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Free Certificate Generator

Create and download printable PDF certificates in seconds.
For schools, companies, and training programs. No sign-up required, no watermarks.

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Modern Professional Certificate

Modern Professional Certificate

Dark blue geometric blocks with gold accents and clean layout

Elegant Geometric Certificate

Elegant Geometric Certificate

Sophisticated design with geometric background elements and modern typography

Wine & Gold Certificate

Wine & Gold Certificate

Elegant wine red and gold color scheme with decorative corner elements

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Certificate details

Recipient

Course / Achievement

Instructor / Issuer

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Edit template styles, add custom fields, and tailor every detail.

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How It Works

From template to printable PDF in under a minute. No design skills needed, no account required.

1. Choose a Template

Pick a template for graduation, course completion, employee recognition, awards, or any occasion – no account needed. Elegant Geometric, Modern Professional, or Wine & Gold.

2. Fill in the Details

Customize every field: certificate type, recipient name, course title, completion date, and instructor details. Optionally add your organization logo. Choose A4 or A5 page size.

3. Generate a PDF

Get a high‑resolution, print-ready landscape PDF in a few seconds – no watermarks. Download, email, or print it out. Your data is never stored – GDPR‑compliant, hosted in the EU.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about our free certificate maker for graduation, training, and awards.

Yes – our certificate generator is completely free. No account, no credit card, no watermarks, no hidden fees. We offer limited free generations per day, and 100 free PDFs per month with a free account.
Certificates of completion, achievement, appreciation, participation, recognition, and excellence. Use them for graduation, employee awards, training programs, workshop attendance, seminars, and award ceremonies, and volunteer recognition. Every text field is editable, so you can adapt any template to your occasion.
Yes. Schools, universities, and training providers use our certificate maker for graduation diplomas, academic achievement awards, course completions, and participation certificates. The templates are print-ready and look professional enough for official use.
Three designs: Elegant Geometric with green and gold tones, Modern Professional with dark blue geometric blocks, and Wine & Gold with a classic wine red and gold color scheme. Browse all designs in our template gallery, or create your own with the AI PDF generator.
Yes – no design skills needed. Add your organization logo, change every text field to make your own custom certificate, and pick the template that fits your brand. You can also try the live demo editor for more styling options, or use the PDFBolt API to build custom templates and generate via our API.
PDFBolt provides a REST API – send your certificate data as JSON and receive a high‑resolution PDF back. Great for generating hundreds of certificates from a spreadsheet or database. You can also automate through automation platforms like Zapier, Make, and n8n.
Certificates are generated as high‑resolution landscape PDFs in A4 or A5 format, optimized for professional printing – no watermarks. Download your certificate and share it – the PDF format ensures your certificate looks the same on any device or printer.
Your certificate data is processed in real-time and is not stored on our servers. We are GDPR-compliant, host all infrastructure in the EU, and do not retain any of your document data after PDF generation. See our privacy policy and DPA for details.

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