About CurvedTextMaker
A small, browser-based curved text tool built by one person. No signup, no upload, no lock-in.
CurvedTextMaker started with a simple frustration: every time I wanted to wrap text around a circle for a logo or stamp, I’d end up bouncing between heavyweight design apps, watermarked free trials, and clunky web tools that wanted an account before they’d let me draw anything. None of them let me just draw a path and watch the text follow.
So I built the tool I wanted to use. CurvedTextMaker is a free, browser-based curved text generator that lets you draw any path — arc, circle, wave, spiral, heart, or freehand — and see your text snap onto it in real time. When you’re happy, you export a transparent PNG and drop it into whatever you’re making.
Who runs it
I’m Virgil, an independent developer. CurvedTextMaker is a side project — built, designed, and maintained by me alone. There’s no team and no investor behind it, which means there’s also no growth metric forcing me to add bloat. The editor is the product.
What that means in practice: bug reports go straight to the person who wrote the code, not a support queue. I can’t promise a 24-hour response time, but I read every email.
What the tool does
- Freehand paths — draw any curve on the canvas with mouse or finger;
- Preset shapes — circle, wave, arc, spiral, heart, and text on path;
- Full styling — fonts, sizes, colors, letter spacing, shadows, background;
- Transparent PNG export — ready for logos, photos, videos, and posters;
- Layers — stack multiple text paths on the same canvas;
- Mobile-friendly — touch drawing works the same as mouse.
Curious to see them in one place? Head over to the text tools hub or go straight to the editor.
Why it’s free
The Site is supported by advertising. That keeps the editor free for everyone — including students, hobbyists, and small businesses that can’t justify another monthly subscription. If you’d rather not see ads, your browser’s ad-blocking settings will work fine; the tool itself does not depend on ads to function.
What you can expect from me
- The editor runs entirely in your browser. Your text and images are never uploaded to my servers;
- No required account, no email gate, no watermark on exports;
- Plain-language Privacy Policy and Terms of Service;
- Honest release notes when the tool changes — bugs get fixed, not buried.
More of my work
CurvedTextMaker isn’t the only thing I build. If you like tools that do one job well and don’t ask for an account, here are my other projects:
A hub for the free Chrome extensions I’ve built — a screen video recorder, a screenshot annotator, and video playback tools — with straightforward guides on what each one actually does.
A free online meme editor that deep-fries images on purpose — compression artifacts, glow, glitch and all. The fastest way to make a meme look beautifully terrible.
A screen recorder with automatic zoom — the camera follows your clicks and cursor, turning raw recordings into polished product walkthroughs without any editing.
Get in touch
Found a bug? Have an idea for a feature? Just want to say hi? Email is the best way to reach me — see the contact page for what to include so I can actually help.