5 Windows Tools That Will Help You Make Invitations Fast And Free
In today’s world, if you do not have a digital presence, then you do not exist. This applies not just to people, but also for events, occasions, and celebrations. That is why people want to leave no stone unturned to ensure that their events are a digital success. This holds good irrespective of whether the event is offline or a virtual one.
The online presence of a birthday party, baby shower, marriage, wedding anniversary or any other event begins with preparing an invitation. There are hundreds of different tools that you can use to design an invitation. While some people prefer designing things from scratch, others like to have a ready-made template which they can edit to create the invitation.
Irrespective of what your taste is, the five invitation maker tools discussed in this article will help you make the perfect invitation at the click of a button.
Free Card Maker
The Free Card Maker is one of the best tools for those who want to stick to the Windows OS. Here, the templates are categorized into occasions, thus making it easier for you to shortlist.
To begin, go to the ‘Invitation type’ menu and select the occasion. Then choose from the two given templates, and you will be directed to the ‘Colors’ section. You can select the colour scheme, text font, and make design modifications that tickle your fancy.
The best part of this tool is the fact that the invitation can be stored in multiple formats like PNG, JPG, GIF, PNG, TIF, and BMP. Such diverse saving options make it easier for you to share the invitation across multiple channels such as email, WhatsApp, Facebook, etc.
Badge Studio
Badge Studio offers one of the highest design flexibility among the free tools making it the preferred online video editor for people with prior experience in this field. Here you can select the ‘Badge Creation’ option to open a new window with a blank editor. Here, you can create an invitation card from scratch, just the way you always wanted.
If you do not have prior experience in the field and want to take the easier way out, then you can use the ‘Template Type’ menu of Badge Studio. There will be nine templates for you to choose from, and you can then enter your text, change the alignment from horizontal to vertical (or vice versa), and use the line selector and other basic editing tools. The final invitation will be saved as .pdf, .card, or .cardtemplates format.
Invitation Maker RSVP
For those using Windows 10, the Invitation Maker RSVP is one of the best free tools available over the internet. The best part of this tool is the fact that each template has several other sub-templates, thereby allowing you ample room to express your creativity. This makes it a preferred tool among people who are keen to try digital invitation making but cannot afford to devote a lot of time to learn the finer nuances of digital editing
With the Invitation Maker RSVP Maker, you get to select the aspect ratio and orientation after you have settled on the template. Then you can proceed to the ‘Editor’ section to add photos, special effects, filters, blur, text, adjust the contrast, saturation or brightness, etc. Here, the final invitation will be stored only in the JPEG format.
The only drawback of this tool is that there will be several ad pop-ups, and those may sometimes eat into your editing screen. However, with a little experience in this tool, you should be able to figure your way around this. After all, you are getting such great features without having to shell out a penny, and the inconvenience is worth it.
Baby Shower Invitation Card
This app is specially designed for baby shower parties, and all the templates center around that. Thus, while this may not be the preferred choice for everyone, it is the best bet for people looking to design their baby shower invitations in JPEG format.
Here the interface is such that on opening the app, you will first be asked to choose the baby shower frame and template. Once you have decided on that, you can add external images, crop them, add relevant stickers (such as those of baby items like a cap, toys, balloons, etc.) under the gallery, crop shape, and stickers tab respectively.
The frames tab allows you to change the border, whereas the text option lets you pen down a personalized message. The graphic interface of the application is very meticulously designed, and you can come up with a unique personalized invitation in a matter of minutes.
Photo Card Maker
Irrespective of whether you are planning a birthday invitation, new year invitation, or anything else, the Photo Card maker will have an array of templates for you to choose your invitation layout. The best part of this software is that you can add templates to its library to further enhance the same.
With multiple users making the most of this provision, Photo Card Maker gives you access to one of the largest template pools by any free software. The Instagram story template is a favourite among millennials.
Start your Photo Card Maker journey by going for the ‘Select Template’ option and then browsing through it to make your pick. Once you have that sorted, you can add photos and texts to it. Every single detail, such as the font colour, size, style, etc., can be edited to your taste. The texts and photos can then be dragged around the template to create an invitation to your liking.
What sets the Photo Card maker apart from that of most other Windows apps is that it is compatible across multiple versions. Thus, irrespective of whether you are using an old Windows device or the latest one, you can use the Photo Card maker as a one-stop solution to all your invitation editing needs.
As you can see, there are several tools for Windows users keen to try out digital invitation making. Feel free to experiment with the tools discussed above to identify the one that suits your needs the best.