DEV Community

The DevOps Rite
The DevOps Rite

Posted on

I Built a Bulk Certificate Generator for HR Teams (Excel Certificates)

Manual certificate generation is one of those tasks that looks simple but becomes painful at scale.

After seeing HR and L&D teams spend hours copy-pasting names, IDs, and details into certificate templates, I decided to build a desktop tool that generates certificates in bulk using an Excel file.

This project focuses on real-world usage, not just a demo idea.

🧩 The Problem

HR teams often need to generate 100s or 1000s of certificates

Manual editing leads to:

Errors in names and IDs

Inconsistent formatting

Huge time consumption

✅ The Solution

I built a Windows desktop application that:

Takes an Excel file as input

Maps Excel columns to certificate fields

Generates certificates in bulk automatically

Works offline

Is lightweight and simple to use (HR-friendly)

This makes it useful for:

HR & L&D teams

Training programs

Internship certificates

Workshops & events

🔧 Tech & Design Notes

Desktop-based (no browser dependency)

Designed for performance and reliability

Simple workflow to reduce learning curve

Download tracking implemented to understand real usage (privacy-friendly)

📥 Try It Out

You can download the tool from my website:
🔗 https://devopsrite.vercel.app/

I’m also sharing demos, walkthroughs, and updates on my YouTube channel:
🎥 The DevOps Rite

🤝 Looking for Feedback

I’d love feedback from:

Developers who’ve built desktop tools

Anyone working with HR tech or automation

People interested in improving real-world productivity tools

Suggestions, feature requests, and critiques are very welcome.

Top comments (0)