Free Online Certificate Maker

Whether you successfully passed an online course or want to create beautiful gift certificates for your business — we’ve got your back! Find numerous design ideas in VistaCreate and easily make a certificate on your own. Design certificates for any purpose with the easy certificate maker.
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Design a stunning certificate for your business

Create a certificate worth showing off

Access tons of ready-to-use templates in the free online certificate maker. Whether you need a printable certificate or a digital one — VistaCreate is here for you! This way, you won’t have to start from scratch and can save more time for other business activities. Just pick a layout, edit the text, and download or print it.
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Everything you need for the perfect certificate design

VistaCreate has it all — from basic to advanced editing tools for your certificate designs. Use the fast background remover, explore thousands of design objects, and experiment with color schemes to make your own certificates. You can also upload your own content and create a more personalized certificate design.

Find any template for your ideas

Explore free templates and premium layouts for any industry in the VistaCreate certificate maker. With our huge library of certificate templates, you can be certain about finding the perfect one. Once you’re set, it takes a couple of minutes to customize it. Create impressive designs without any design experience in the free online certificate maker.
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Enhance your words of recognition

From looking at our templates, you can tell that the job of matching fonts was already done for you. Just in case you want to create a design from scratch, VistaCreate offers over 680 fonts in 25 languages. Choose one you like in our professional certificate maker or upload your own to make a truly unique design.
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Add various design objects

Certificates are not always minimalistic. Sometimes they’re bright and colorful, and sometimes they’re monochromatic with a variety of design elements. Create a certificate that fits your design idea with a huge collection of design objects in VistaCreate. Choose from thousands of lines, shapes, stickers, and illustrations in our certificate generator.
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Customize any element you want

Using a pre-made layout doesn’t mean you can’t make your own changes. In VistaCreate, you can customize color, text, background, and every other detail on your selected certificate template. Like the overall design, but want to replace specific shapes? Easy! Explore all the customizing tools in our certificate creator to do so.
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Upload your own content

If you want to customize a certificate with your own font or design elements — no problem! Easily upload fonts, photos, and illustrations to the VistaCreate certificate maker and use them in your designs. You can also add your brand colors, logo, and other visual elements to the editor; create a brand kit to make visuals in your brand’s style every time.
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How to make certificates in VistaCreate

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  • Step 1

    Select a template

    VistaCreate offers certificate templates for different occasions. Check them out!

    1. Sign in to VistaCreate. Log in to your account whenever you edit templates to save your designs automatically.

    2. Select a format you need. Enter “certificate” into the search bar on the VistaCreate homepage to find the necessary format.

    3. Explore certificate designs. Select a template that matches your brand style or creative idea. Use keywords to find a perfect template faster.

  • Step 2

    Customize the design

    Make your certificate unique by personalizing it.

    1. Start with colors and fonts. Use company colors and fonts to create certificates that are consistent with your visual style. Add your logo.

    2. Personalize the message. Edit text on your selected template based on the topic of your certificate. Keep it concise.

    3. Add images or objects. Make your certificate unique by uploading your pictures to the editor. You can also add fun objects to the design.

  • Step 3

    Download and print

    Download your certificate and get it printed.

    1. Collaborate on your project. Create a team account and invite up to 10 colleagues to collaborate on your certificate design.

    2. Download and print. Download your certificate in PDF Print format or order prints right from the platform.

    3. Share your design. You can also share your certificate online right from VistaCreate. Just copy a link to it.

Tips on making a certificate

  • If you want to print a certificate you made in VistaCreate — there’s nothing stopping you! Just keep in mind that the printed certificate will only look as good with quality ink and paper. To create a certificate for print, pick a template you like, customize it, and download your ready-made design in PDF Print format. This will help you maintain quality.

  • Create a printed certificate to show off your performance. Just pick a template you like in VistaCreate, customize it, and download it in PDF Print format. You can laminate your printed certificate for durability, or frame it to be hung on the wall. However, we do not recommend doing this with important documentation that, for instance, verifies your identity. It’s better to keep it in a neat, dark place, so that it’s protected and preserves well.

  • It’s easy to make a certificate design with specific requirements in VistaCreate. You don’t always need to pick a template to get started. Choose a blank canvas on the homepage and enter your custom dimensions. What’s more, is that you can resize an already-existing design using the smart resizing tool in our certificate maker.

  • Want to design certificates from scratch, but don’t know where to start? Explore tons of design ideas in our free certificate maker and get inspired! Type “certificate” into the search bar on the VistaCreate homepage, browse the ready-made certificate templates, and start making your own visuals.

FAQ

  • How do I resize my certificate design?

    Design personalized certificates online and quickly resize them to different formats in our free certificate maker. To do so, open your design in the editor and find the “Resize” button on the header menu. Then, pick a desired size from the preset options or set a custom size for your project.
  • Can I create certificates from scratch?

    Of course! You don’t always have to use ready-made templates from certificate makers. To create a certificate from scratch, choose the corresponding format and pick a blank canvas. Then, browse our media library to find backgrounds, images, and objects for your visual, or upload your own. Place design elements onto the artboard and tweak them with convenient features and tools in the certificate creator. Add an expiration date to your certificate and a brand signature — if needed.
  • How do I transform design objects on a certificate template?

    The “Objects” tab on the sidebar menu contains various elements for making your designs more unique. These are shapes, lines, borders, icons, etc. To add a new object to your design, select a suitable element, then drag and drop it onto the artboard. You can also upload your own files to the certificate generator and add them to your project.
  • How do I customize my text?

    Add a text block to the artboard and write your copy. Then, click on your text and access various editing options on the header menu in the certificate maker. You can change your text font and color; adjust the opacity; and customize the style. You can even animate your copy using various animated effects in the VistaCreate certificate maker.

Professionally-made certificate templates

VistaCreate makes sure you can create striking designs in just a few simple steps. So choose your layout and get started!

Design ideas for any occasion

Cover all your content needs with VistaCreate! Choose from 150,000+ ready-to-use templates for social media, advertising, marketing, and more to make studio-level designs for your business.

What our users say about VistaCreate

Charlotte Polley
Charlotte Polley
UK
owner of Boo’s Toy Shop.
Using VistaCreate has enabled me to grow my marketing and content skills. People have noticed that my content has changed across social media and I am loving the comments.
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Jennifer Parr
Jennifer Parr
USA
founder of DIYvinci, an online arts and crafts store.
When you’re a small business owner wearing multiple hats, using a tool like VistaCreate that saves time is crucial. You also don’t have to spend a huge amount of money to be able to develop good designs for your company.
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Kirsty Cleverly
Kirsty Cleverly
Australia
owner of Bonjour Quilts, an online quilt pattern store.
My visuals now look better than anything I could just come up with on my own. VistaCreate makes graphic design so much quicker and easier for me, leaving me with more time to put back into my business. It has been such a force multiplier!
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Lisa Harvey
Lisa Harvey
USA
owner of Content Perfection.
VistaCreate has massive functionality and I love that it’s just so easy to use. It allows my ideas to come to life. And that has helped me with selling my services and products to clients and prospects tenfold.
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Rick Blyth
Rick Blyth
USA
Micro SaaS apps developer.
It’s just so quick to create graphics using VistaCreate that it almost feels like cheating. As everything is fully customizable, I’m able to quickly create designs consistent with my brand very quickly.”
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