Every ring is a layer
Build your mandala from layers, just like other graphics programs. Reorder, group, hide, or duplicate any ring while you keep exploring.
A quieter way to make art
Build mandalas, ring by ring, at your own pace.
Cattail.Nu Mandala Art Creator is a desktop app for creating radial, symmetrical art. Place shapes in rings around a center point, color them, and watch a mandala come together — a focused, repetitive process many people find calming.
230+ shapes
20 workspace themes
44 starter designs
Mac & Windows
A calm space to create
No timers, no feeds, no pressure to finish. Add a ring, choose a shape, pick a color, and see how it changes the whole piece. Undo freely and keep exploring — your work saves itself as you go.
Everything you need, built in
These are real screens from the app — a look at how a piece comes together.
230+ shapes to place
Flowers, leaves, stars, geometric forms, and more, sorted into categories. Import your own local SVG files too.
Color and pattern fills
Paint any shape with a flat color or a repeating pattern tile. Save favorite colors and reuse them across a piece.
Finishing effects
Add a soft shadow, invert the artwork, apply a sand-grain texture reminiscent of sand mandalas, or wash it with a center-to-edge gradient before you export.
44 starting points
Open the gallery, load any built-in design, and use it as-is or as a starting point for your own version.
Precise, gentle control
Set exactly how many copies sit in a ring, how far from the center, and how they rotate — with a visual dial, not just numbers.
From blank circle to finished piece
Add a ring
Choose a shape — an SVG element, a curved petal, or a hand-drawn rock shape — and set how many copies circle the center.
Style it
Set the stroke and fill, pick a color or pattern, and adjust size and rotation until it feels right.
Layer and repeat
Add more rings inside, outside, or around the last one. Group related layers and move them together.
Export and share
Save your project to keep editing later, or export finished art as SVG, PNG, or JPG.
Mindful coloring
Design your own coloring pages
Outline-only mandalas make natural coloring pages — for yourself, for a printed coloring book, or for a quiet afternoon with colored pencils.
See How It Works
From the built-in gallery
A few of the 44 starter mandalas included with the app.
Why we made this
Mandala-making has long been used as a way to slow down and focus — one shape, one ring, one color at a time. We wanted a tool that keeps that same unhurried spirit: no clutter, no pressure, just circles, patterns, and time well spent.
Ready to start your first mandala?
Cattail.Nu Mandala Art Creator runs on Mac and Windows.