# Design a certificate with AI

Choose the purpose, layout, colors, and branding. AI creates the artwork; the certificate's text and fields stay editable in Creadefy.

## Check your allowance

Open **Templates → Generate with AI**. The studio shows your remaining generations. Free accounts with an approved organization receive 10 AI generations a month. Pro allowances depend on the plan.

If you see **Create your organisation first** or **Get your organisation approved**, follow that action and return after approval. AI generations and credential issuance credits are different allowances.

> **Choose before you generate**
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> Once a generation starts, it uses an attempt even if you cancel or it later fails. Set your options first and check the remaining allowance before regenerating.

## Choose your design options

1. Under **What it's for**, choose a Certificate type and Field. For a custom certificate, enter the title you want to use.
2. Choose a layout and **Landscape** or **Portrait**. Pick a layout with enough space for your title and recipient name.
3. Choose a style and colors. When organization branding is available, you can start with its logo colors. Check that the text remains readable.
4. Under **Fields**, keep Recipient Name and QR Code. Add dates or an event name only if the design needs them.
5. Review your organization wording, logo option, and signatories. Check names and job titles before putting them in the design.
6. Choose finishing touches such as borders, a seal, or accents where the layout supports them. Leave enough quiet space around the name and QR.

![AI certificate studio with purpose, layout, style choices and live preview](https://www.creadefy.com/assets/docs/guides/ai-studio.webp)

The AI studio shows layout and style choices beside a certificate preview.

This designer uses choices in the form rather than a free-text prompt. For example, start a course completion certificate with a readable layout, your organization colors, and only the fields your team needs.

## Use a reference image

**Start from a reference** is optional. Use an image you own or have permission to use. It guides the layout and visual direction. Review the result carefully; a generated design may differ from the reference.

With a reference selected, the form adapts its layout choices and can offer colors from that image. Wait for the image to finish processing before generating.

If you want to preserve your existing design exactly, use **Images → Uploads** in the normal editor instead. The [existing-design guide](https://www.creadefy.com/docs/import-your-design) explains that route.

## Generate and open in the editor

Select **Generate certificate** and wait for the result. Use **Regenerate** for another version if you have allowance remaining, or return to **Options** to adjust your choices.

When you want to use the result, select **Open in editor**. Keep working in the same browser so the draft can open. Then adjust the text, field positions, and artwork, give the template a useful name, and save.

## Review before saving

Read every line. Check that organization names and signatures are correct, the name field has room for long names, and the QR area stays clear. The artwork is a design starting point; you are responsible for the wording and award details you issue.

Saving a template does not send certificates. Select it later in an event or course, choose recipients, and issue a small batch to check the generated result.

## Related guides

- [Dynamic fields and alignment](https://www.creadefy.com/docs/dynamic-fields)
- [Use your own design](https://www.creadefy.com/docs/import-your-design)
- [Issue, schedule, and deliver](https://www.creadefy.com/docs/issuing)
- [Credits and limits](https://www.creadefy.com/docs/plans-limits)

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Source: https://www.creadefy.com/docs/ai-templates