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LiveBannerMaker: Free Banner Making Tool

abhijeet — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:19:31 +0000

We have reviewed many web banner making tools previously on this site. LiveBannerMaker is another addition to that list and is probably simpler and easier to use than the others. The process of banner creation is simple – click on create a banner, select the banner size (like leaderboard, square etc), add a custom background, add and modify the logo text, add or upload effects and then download or share it via social networks like Facebook and MySpace.

The LiveBannerMaker makes the entire process of creating website banners a cakewalk.

Features:

Easily create website banners online.
No sign up required to create and download banners.
Add custom backgrounds and effects. Also upload images to the banner.
Share your banner across various social networks directly from the site.
Also see our recent post “How To Make Your Own Banner For Your Website“.

Check out LiveBannerMaker @ www.livebannermaker.com (By Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

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KingStyles: Create Graphics Online

kaly — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 02:36:28 +0000

KingStyles is a web application that allows you to easily create grafics online including things like banners, buttons and logos. The site has a simple online editor where you can quickly design elements by selecting custom sizes, colors, backgrounds, layers, gradients and adding custom text or badges. when you’re done working on the item, the graphic element can be downloaded and saved on your computer as PNG, GIF or JPG image.

Features:

Create graphics for free online.
Customize graphics in terms of size, colors, backgrounds, gradients and layers.
Add text and badges in variety of shapes and colors.
Import created graphics as PNG, GIF or JPG image.
Free, no sign up needed.

Check out KingStyles @ www.kingstyles.com

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GIFWorks: Web Based Free GIF Editor

kaly — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 02:20:09 +0000

GIFWorks is a free multifunctional GIF editor that lets you easily edit add effects and optimize animated GIF images online. Although the site does look kinda ugly it’s packed with some nice features which you’re unlikely to find among similar apps.

Currently there is also 400k image size limit per images. The GIFs can be uploaded both from a hard drive or web URL. Below is a list of features GIFWorks offers:

Transload.
Optimize for web.
Revert.
Insert text.
Resize.
Crop.
Rotate.
Flip.
Replace color.
Add transparency.
Split to frames.

Check out GifWorks @ www.gifworks.com/cgi-bin/gifworks

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OnlineBannerGenerator: Free Online Banner Maker

kaly — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:53:00 +0000

Here is another free online banner maker that lets you create banners for your website within seconds. The website is really easy to use and doesn’t require any registration.

To start, select the banner template, enter banner text and add select provided clip-art images from the library. Then customize the banner by dragging your graphics around. Finally can click on the “Create Banner” button and save it onto your computer. OnlineBannerGenerator is completely free to use and unlike many other banner creators it does not leave any watermarks.

Features:

Free banner maker for websites.
Create as many banners as you like.
Customize banner with different templates, text and clip-arts.
Download banners onto your computer.
Completely free and there is no watermarks.
Similar websites: BannerFans and AnimationOnline.

Check out OnlineBannerGenerator @ www.onlinebannergenerator.com

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Gickr: Create Animated GIFs Online

azim — Sat, 30 May 2009 02:59:03 +0000

Gickr is a free web tool that lets you quickly create animated GIFs online. To start simply upload images from your computer, Flickr account or YouTube, select width of the image, set the animation speed and then click on the “Continue”. When the animation is ready you can preview it online and if satisfied download it as a GIF image.

Features:

Create animated GIF images online.
Upload content from your computer, Flickr or YouTube.
Up to 10 images can be used in the animation.
Select speed (Normal, Slow, Fast, Slideshow).
Get direct image link and BB code for forums.
Free, no registration.
Similar websites: MakeAGIF and GIFmake.

Check out Gickr @ www.gickr.com

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AnimationOnline: Instant Ad Banner Generator

kaly — Fri, 15 May 2009 01:30:25 +0000

AnimationOnline is an instant banner generator that lets you make custom animated banners online, and then embed them on your website or blog. The application provides you with a number of templates which can be easily customized with desired colors and text. Created banners are stored on your account online and can be also saved to your computer. There is no limit on the number of banners you can create and store.

Below is a sample banner created using AnimationOnline.com

Features:

Instant banner creator.
Create as many ad banners as you like.
Customize text and background color.
Manage all your banners in one place online.
Similar websites: BannerFans.

Check out AnimationOnline @www.animationonline.com

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Web2.0Badges: Web Badge Generator

kaly — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 07:06:04 +0000

If you need to grab your site visitors’ attention on something like latest update, latest price promotion or important software update, head straight to Web 2.0 Badges.com. It is an online web badge generator that provides you with collection of badges which you can customize and use on your website.

Just go to the site, select one of the templates, add your text, apply desired colors and styles and when ready download it on to your computer. That is it!

Features:

Create web badges online.
Create as many badges as you like.
Customize, colors, text font, angle… etc.
Download created badges onto your computer
No signup.

Check out Web2.0Badges @ www.web20badges.com

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BannerFans: Free Banner Making Tool

abhijeet — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 22:09:50 +0000

BannerFans is a nice web-based banner making tool which lets you create banners for your site and then download them in JPEG, PNG or GIF format. The application is really easy to use and provides many options to customize your banner.

You can customize the banner layout, size, colors, text, fonts, border and also play with different effects to get the perfect banner.

Features

Online banner making tool.
Create and download banners online.
No registration required to start creating the banners.
Multiple customization options available.
HTML code for banner available.
Similar site: Online Gradient Image Maker.

Check out BannerFans @ www.bannerfans.com (By Abhijeet from Appscrazy)

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SocialRibbon: The Ribbon Creator

kaly — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 05:33:45 +0000

SocialRibbonGenerator is a ribbon creator site that lets you generate embeddable ribbon banners which can be used to invite your website or blog visitors to follow you on Twitter, Facebook, MySpace or YouTube.

Generating ribbons is really easy, just select the social network that you want to generate the ribbon for, choose one of the banners template and enter your user ID. Then click on “Generate” button. Once the ribbon is generated, grab the provided code and paste it on your webpage.

Features:

Online ribbon marker.
Generate follow me ribbons for your Twitter, Facebook, MySpace or YouTube accounts.
Generate as many ribbons as you like.
Free and no registration.
Similar sites: TwitterButtons

Check out SocialRibbonGenerator @ www.socialribbongenerator.com

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MakeAGIF: A Simple Animated Image Maker

abhijeet — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 01:35:14 +0000

MakeAGIF is a cool animated image maker which can combine images of different sizes and formats and create an animated GIF image for you. There is no need to download any software or to register for an account. Just upload the images (max. size 1 MB), select the animation options and click on ‘Create GIF’ button. You are then provided with a download link to animated GIM image.

There are also options to control the animation speed, get it as a buddy icon for your AIM and adjust the frame length and image sizes.

Features

Free gif making online.
No registration or software download required.
Upload images upto 1 MB in size.
Various options to make the animation better.
Similar sites:GIF maker, CoolWebcamAvatars and GIFup.

Check out MakeGIF @ www.makeagif.com (Contributed by Abhijeet from Jeet Blog )

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GIFmake : Online GIF Maker Program

Aibek — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:53:41 +0000

Simple online GIF maker program that lets you compose GIF animations from regular static images. Upload the images you want to use (supports gif, png and jpg images), set duration for each frame and click on “Generate GIF” button. It can decompose existing GIF animations as well.

Features

Upload images from your PC or a web address.
Download and save animated GIFs to your computer.
Preview animations before downloading them.
Specify the duration for each frame in the animation.
Set the nr. of times the animation should repeat itself (infinite = 0).
Resize frame images to largest (by width), smallest (by width) or specific size (in pixels).
Upload and decompose existing GIF animations online.

Check out GIFmake @ www.gifmake.com

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