The best free logo maker: no-cost tools for designing eye-catching logos

The logos of three of the best free logo makers on a mint green background
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The best free logo maker will allow you to design an attention-getting icon or mark for your business at no cost to you. While you will get better results from using a professional tool or a professional designer, a free logo creator can be the ideal way to get started and make something that's good enough for now.

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Jim McCauley
Jim McCauley

I've been writing on all things tech since 1995, and all things design since 2005, and in that time I've seen plenty of logo-making tools come and go. This list only includes the free logo-making tools that I think are genuinely worth your time – either they provide an excellent all-around platform for logo design, or they do something unique that other free tools don't offer. If you want to design a logo on zero budget, here's my best advice for going about it.

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Test results

Attributes

Notes

Rating

Ease of use

A bit cluttered, but easy enough

★★★★

Features

Varied toolkit, and different ways to get started

★★★★★

Our expert says
Black and white photograph headshot of Creative Bloq contributor Daniel Schwarz
Our expert says
Daniel Scwarz

"Adobe Express is user-friendly with customisable templates and highly useful ‘quick actions’ for file conversion and resizing. While the AI tools can disappoint, the interface is attractive."

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Ease of use

Easy to get lost in sprawling library

★★★★

Features

Great variety of features, but online-only.

★★★★★

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Rachael Sharpe
Our expert says
Rachael Sharpe

"The free version of Canva gets you 250,000 free templates, over 100 design types, some free photos and graphics, and you also get 5GB of cloud storage. This will be more than enough for casual users to design logos."

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Ease of use

Offers a step-by-step process that's easy to follow

★★★★★

Features

Wide range of options, but limits to the free tier

★★★★

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Joseph Foley
Our expert says
Joe Foley

"As far as automated logo makers go, Wix's offering works fairly well and offers a decent amount of control and customisation... an affordable option that lets you fine-tune the end result."

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Rating

Ease of use

Very easy with minimal steps

★★★★

Features

Basic results, limited customisation

★★★

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Joseph Foley
Our expert says
Joe Foley

"Tailor Brands offers a very quick, free and very easy, way to create a logo (you'll need a subscription to download it at a decent resolution). There are a lot of extra tools, but the designs aren't going to be winning any awards."

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Notes

Rating

Ease of use

Very, very easy, but that's because it's so basic.

★★★★

Features

Very basic with incredibly limited customisation.

★★★

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Ease of use

Very user-friendly

★★★★

Features

Ample tools, but results might look flat

★★★

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Notes

Rating

Ease of use

Simple to use, but no set-up wizard

★★★

Features

Plenty of templates and a free-form mode.

★★★★

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Ease of use

Effortless to use...

★★★★

Features

Little customisation for the poor results.

★★

Jim McCauley
Freelance writer

Jim McCauley is a writer, performer and cat-wrangler who started writing professionally way back in 1995 on PC Format magazine, and has been covering technology-related subjects ever since, whether it's hardware, software or videogames. A chance call in 2005 led to Jim taking charge of Computer Arts' website and developing an interest in the world of graphic design, and eventually led to a move over to the freshly-launched Creative Bloq in 2012. Jim now works as a freelance writer for sites including Creative Bloq, T3 and PetsRadar, specialising in design, technology, wellness and cats, while doing the occasional pantomime and street performance in Bath and designing posters for a local drama group on the side.

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