Award-ready certificates without the design work
Designing certificates one by one eats event-prep time. Pick a template, add names and signatories, choose your accent color, and download a landscape A4 PDF in minutes. Free to start.
What you can do with Certificate Generator
Everything this tool helps you accomplish — no learning curve, no setup.
- Create certificates of completion or achievement
- Personalize with recipient name and title
- Choose from three landscape A4 templates
- Add two signatories with names and roles
- Match the accent color to your brand
- Download print-ready certificates for events
Settings information
12 settings
Every control in Certificate Generator, explained — what it does and when to use it.
Recipient
- Recipient nameText input
- The person's name shown large in the center of the certificate — the main line the whole document is presented to.
- Certificate titleText input
- The headline at the top, e.g. Certificate of Completion; change it to Certificate of Recognition or Attendance to suit the occasion.
- Presented to textText input
- The introductory line printed just above the recipient's name, defaulting to "This certificate is proudly presented to"; rewrite it to fit your ceremony's wording.
- For completion textText input
- The connecting phrase printed above the achievement description, defaulting to "For the successful completion of"; change it to phrases like "In recognition of".
- Description / achievementText input
- A short line describing the course, event or achievement being certified, shown beneath the connecting phrase — e.g. the program name and duration.
- DateText input
- Date picker for the date line at the bottom; defaults to today, but you can pick the actual event or completion date, past or future.
Signatories
- Signatory 1 nameText input
- Name printed under the first signature line at the bottom of the certificate, such as the program director.
- Signatory 1 roleText input
- Job title or role shown beneath the first signatory's name, e.g. Program Director.
- Signatory 2 nameText input
- Name printed under the second signature line, letting two people — like a director and a founder — sign side by side.
- Signatory 2 roleText input
- Job title or role shown beneath the second signatory's name, e.g. Founder or Dean.
Style
- TemplatePresets
- Overall design: Classic is a cream diploma with double border and serif title, Modern adds bold accent bars top and bottom, Minimal is a thin single border on plain white.Options: ClassicModernMinimal
- Accent colorColor picker
- Recolors the template's accent elements — Classic's border, title and name underline, Modern's top and bottom bars and name, Minimal's border and title — from 8 preset swatches or any custom color.
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Try it nowFrequently Asked Questions
Pick a certificate template, edit the recipient name, course title, date and signatory, optionally upload a logo and signature image, then download a print-ready PDF or PNG. Use it for online course completion, employee recognition, training awards and webinar attendance.
usageYes. Upload a CSV with name, email, course and date columns, map them to the template fields and the generator produces one PDF per row — perfect for graduating cohorts of 50, 200 or 1,000 students at once.
featuresDefaults are US Letter (8.5 × 11 in) landscape for North America and A4 (210 × 297 mm) landscape for the rest of the world, both at 300 DPI with a bleed and safe-area margin matching commercial print shops.
technicalYes. Templates cover course completion, appreciation, achievement, employee of the month, attendance, training, internship and academic awards — each with editable colors, borders, seals and ribbons.
featuresYes. Upload PNG or SVG logos for sharp scaling, drop a transparent PNG signature or draw one with the mouse, and place a gold or silver foil-style seal. The layout snaps elements onto the safe area so nothing clips during printing.
featuresYes. CSV uploads are processed in temporary memory and deleted within 24 hours — unless you explicitly share a result, which keeps it at a public link anyone who has it can open for up to 30 days; we never use student data to train models or share it with third parties. Certificates download as plain PDFs with no tracking pixels or analytics.
privacyYes. The certificate title is a free-text field, so you can change the default "Certificate of Completion" to "Certificate of Appreciation", "Certificate of Achievement", "Certificate of Participation" or any wording you need, then edit the recipient name, body text and signatories to match.
usageClassic uses a cream background with a double border and serif title for a traditional academic diploma feel. Modern uses a white background with bold accent-color bars across the top and bottom and a heavy sans-serif title for a contemporary, corporate look. Minimal strips it down to a single thin border and a small-caps title on plain white for an understated, editorial style.
featuresOpen the Style tab and use the Accent color swatch — pick from 8 ready-made presets like indigo, emerald, amber and rose, or enter any custom hex value. The chosen color recolors the border, title text and underline across whichever template you've selected, updating live in the preview before you generate the PDF.
featuresFor a formal graduation or academic award, use the Classic template with a gold or amber accent color to echo a traditional diploma. For a corporate training or onboarding completion certificate, use the Modern template with a brand blue or indigo accent, which feels less academic and closer to a company-branded document.
tipsYes. Beyond the main Certificate title, two more text fields control the surrounding copy: Presented to text (default "This certificate is proudly presented to") sits right before the recipient's name, and For completion text (default "For the successful completion of") sits right before the Description / achievement field. Rewrite either one — for example to "In recognition of" or "For outstanding contribution to" — to match an appreciation or achievement award instead of a completion certificate.
featuresFor employee recognition, set the Certificate title to something like "Certificate of Recognition", change For completion text to "In recognition of", and use the Description field for the specific achievement. For webinar attendance, use "Certificate of Attendance" as the title, keep For completion text as "For attending", and put the webinar name and date in the Description field. Both pair well with the Modern template's bold accent-color bars for a contemporary look.
tipsYes — the Date field is a standalone date picker, separate from the Description and signatory fields, and it only defaults to today's date as a starting point. Pick any past or future date to match when the course, event or training actually took place, which is useful when you're generating the certificate days or weeks after the fact, and it renders as a formatted line (e.g. "March 4, 2026") across all three templates.
featuresUse the two independent signatory blocks in the Signatories tab: each one is a Signatory name field paired with a Signatory role field (for example "Dr. Maria Chen" / "Program Director" and "James Patel" / "Founder"), and both render side by side as signature lines at the bottom of the certificate. There's no logo, seal or drawn/uploaded signature image — just type each person's name and title and they appear in the same clean typography as the rest of the document.
featuresYes — build and preview the certificate before signup. Pick a template, fill in the details, then create a free account to download the landscape A4 PDF. The certificate renders as real vector text and the temporary file is auto-deleted.
pricingYes — Pixoate supports batch and bulk processing. Switch to Batch mode, paste up to 60 recipients on Premium or 200 on Pro, set your options once, and every recipient is processed with the same settings before you download a single ZIP. Bulk processing is a Premium feature; the output uses the same quality and settings as single mode.
featuresYes — with bulk processing you configure the settings a single time and they apply to every item in the batch — up to 60 recipients on Premium or 200 on Pro. There is no need to repeat the setup per item, and Temporary uploaded and generated files are processed securely and deleted automatically.
usageHow Certificate Generator helps you get it done
Real problems it solves every day — for businesses, creators, and everyday tasks. Find the use case that fits you and start in seconds.
Online Course Completion Certificates
Course creators on Teachable, Thinkific, Kajabi and Podia auto-generate completion certificates for every student who finishes the curriculum, boosting credibility and word-of-mouth referrals
Corporate Training & Compliance Awards
HR and L&D teams issue certificates for mandatory compliance training, leadership programmes and onboarding milestones — at scale via CSV import for an entire cohort
Webinar & Conference Attendance
Send a personalised attendance certificate to every webinar registrant, conference attendee and workshop participant to drive social shares and post-event marketing
School & University Diplomas
Teachers, principals and university administrators print honour-roll certificates, graduation diplomas and academic achievement awards for end-of-term ceremonies
Employee Recognition & Awards
Managers print Employee of the Month, 5-Year Anniversary and Project MVP certificates for team celebrations, all-hands meetings and quarterly awards without the design overhead
Sports Tournament & Hackathon Awards
Tournament organisers, sports clubs and hackathon hosts generate winner, finalist and participant certificates in bulk so every competitor leaves with a printable keepsake
Volunteer Hours & Community Service Recognition
Nonprofits and community groups print a Minimal-template certificate thanking volunteers for hours served, using the Description field to note the specific project or event.
Family Milestone Certificates for Kids
Parents and homeschool teachers make playful certificates for a reading challenge, chore-chart graduation or perfect attendance, picking a bright custom Accent color and the Modern template for a kid-friendly look.
Fitness Challenge & Program Completion Awards
Personal trainers and gym owners reward clients who finish a 30-day challenge or training program with a branded certificate, matching the Accent color to their studio's logo.
Internship & Apprenticeship Completion Letters
Companies issue a signed completion certificate to interns and apprentices at the end of a placement, giving them a portfolio-ready document for job applications with two Signatory fields for the manager and HR lead.
Online Course & Workshop Completion Certificates
Instructors and course platforms issue a completion certificate the moment a student finishes a course, bootcamp or workshop — filling the Description field with the course name and length and setting the Date to the completion day, the same setup the tool's own default sample data demonstrates.
