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Free Comic Speech Bubble & Lettering Tool

Bubble Maker is a free browser-based comic lettering tool for creating speech bubbles, thought bubbles, captions, text boxes, and stylized comic sound effects. Design directly on the canvas, use your own fonts, and export finished lettering as PNG or SVG.

What’s New in Bubble Maker

Touchscreen detected

Bubble Maker can enable larger controls and touch-friendly interactions for tablets and touch devices.

Small Screen Detected

Bubble Maker is designed for larger screens. Some tools and controls may be harder to use on a phone.

For the best experience, use a tablet or computer.

Start a new project?

Your current Bubble Maker project will be cleared. This cannot be undone.

Import another project?

Your current canvas will be replaced. Export it first if you want to keep a separate copy.

Canvas

Set the artboard size in pixels. Existing artwork stays in place and is not scaled.

200–8192 px

Match artboard to image?

Resize the artboard to match this image? Existing artwork positions will not be scaled.

Export

Nothing to export yet.

Format

Export

Scale

Include

Padding

Background

Imported Fonts

These fonts stay on this device and are not uploaded.

No imported fonts yet.

Remove this font?

Objects using it will switch to Arial.

Comic Lettering Tools

Speech Bubbles

Resize bubbles, place tails, and adjust padding, roundness, and text controls.

Thought Bubbles

Cloud-style thought balloons with thought-dot trail controls.

Comic SFX

Stylized sound-effect lettering with outlines, shadows, distortion, drip, arc/wave, chaos, and vertical stepping.

Captions & Text Boxes

Add narration boxes and standalone lettering without a surrounding bubble.

Custom Fonts

Import supported font files locally in the browser. Bundled comic-friendly fonts are also included.

Reference Images

Place a comic page or other artwork behind your lettering as a guide.

PNG & SVG Export

Export finished lettering as PNG or SVG, including transparent background options.

Project Files

Save and reopen .bubblemaker project files, with local autosave in this browser.

Made for Comics, Games & Visual Storytelling

Use Bubble Maker for comic pages, webcomics, graphic novels, visual novels, game dialogue, storyboards, mockups, and other visual storytelling projects.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Bubble Maker free?

Bubble Maker is free to use in your browser. You can create comic lettering and export PNG or SVG without creating an account.

Can I use my own fonts?

Yes. Import supported font files from your device in the inspector. Imported fonts stay on your device and are not uploaded. Bubble Maker also includes bundled comic-friendly fonts.

Can I export with a transparent background?

Yes. PNG and SVG export both include a transparent background option. You can turn that off and choose a background color instead.

Can I export SVG?

Yes. Bubble Maker can export SVG as well as PNG. You can export everything on the canvas, the current selection, or each object as its own file.

Does Bubble Maker upload my artwork?

Creative files such as projects, imported fonts, reference images, and artwork are processed locally in your browser. Bubble Maker does not require you to upload those files to use the editor. If you send feedback, that submission goes to the Bubble Maker backend. The app also collects limited first-party aggregate analytics, without cookies, visitor IDs, or artwork content.

Can I save and reopen projects?

Yes. Bubble Maker autosaves the current project in this browser. You can also export a .bubblemaker project file and import it later to continue working.

Can I use Bubble Maker for comics and games?

Yes. Use Bubble Maker for comic pages, webcomics, graphic novels, visual novels, game dialogue, storyboards, mockups, and other visual storytelling projects.

About Bubble Maker

Bubble Maker

Bubble Maker is a free browser-based tool for creating comic speech bubbles, captions, sound effects, standalone text, and simple lettering layouts.

Use it for comics, graphic novels, games, visual novels, mockups, and other creative projects.

Built for creative work

  • Speech, thought, and shout bubbles
  • Captions and standalone text
  • SFX lettering with comic effects
  • Bundled comic fonts, custom fonts, and reference images
  • Transparent PNG and SVG export
  • Local project export and import

Privacy

Your artwork, reference images, project files, and imported fonts stay on your device while you work. Bubble Maker does not require you to upload your creative files to a server in order to use the editor.

The app may still make a few optional network requests, such as opening the support page, sending feedback, or recording limited first-party aggregate analytics. Analytics do not use cookies or visitor IDs and do not include artwork or project content.

Creator

Created by Ben Palladino

Support

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Legal

© 2026 Ben Palladino. All rights reserved.

Bubble Maker and its original software, interface design, branding, graphics, and related materials are protected by applicable copyright and intellectual property laws. Third-party materials remain subject to their respective licenses. Users are responsible for ensuring they have the necessary rights to any content they import, reference, or export using Bubble Maker.

Help

Getting Started

  1. Add an item from the left toolbar.
  2. Click an object to select it.
  3. Use the right inspector to change its appearance.
  4. Drag objects on the canvas to position them.
  5. Use corner handles to resize and the rotation handle to rotate.
  6. Export when finished.

Touch Controls

Install Bubble Maker

On iPhone or iPad, you can add Bubble Maker to your Home Screen for a more app-like experience.

  1. Open Bubble Maker in Safari.
  2. Tap the Share button.
  3. Choose Add to Home Screen.
  4. Tap Add.

Feedback

Found a problem or have an idea?

Tools

Speech
Standard dialogue bubble with an adjustable tail.
Thought
Cloud-style thought bubble with trailing thought dots.
Shout
Jagged, explosive dialogue bubble.
Caption
Narration or caption box.
Text Box
Standalone text without a surrounding shape.
Shape
Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle, Ellipse, Line, Arrow, and Triangle.
SFX Text
Stylized sound-effect lettering with comic effects, presets, and letter stepping.

Selecting and moving

  • Click an object to select it.
  • Drag a selected object to move it.
  • Shift-click to select more than one object.
  • On a touchscreen, touch and hold an object to open the same menu as right-click.
  • Drag on empty canvas to box-select multiple objects. Highlighted objects preview the selection before you release. Hold Shift to add to the current selection.
  • Drag a multi-selection to move everything together.

Resize and rotate

  • Drag a corner handle to resize or scale.
  • Drag the rotation handle above the selection to rotate. Double-click it to reset rotation.
  • For a single object, hold Shift while resizing to keep proportions. A multi-selection always scales proportionally.

Right-click menu

Right-click the canvas or a selected object for:

  • Copy, Paste, Duplicate, Delete
  • Lock / Unlock
  • Align / Distribute
  • Bring Forward, Send Backward
  • Bring to Front, Send to Back

Text editing

  • Double-click a bubble, caption, text box, or SFX object to edit its text. Shapes have no text.
  • Speech, thought, shout, caption, and text boxes support Bold, Italic, Underline, and case tools.
  • SFX uses plain lettering rather than rich text.
  • Bubble Maker includes a bundled comic font library. You can also import custom fonts from the inspector. Imported fonts stay on this device.

Reference images

You can place a comic page, screenshot, or other artwork on the canvas background as a visual guide, then letter over it.

  1. Click Reference in the bottom bar, next to the canvas size.
  2. Choose a PNG, JPEG, or WebP image from your device.
  3. The image sits behind your bubbles and lettering. It is not a selectable object, so you can still click and drag Bubble Maker objects on top of it.

After an image is added, click Reference again to open its settings:

  • Show or hide the image, and fade it with opacity.
  • Fit the whole image in the artboard, fill the artboard (cropping if needed), or use the image’s actual pixel size.
  • Match Artboard to Image resizes the canvas to the image. Existing artwork positions are not scaled.
  • Replace or remove the image at any time.

The reference image stays on this device and is saved with your .bubblemaker project. It is excluded from export by default unless you enable Canvas in the export options.

Projects

  • Bubble Maker autosaves the current project locally in this browser.
  • Export a .bubblemaker project file to keep a copy on your device.
  • Import a project file later to continue working.

Export

Export PNG or SVG, with an optional transparent background. You can export everything, the current selection, or each object as its own file.

Keyboard Shortcuts

  • Copy⌘/Ctrl+C
  • Paste⌘/Ctrl+V
  • Duplicate⌘/Ctrl+D
  • Select all objects⌘/Ctrl+A
  • Undo⌘/Ctrl+Z
  • Redo⌘/Ctrl+Shift+Z
  • Export project⌘/Ctrl+S
  • Import project⌘/Ctrl+O
  • Zoom in⌘/Ctrl++
  • Zoom out⌘/Ctrl+−
  • Reset zoom⌘/Ctrl+0
  • DeleteDelete/Backspace
  • Multi-selectShift+Click
  • Deselect / close menusEsc

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