download the booklet template too, and for a Digipak choose the booklet pocket version.
What software can I use?
Anything that opens a PDF and lets you work in layers: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Affinity, GIMP and others. Export a PDF or a high-quality image at the template’s full size.
Do I have to convert my artwork to CMYK?
No. If your artwork is in RGB, we convert it to CMYK for print and show you the result on your proof before anything is made.
What if my artwork is the wrong size?
If it was made on an older template or exported at the wrong scale, our preview system maps it to the right size and tells you what it changed. If it needs you to fix something, it tells you exactly what.
Will I see a proof before you print?
Yes. Every order gets its own preview page with an exact proof of every part, with the cut and fold lines drawn on. Nothing is printed until you press Confirm.
Can you design my CD artwork for me?
Yes. Add artwork design when you order, send us your logo, photos or ideas and our designer takes it from there.
Not sure which format suits your release?
Tell us what you’re releasing, how many copies and when you need them, and we’ll help you choose between card sleeve, Digipak, Ecopak and jewel case.
Email info@cdunity.comStuck on your CD artwork?
Our step-by-step guide covers every sleeve type, booklets and disc artwork, or let our designer take it off your hands.
Read the artwork guide