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Magic Circle Generator
Pick a preset or randomize a magic circle of rings, stars, and rune rings, adjust it, add glow, and export a transparent PNG for your spell effects.
Start from
Style
Layers
Click a layer to adjust it. Untick to hide it, or × to remove it.
Want full control, SVG line art, batch variations, and an in-Unity workflow? Magic Circle Creator Lite →
Export
Preview
The preview uses your color. With Export as white on, the PNG is white so you can tint it in Unity.
Free Magic Circle Generator for Game VFX
This free magic circle generator (or magic circle maker) builds magic circle textures for spells, summoning circles, rune circles, shields, and area skills. Start from a preset or a random layout of rings, stars, polygons, rune rings, ticks, rays, and dots, adjust the layers, add glow, and download a transparent PNG up to 2048 × 2048. Everything runs in your browser.
How to make a magic circle
- Pick a Preset, or click Randomize until you like the shape. Note the Seed to get the same circle again.
- Click a layer to change its radius and its number of lines, sides, points, runes, or ticks. Untick a layer to hide it, or click × to remove it.
- Set the Color and Glow. Turn on Spin preview to see the circle in motion.
- Choose a size (up to 2048 × 2048) and click Download PNG.
How to use the magic circle in Unity
- Import the PNG and keep Alpha Is Transparency on. Create a material with an additive or alpha-blended particle shader, such as Universal Render Pipeline/Particles/Unlit in URP.
- In a Particle System, set Render Mode to Horizontal Billboard (or use Mesh with a quad) so the circle lies flat on the ground, and emit a single particle with a Burst.
- Tint the white texture with Start Color, and fade it in and out with Color over Lifetime.
- Add Rotation over Lifetime to spin the circle, or Size over Lifetime to grow it as the spell is cast. Add Bloom to make the glow stand out.
Free generator vs Magic Circle Creator Lite
| Feature | Free generator | Creator Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Runs in | Web browser | Unity Editor |
| Presets and random variations | 6 presets, Randomize with seed | 6 element presets, New Variation, Random Full Style |
| Adjustments | Layer radius and count, color, glow | Clean and Rich styles, rune count, shape, patterns, separate layer colors |
| Noise and soft blur | — | Yes |
| Transparent PNG export | Up to 2048 px | Up to 2048 px |
| SVG line art export | — | Yes |
| Batch export | — | 8, 16, or 32 variations |
| Saved presets | — | Yes |
| Material helper and demo scene | — | Yes |
INSIDE UNITY
Magic Circle Creator Lite
Create magic circle textures directly in the Unity Editor.
FREE PACK
Free Game VFX - Magic Circle (URP)
Ready-made magic circle prefabs built with the Unity Particle System.
READY-MADE
Game VFX - Magic Circle Pack
Animated magic circle effects for Unity, ready to drop into your skills.
READY-MADE
Game VFX - Magic Circle Dissolves
Magic circles that appear and dissolve with shader effects.
FAQ
Is the magic circle generator free?
Yes. It is free to use, with no account and no watermark on the output. You can use the generated textures in commercial games and projects.
Is anything uploaded?
No. The circle is drawn in your browser and the PNG files are created on your computer.
Why export white instead of a color?
A white texture can be tinted with the material color, Start Color, or Color over Lifetime in Unity, so one texture works for fire, ice, holy, and dark versions of a skill.
How is this different from Magic Circle Creator Lite?
This free generator makes one magic circle at a time from presets and random layouts, with basic adjustments. Magic Circle Creator Lite runs inside the Unity Editor and adds Clean and Rich styles, separate colors per layer, noise and soft blur, SVG line art export, batch export of 8, 16, or 32 variations, saved presets, and a demo scene.
Can I get the same circle again?
Yes. Every random circle has a seed number. Enter the same seed to rebuild the same layers, then adjust them as you like.
Can I make a summoning circle or rune circle?
Yes. Start from the Summon or Dark preset, or click Randomize, then add rune rings, stars, and polygons to build a summoning circle, rune circle, or spell circle. Each rune ring has its own rune set.
Can I download the magic circle as a PNG?
Yes. Download PNG saves the magic circle as a transparent PNG at 512, 1024, or 2048 px, ready to use as a magic circle texture in Unity or any other engine.
Does it work outside Unity?
Yes. The output is a standard transparent PNG, so it works in Unreal Engine, Godot, and any other engine or image editor.
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