In the following post, I share with you this interesting collection featuring some good tools to use to create and share word clouds. Check them out and share with us your feedback.

1- Tagxedo

This is another great word cloud tool. You can use it the same way like Wordle but with an added feature which is  that of creating clouds in various forms.

2. Shapecloud
Shapecloud is a free word art generator from Creative Fabrica that allows you to easily generate your own word art. To start creating your word art, select a shape of your choice. You can either choose from Shapecloud’ s pre-made shapes or you can upload your custom shape through an SVG file.


Once your shape is selected, provide words you want to include in your word art, then select your favourite font and colour. When your design is complete you can download it in various formats including PNG, SVG, or as PDF file.

3- Wordle

This is my favourite word cloud tool and it is probably the most well-known of them all it helps you generate word clouds from the text you provide. Key words are given prominence in your cloud and you can use the clouds you create the way you like, print, or share with others

4- Wordsift

This is a really simple tool to create word clouds. It was originally developed at Standford. Just paste your text and press” Sift” to visualize your cloud

5- ABCYA 

ABCYA provides a very practical tool to create word cloud for kids. The tool is very simple to use and has a  kid-friendly interface.

6- Tagul

This is another cool web tool to create tag clouds for free. The procedure is the same like the ones above except that Tagul requires a sign up

7- Word it Out

Word it Out is a tool that offers extra features like allowing you to create word  clouds from documents, or website URLs.

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