Laser Engraving · Personalisation

Personalised Laser Plaque Generator

Turn a photo, a name and a short message into a laser-ready plaque design — pick a shape, a frame, a font and a finish, watch it come together live, then take home a print-ready greyscale file your laser software can engrave straight away.

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Free access gives you the full design tool — every shape, frame, font, trinket and setting, no limits. Full access unlocks the ready-to-engrave files: a high-resolution greyscale engraving PNG and a cut-ready outline, plus a polished proof image and an offline copy of the tool.

Plaque

Layer order

1 sits at the back, 4 sits at the front — so nothing gets lost behind something else.

Photo

Drag the photo, title, message or trinkets directly in the preview to reposition them.

Text

Shrink this if text overlaps a trinket.

Turn off to stop a large tinted area covering the photo.

Trinkets

Drag a trinket in the preview to move it anywhere you like.

Frame & Finish

Tip: pick "No frame" with a standard size above for a plaque that drops straight into a shop-bought frame.

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Drag the photo, title, message or trinkets in the preview to reposition them.

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About the Personalised Laser Plaque Generator

This tool turns a photo, a name and a short message into a complete plaque design, without opening any design software. Pick a shape and size — including standard photo-frame sizes — upload a photo, choose a frame, font and finish, and watch the whole thing come together live — then export a print-ready greyscale file your laser software can engrave straight away.

Common uses

How to use it

  1. Choose a plaque shape and size — pick a standard photo-frame size if you want it to fit a bought frame — and a material to preview it against.
  2. Upload a photo, then zoom, rotate and drag it into position, and use Photo Contrast to get good separation between light and dark areas.
  3. Add a name/title and a short message, pick a font and size, and choose whether the text should sit above, below or over the photo.
  4. Add a trinket, resize it, and drag it anywhere you like — same goes for the title and message.
  5. Set the layer order if anything's getting lost behind something else, pick a frame style (or none, for a bought frame), and dial in the contrast for text, frame and trinkets separately.
  6. Unlock full access to download the engraving file, outline and proof image.

Frequently asked questions

What file do I actually send to my laser?

The greyscale engraving PNG — most laser software (LightBurn, LaserGRBL and similar) reads it directly as a photo/greyscale engrave, using the light and dark areas to set the power per pixel. The SVG or DXF outline gives you the exact shape to cut it out afterwards, on the same machine if it can cut, or elsewhere if not.

What kind of photo works best for laser engraving?

Photos with a clear subject and a fairly plain, uncluttered background engrave best — portraits, pets, and simple line-art all work well. Use the Photo Contrast slider to punch up the separation between light and dark areas, and the zoom, rotate and drag controls to crop in on the part of the photo you actually want engraved.

Can I make a plaque that fits a shop-bought frame?

Yes — pick one of the standard photo sizes (4x6, 5x7, 6x8 or 8x10 inches) from the size preset list and choose "No frame" as the frame style. The design fills right out to the edge, ready to drop into an off-the-shelf frame of that size.

What's the difference between raised and engraved text?

It's about which way the contrast runs. Raised reads as the text sitting lighter than its surroundings, so it engraves as the untouched or lightly-touched surface; engraved reads as the text sitting darker, so it engraves as the deeper, more powerful pass. Both are simulated live in the preview so you can compare before exporting.

Is this a subscription?

No. It's a single one-off payment that unlocks exports for good on that device, with a license key you can use to unlock it again elsewhere — there's nothing recurring to cancel.