Create professional course certificates in minutes. Use our free online certificate generator, customize branding, then download and share with students.
Create and share beautiful course certificates
This is to certify that
has successfully completed
Créez et partagez de beaux certificats de formation
Il est certifié que
a complété avec succès
A professional certificate helps learners celebrate progress and helps training centers recognize the achievements with a clean, shareable credential. This guide explains how to use a free online course certificate generator as a free online certificate maker to create a certificate template, customize branding, and share a certificate link. It also explains when you should use SchoolMaker to automate certificate delivery at course completion.
To make a certificate using this free certificate maker, enter the course name, student name, instructor name, and organization. The certificate preview will update instantly, allowing you to create a certificate online without design experience.
This approach is ideal when you need a certificate for free that looks professional and can be reused for multiple recipients.
You can personalize certificates by updating the recipient name, completion date, and certificate ID. This makes it easy to issue certificates of recognition while keeping the same base template.
Separating fixed elements (layout, logo, headings) from variable fields (recipient, date) ensures that every certificate stays consistent and error-free.
The generator allows basic certificate designs customization through a primary color and an optional logo URL. This helps align each certificate with your brand identity.
You can generate certificates in multiple formats, including landscape, portrait andsquare. This makes it easier to create a printable certificate or a version optimized for sharing on social media.
Selecting the right format ensures the certificate remains legible and well-balanced in every use case.
Each certificate can be shared via a unique link, making it easy to distribute certificates online without sending large attachments.
You can also download certificates as PNG files, which are suitable for email, messaging apps, or archiving.
SchoolMaker provides an automatic certificate generator that issues a completion certificate when a student finishes an online course. Here is an example.
This removes manual steps from certificate creation and ensures certificates are consistently delivered as part of the learning experience, especially for growing training programs.
