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Free word cloud generator

Paste text, answers or feedback and the most common words grow biggest. Download a PNG for your slides, or run a live word cloud with your audience.

Common words like “the” and “and” are left out.
Quick answerUpdated 2026-09-24

How do I make a word cloud?

Paste your text into the box on this page: feedback comments, survey answers, a speech, or a list of words. The generator counts how often each word appears, leaves out common words like “the” and “and”, and draws the most frequent words largest in the middle, spiralling outwards. Choose how many words to show, the colour scheme, whether some words are tilted, and a light or dark background, and the cloud updates as you type. Press Download to save it as a PNG image for a presentation or a report. Everything happens in your browser, so your text isn't uploaded anywhere, and there's no sign-up. To collect the words from a live audience instead, QG Playground's live word cloud lets people type answers of up to 30 characters on their phones with a room code, and the cloud grows on the big screen as they arrive.

How to use the word cloud generator

01

Paste your text

Feedback, answers, a speech or a list of words.

02

Style it

Word count, colours, tilt and background. It redraws as you type.

03

Download or go live

Save a PNG for your slides, or run it live with your audience.

Or make it live: a word cloud your room builds

  1. “In one word, how do you feel about Monday?” Add a word cloud to your session.

  2. People join with the room code and type a word or short phrase on their phones.

  3. Words spiral out on the big screen as they arrive. Popular answers grow biggest.

At a glance

PriceFree, with no sign-up
PrivacyRuns in your browser; your text isn't uploaded
DownloadPNG, 1200 × 750 pixels
Live answersUp to 30 characters each, typed on phones
Live timingNo countdown; open until you move on
Live plansEvery plan, including Free (up to 20 players)

Questions people ask

Can't find it? The help centre has step-by-step answers.

Is the word cloud generator really free?
Yes. Make and download as many word clouds as you like, with no sign-up and no watermark.
Is my text uploaded?
No. The cloud is drawn in your browser, so your text stays on your device.
Can I use the word cloud in a presentation?
Yes. Download the PNG and drop it on a slide. For a cloud your audience builds live, run a word cloud in QG Playground.
How does a live word cloud work?
Add a word cloud to your session and go live. People join at qgplay.live with the room code, type a word or short phrase of up to 30 characters, and the cloud grows on your screen.
Can the same person send several words to a live word cloud?
Each person sends one answer per word cloud question. Ask a second question to collect more.
Is there a profanity filter on live word clouds?
You control the screen and can move on at any time. For sensitive rooms, test your question first.

Let the room make the cloud.

Run a live word cloud: people type on their phones and the words grow on the big screen.