---
title: "Backlit glow for cut-out metal signs - Sign Customiser Changelog"
description: "Changelog: Backlit glow for cut-out metal signs. Learn about the latest updates and improvements to Sign Customiser."
url: "https://www.signcustomiser.com/changelog/backlit-cut-out-metal-signs/"
last_updated: "2026-10-09"
---

Sign Customiser now lets you offer a backlit glow on cut-out metal sign customisers. Add a backlight option and your customers can switch the lighting on, pick a colour, and watch the preview update live — light blooming around the panel edge and through the inside of every cut-out shape, just like a real LED-backlit sign lit up against a wall.

![Cut-out metal sign reading "Start Typing" with an amber backlit glow around the panel edge and the inside of each cut-out letter](/_astro/changelog-backlit-cut-out-metal-signs.CwjYnENp_Z17eYlT.webp)

The same glow follows any design. Whether your customer types their own text or uploads a logo through the AI Sign Designer, the shape is cut from the panel and lit around every edge.

![Cut-out metal panel with an AI Sign Designer logo punched out and an amber backlit glow tracing the panel edge and the inside of the logo](/_astro/changelog-backlit-cut-out-metal-signs-logo.COP_6MFU_Z1rsmgb.webp)![Cut-out metal sign with a circular monogram logo cut from the panel, lit by a blue backlit glow around the panel edge and through the cut-out design](/_astro/changelog-backlit-cut-out-metal-signs-blue.CTWK6DqZ_Z1zigAb.webp)

## What’s Changed

- **New backlight option**Add a backlight selection to any cut-out metal customiser so customers can choose to light their sign up.
- **A range of glow colours**Offer warm white, amber and other single colours, or multi-colour RGB and Flow effects — each with its own optional price adjustment.
- **Works for text and logos**Customer-typed text and AI Sign Designer logos are both cut from the panel, with the glow tracing every edge of the design.
- **True-to-life glow preview**The light blooms softly out from the panel edge and the inside edge of every cut-out shape, with see-through centres, instead of a hard painted outline.
- **Carried right through to the order**The selected backlight and its price flow into the live quote, the product image, the cart and the manufacturer’s order details.

- [feature](/changelog/tag/feature/)
- [metal](/changelog/tag/metal/)

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## Previousupdates

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- [June 19, 2026Upload PDF files to the AI Sign DesignerCustomers can now upload PDF artwork to the AI Sign Designer, which automatically turns it into a production-ready sign design.feature](/changelog/upload-pdf-files-to-the-ai-sign-designer/)
- [June 15, 2026Choose how multi-line sign height is measuredSizes that use a fixed height can now measure the total by letter height, adding the spacing between lines on top, or by line height as before.feature](/changelog/multi-line-sign-height-measurement/)
- [June 11, 2026Clearer icon picker for custom sign textCustomers can now open sign icons from a labelled button, with a cleaner inline icon grid and a merchant-editable label.feature](/changelog/icon-picker-button-and-grid/)
- [June 11, 2026More realistic clear acrylic cut backboardsCut-to-shape and cut-to-letter neon backboards now preview as real clear acrylic, with a crisp cut edge tracing your design instead of a flat grey panel.feature](/changelog/clear-acrylic-cut-backboard-preview/)

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