Banner Maker Pro

What Banner Maker Pro is

Banner Maker Pro is a Windows application for creating web banner ads, Facebook banners, buttons, headers, animated GIFs, logos and other web graphics. Users can set custom image sizes, add images or logos, and crop, resize or blend them with transparency. Finished graphics can be saved as GIF, JPEG or PNG files. The software includes over 120 one-step animations and more than 800 backgrounds and standalone images. Text options include borders, three types of shadows, angled or circular text, installed computer fonts and Unicode support. For publishing, it can generate HTML for a website banner, create a rotator with up to 10 images, and add mouse-over effects. The listed plan costs nothing and includes unlimited banner making with no output watermark. It requires Windows 10 or above and 12 MB of hard disk space. Facebook does not allow GIFs, so animated banners must be saved as PNG or JPEG for upload there. Help is available through in-program instructions, an F1 help file, FAQs, tutorials and a contact page.

Who it suits

It suits Windows users making web graphics who want built-in backgrounds, text tools and simple animation options. It may also fit users who need HTML output or a banner rotator for a website.

Limits

The free plan is listed as free and allows unlimited banner making. The app requires Windows 10 or above and 12 MB of hard disk space; animated GIFs cannot be uploaded to Facebook.

Getting started

1. Visit the Banner Maker Pro website.
2. Use a Windows computer running Windows 10 or above.
3. Get the free Banner Maker Pro app.
4. Create a banner using a custom size, included assets, or your own images and logos.
5. Save the finished image as GIF, JPEG, or PNG, or generate HTML for website placement.

Verdict

Banner Maker Pro combines graphic creation, animation and basic website publishing tools in a Windows app. Its Facebook limitation matters if animated banners are part of the workflow: those uploads need PNG or JPEG instead of GIF.