Free word cloud generator
Your cloud is already drawn below — paste your own text (or a PDF, Word file or web page) and it redraws instantly. No signup, no watermark; PNG for slides, SVG for print.
How to make a word cloud in four steps
- Add your text. Paste an essay, survey answers, a speech or song lyrics — or upload a PDF, Word, PowerPoint or Excel file, import a web page by its address, or snap a photo of sticky notes. Long texts are fine.
- Check the words. Common words like “the” and “of” are removed and plurals are merged. Exclude anything else that isn't useful, or switch on two-word phrases.
- Pick a shape and style. A heart, star, speech bubble, your class name in giant letters, or your own silhouette image (all shapes). Then choose a palette and font.
- Download or copy. PNG at double resolution, SVG for print and design tools, JPG for email, or copy straight to the clipboard.
What makes CloudShaper different
It reads for meaning when you want it to. Ordinary generators only count words, so “delivery”, “shipping” and “late” become three small words instead of one big complaint. Switch on AI semantic mode and CloudShaper groups related terms, keeps phrases like “customer service” together and colours the cloud by theme, with a one-line gist of what the text says. The AI word cloud page shows exactly how that works.
Your words land where they should. Each word is rendered to pixels and fitted along a spiral, so small words tuck into the gaps of big letters instead of sitting in rectangles. That's what gives a dense, poster-like result — and it's why shapes actually look like the shape. The guide to how word clouds work lets you step through the algorithm.
It's built for a classroom projector and a slide deck. Canvas sizes match 16:9 and 4:3 slides, A4 handouts and social posts. Teachers can run a live word cloud where answers pop in as students call them out, and anyone can start from a ready-made template or one of the word cloud ideas. There's also a student-friendly version with no login and Chromebook-ready defaults.
Good uses for a word cloud
| Who | Paste this | What it shows |
|---|---|---|
| Teachers | Students' one-word answers, a chapter, a poem | Class mood, key vocabulary, themes to discuss |
| Presenters | Feedback forms, event hashtags, workshop notes | What the room cared about, on one slide |
| Marketers | Reviews, open-ended survey answers, competitor copy | Recurring praise and complaints, brand language |
| Writers & students | Your own draft | Overused words — see the word frequency counter for exact counts |
A word cloud is a quick, friendly overview — not a statistical analysis. When exact numbers matter, pair it with a count table or a bar chart of the top words.
Questions people ask
Is this word cloud generator really free?
Yes. Every feature — shapes, fonts, palettes, PNG, SVG and JPG downloads — is free, with no signup and no watermark. The only limit is on the optional AI analysis, which allows a few requests every ten minutes so the service stays free for everyone.
Is my text uploaded anywhere?
No, not for normal word clouds. Counting, layout and image export all happen in your browser. Text is only sent to our server if you click “Analyse my text with AI” or ask for AI words for a topic, and it is not stored.
How do I make one word bigger than the others?
Click “Edit as word list”. Every line becomes “word, number”, and the number sets the size. Raise it for the word you want to stand out, or type your own list from scratch, e.g. “teamwork, 10”.
Can I use the image in PowerPoint or Google Slides?
Yes. Choose the 16:9 slide canvas, then either click “Copy image” and paste into your slide, or download a PNG. For a crisp result at any size, download the SVG — PowerPoint and Keynote can place it as vector graphics.
Why are some of my words missing?
The generator places the biggest words first. When the canvas or shape is full, the smallest words are dropped and the status line tells you how many. Choose a larger canvas, tighter spacing, fewer words or “Gentle” size contrast to fit more.
Can I remove words like “the” and “and”?
They are removed automatically for English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Dutch. Add your own words to the “Also exclude” box, for example the name of the class or the survey question itself.
Can I make a word cloud from a PDF, Word file or website?
Yes. “Upload file” reads PDF, Word (.docx), PowerPoint (.pptx), Excel (.xlsx), subtitle and text files directly in your browser. “From a web page” imports the readable text of any public article or page. Scanned PDFs and photos of handwriting or sticky notes are read with AI text recognition.
Can ChatGPT make a word cloud?
Chatbots can write Python code that draws a word cloud, or list the most frequent words, but they don’t give you an editable design. CloudShaper does the counting exactly, lets you pick shapes, fonts and colours, and its AI mode adds what chatbots are good at — grouping words by meaning — on top.
Does Microsoft Word or PowerPoint have a word cloud generator?
No, neither has a built-in word cloud feature. Make the cloud here, then paste it in or insert the SVG; our PowerPoint guide covers Word, Excel, Google Slides and Keynote step by step.
Is there a keyboard shortcut?
Yes, on a computer: Ctrl+Enter (Cmd+Enter on Mac) shuffles to a new layout and Ctrl+Shift+S downloads the PNG.
Does it keep my work if I close the tab?
Your last text and settings are saved in this browser only (localStorage), so they are there when you come back. You can wipe them any time on the privacy page.