A cutting device, such as a garden cutting device, includes a first and a second cutting element configured to move relative to each other, a first and a second gripping element configured to move relative to each other, at least one driving element, which in at least one operating state is configured to at least assist a movement of the second cutting element relative to the first cutting element, and a spring element. The spring element is configured as a brake element for switching of at least one self-switching coupling unit, thereby decoupling the driving element in at least one operating state in which the driving element is deactivated.