Is BracketBee really free?

Yes — free to use and free to download: the bracket maker, every export size, the CSV and the sample brackets, with no account and no watermark. There is no server drawing or storing your bracket, and the tools we plan to sell are aimed at organisers. Our reading pages may later carry a small amount of advertising; the editor and everything you download never will.

Do I need to sign up or give an email?

No. There is no sign-up at all. Your bracket is saved on your own device, so you can close the tab and come back to it.

Can I use the bracket for a company or school event?

Yes — commercial and school use are both fine. The exported image is yours; print it, post it, or share it.

Free bracket maker

Paste your team names, pick a format, and download a sharp PNG — usually in under a minute. No account, no email, and we never add a watermark to your image.

BracketBee

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Editing is designed for desktop. On this screen you can view the bracket; open the tools below if you need to change something.

Teams 8Matches 7Rounds 3Results entered 0Scheduled 0/7Drag to pan · scroll to zoom

Click anywhere outside this panel, or press Esc, to close it.

Display

Show seed badgesScores, date and venue

Format

Seeds are spread so the strongest teams meet as late as possible.

Watermark

Watermark text

We never add a watermark to your image. Whatever you type here is what appears — placed against the corners of the exported image.

Opacity 45%

Leave empty for no watermark.

Teams

One team per line. Commas and tabs also work. Order = seed order.

Team count

Teams: 8
Bracket size: 8

Seed order

Show seed badges

Seeded bracket (1 vs last, 2 vs second last, …)

Seeds are spread so the strongest teams meet as late as possible.

Rethink the order? Shuffle the list at random. The draw is the list itself, so you can still tweak it afterwards.

Third-place match (3rd vs 4th)

Adds one extra match between the two semi-final losers.

1Team 01
2Team 02
3Team 03
4Team 04
5Team 05
6Team 06
7Team 07
8Team 08

Moving teams keeps first-round results; later rounds reset.

Share link

Anyone with the link sees the same bracket. No account, nothing uploaded to a server.

Everything stays editable: type your own team names, set scores and dates, then export the bracket as an image — a PNG in three sizes, no watermark.

The same 8-team single elimination tournament bracket exported as a square 1080×1080 image for social posts — The same bracket exported square (1080×1080) — sized for Instagram, X and group chats.

What "free" means here

"Free" here means free to use and free to download: every format, every export size up to 3×, the CSV schedule, share links and the sample brackets, with no account, no email wall, no usage limit and no paid export tier. Everything runs in your browser, so there is nothing to charge for: no server draws your bracket, and no server stores it.

We do not add a watermark, and we never put ads in the editor or on anything you download from it — the exported image, the CSV or a share link. If you want your own watermark — a club name, a sponsor, a date — you can type it in yourself and place it in any corner.

Your team names and scores stay on your device (browser storage), and nothing you type is uploaded. The bracket maker sets no tracking cookies; the analytics the site runs is cookieless.

What pays for it: the reading pages may later carry a little advertising; the tool and everything you download never will.

Three steps to a finished bracket

1) Paste or type your teams, one per line. 2) Pick a format and check the live preview. 3) Download the PNG size you need, or copy a share link if the bracket is still being played.

Everything stays editable: rename a team, set a score, add a date and venue, then export again. The image is regenerated from the same data, so the preview and the download never disagree.

2 to 128 teams, byes handled for you

Non-power-of-two team counts are where most free tools get awkward: 5, 7, 12 or 24 teams cannot fill a bracket neatly. BracketBee places the byes automatically and gives them to the top seeds, so seeds 1–3 walk straight into the semi-finals in a 5-team bracket instead of you drawing little empty boxes by hand.

You can also seed by list order (your ranking) or turn seeding off and pair teams in input order. A third-place match is one click if your event needs one.

Export sizes built for sharing

Square 1080×1080 for Instagram and X posts, landscape 1920×1080 for slides and screens, portrait 1080×1920 for stories. Export at up to 3× (3240×5760) when you need print quality.

Playing a league instead of a knockout? The round robin formats come with a schedule view, a standings table, and a CSV export of the fixture list.

Frequently asked questions

Is BracketBee really free?: Yes — free to use and free to download: the bracket maker, every export size, the CSV and the sample brackets, with no account and no watermark. There is no server drawing or storing your bracket, and the tools we plan to sell are aimed at organisers. Our reading pages may later carry a small amount of advertising; the editor and everything you download never will.
Do I need to sign up or give an email?: No. There is no sign-up at all. Your bracket is saved on your own device, so you can close the tab and come back to it.
Can I use the bracket for a company or school event?: Yes — commercial and school use are both fine. The exported image is yours; print it, post it, or share it.