Free Tools and Resources
There are a ton of free tools to help you create infographics. Some are template driven (e.g. Piktochart, Easel.ly) to allow you to work within an established “look and feel” and others are tools you are already familiar with (e.g. Powerpoint).
Take a look at some tools on our scale of easy to more difficult to use, depending on your level of skill and interest:
Choose from a collection of templates to easily create your own infographic.
Make sure to plan out what you want to get across in your infographic so that the message will be clear and the design is focused.
Log in with your Google or Facebook account or create a Canva account.
Another free and easy-to-use infographic builder. Choose from templates and customize your infographic any way you want!
Choose from a collection of templates to easily create your own infographic. Import images or use the ones offered by Piktochart.
Log in with your Google account or create an account with Piktochart. To get started with creating an infographic with Piktochart, check out this video tutorial (click to watch other tutorials from Piktochart!)
Powerpoint
You can insert Smart Art or shapes to easily create an infographic. Just make sure to start with a blank slide.
Here’s an example of an infographic made with Powerpoint (click to enlarge):
Access a step-by-step guide and a video on building an infographic in PowerPoint.
Additional Online Tools
There are lots of other tools to create infographics, but the three above are the easiest to use and offer the most flexibility in design.
You can read more about free infographic tools to choose one you like best.
These tools may have pay features, but also have free options. Check ’em out and see which ones you’re most comfortable with:
Images
Many of these tools come with a library of images. Either add your own pictures or images or find free ones online.
Note: many of these are for educational use only
- Seneca Library Stock Image Collection
- Creative Commons
- Flickr – Creative Commons
- Pics4Learning
- MorgueFile – great if you are looking for high resolution photos that require no attribution or account for downloading.
- Getty Open Content – The Getty makes available, without charge, all available digital images to which the Getty holds the rights or that are in the public domain to be used for any purpose. No permission is required.
- Google Images (just make sure they meet the PAMs conditions)
- 16 Resources for Free Images for Educators
- The Noun Project
- Open Clip Art Library
- Unsplash