Is the certificate maker free?

Yes. Make as many certificates as you like and download them as PDFs or PNGs. No sign-up, no card and no watermark.

Do you keep my logo or signature?

No. Your logo, signature and words stay in your browser. Nothing you make here is uploaded to us.

What size is the download?

A4 at print resolution: a one-page PDF, or a 3508 × 2480 PNG. Landscape or portrait. On US Letter paper, print it with “fit to page”.

Can I make one for each student?

Yes: change the name and download again. In Knola you don’t type names at all; each student’s certificate fills itself in from their record and is sent when they finish.

Why doesn’t my download have a certificate number or QR code?

Because a number only means something if someone can look it up. In Knola every certificate gets its own number and a check page, and the QR code opens it. A certificate made here would only look checkable, so we leave them off.

Can I show CPD hours or credits?

Yes. Beside the date you can print CPD hours, CPD points, CE credits, CEUs or Clock hours, or a label and value of your own. Add accreditation details, such as your provider number, in the small print.

What should a certificate of completion include?

Who issued it, what it is for, the student’s name, the course, the date, what it took (hours, CPD or an exam score), a signature, any accreditation and a certificate number with a way to check it. The checklist on this page covers each one.

How do certificates work in Knola?

You design the certificate on your course. When a student finishes (and passes the final exam, if there is one), Knola fills in their name, the course, the date and their score, emails it to them and makes a page anyone can open to check it’s real, with a PDF to download.

Do certificates cost extra in Knola?

No. Certificates are on every Knola plan, the free one too. Knola Pro adds a digital badge, adding it to LinkedIn in one click, and the Issued list where you rename, revoke, renew and remind.

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Make your course certificate from 61,471,872 designs

Pick a template or press Space to shuffle. Add your logo and signature, then download a print-ready PDF.

Free · no sign-up · runs in your browser · nothing is uploaded

What Knola adds

The dashed boxes are where Knola adds a certificate number and a QR code anyone can scan to check it’s real. Your download leaves them out.

Made with the certificate maker

A certificate that looks like your school

26 templates, 11 frames, 11 lettering styles, gold foil, laurels and ribbons, your logo and your signature. Every line is measured to fit, landscape or portrait.

Gold foil · Northfield Yoga Academy

Deep and gold · Atlas First Aid Training

Waves · Harbour Wellbeing

Laurel · The Bookkeeping School

Monolith · Ledgerline CPD

Confetti · Little Coders Club

Calligraphy · Bloom Floristry Studio

Registry · SafeSite Compliance

Certificates in Knola

A certificate you type. Or one that issues itself.

Certificates are on every Knola plan, the free one too. Put this design on your course and every student who finishes gets theirs.

Your downloadA good-looking certificate. Anyone can make one that looks the same.

Issued by KnolaA number and a QR code that open a page saying it’s real, from your own records.

01They finishKnola issues it the moment a student completes the course, and passes the final exam if it has one.
02It fills itself inTheir name, the course, the date, their exam score and the CPD hours, from their record.
03It’s in their inboxAn email links them to their certificate, with a PDF to print or send to an employer.
04Anyone can check itIts number and QR code open a page showing it’s real, valid and issued by you.

Why it matters

Proof beats a PDFAnyone can edit a PDF to say anything. A check page from your own records can’t be faked, so your certificate means something to whoever sees it.
No more typing namesEvery student, every course, the moment they finish. No spreadsheet, no mail merge, no certificate sent to the wrong name.
Ready for CPD and accreditationCPD hours, CPD points, CE credits or clock hours beside the date, your provider number in the small print, the exam score on the certificate.
Every certificate points back to youThe check page shows your course with a button to take it, in front of the employers and colleagues your students show it to.

Why give certificates with Knola

A certificate maker gives you a file to send. A certificate service is another subscription to connect. In Knola the certificate is part of the course, so it knows what your student actually did.

Designed where your course is
Knola: Built in
Certificate maker: In another app · Certificate service: In another app
Names, dates and scores filled in
Knola: From each student’s record
Certificate maker: You type each one · Certificate service: From a spreadsheet or a connection
Sent when a student finishes
Knola: Automatically
Certificate maker: You send it · Certificate service: Needs connecting to your course
Certificate number and a page to check it
Knola: Yes, with a QR code
Certificate maker: no · Certificate service: Yes
Shows what it took
Knola: Lessons, exam score and CPD hours, from your records
Certificate maker: What you type in · Certificate service: What you type in
Rename, revoke, renew and remind
Knola: With Knola Pro
Certificate maker: no · Certificate service: Yes
Cost
Knola: Every plan, free included
Certificate maker: Free · Certificate service: A separate subscription

What you get	Knola	A certificate maker	A certificate service
Designed where your course is	Built in	In another app	In another app
Names, dates and scores filled in	From each student’s record	You type each one	From a spreadsheet or a connection
Sent when a student finishes	Automatically	You send it	Needs connecting to your course
Certificate number and a page to check it	Yes, with a QR code	No	Yes
Shows what it took	Lessons, exam score and CPD hours, from your records	What you type in	What you type in
Rename, revoke, renew and remind	With Knola Pro	No	Yes
Cost	Every plan, free included	Free	A separate subscription

Checklist

What to put on a course completion certificate

Eight things employers, licensing boards and your students look for. The certificate maker does the first seven. The last is what makes a certificate checkable.

1Who issued itYour school or business name, and your logo.
2What it is“Certificate of Completion”, “of Achievement” or “of Attendance”.
3The student’s full nameAs they’ll want it on their CV.
4The course title and the dateThe date they finished, not the date you sent it.
5What it tookHours, CPD hours or credits beside the date, or an exam score in the line under their name.
6A signatureDrawn or uploaded, with the signer’s name and title.
7Accreditation, if you have itThe body and your provider number, in the small print.
8A certificate number and a way to check itA unique number and a QR code to a page that confirms it. This is the part a free maker can’t give you.In Knola, on every plan

Questions

Is the certificate maker free?: Yes. Make as many certificates as you like and download them as PDFs or PNGs. No sign-up, no card and no watermark.
Do you keep my logo or signature?: No. Your logo, signature and words stay in your browser. Nothing you make here is uploaded to us.
What size is the download?: A4 at print resolution: a one-page PDF, or a 3508 × 2480 PNG. Landscape or portrait. On US Letter paper, print it with “fit to page”.
Can I make one for each student?: Yes: change the name and download again. In Knola you don’t type names at all; each student’s certificate fills itself in from their record and is sent when they finish.
Why doesn’t my download have a certificate number or QR code?: Because a number only means something if someone can look it up. In Knola every certificate gets its own number and a check page, and the QR code opens it. A certificate made here would only look checkable, so we leave them off.
Can I show CPD hours or credits?: Yes. Beside the date you can print CPD hours, CPD points, CE credits, CEUs or Clock hours, or a label and value of your own. Add accreditation details, such as your provider number, in the small print.
What should a certificate of completion include?: Who issued it, what it is for, the student’s name, the course, the date, what it took (hours, CPD or an exam score), a signature, any accreditation and a certificate number with a way to check it. The checklist on this page covers each one.
How do certificates work in Knola?: You design the certificate on your course. When a student finishes (and passes the final exam, if there is one), Knola fills in their name, the course, the date and their score, emails it to them and makes a page anyone can open to check it’s real, with a PDF to download.
Do certificates cost extra in Knola?: No. Certificates are on every Knola plan, the free one too. Knola Pro adds a digital badge, adding it to LinkedIn in one click, and the Issued list where you rename, revoke, renew and remind.

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Certificates are on every plan, the free one too. Badges come with Knola Pro.

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