How to make a barcode

Type the value. Generate. Print or save PNG.

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How to make a barcode

Published: · 3 min read · How-to
Do this in the free app: app.mylabelmaker.com. No signup. Design the label, then print on a Zebra or download PNG / PDF / ZPL.

Open product sticker template

To make a barcode, open the barcode generator, type the value, click Generate. The bars land on a label. Download PNG or print. Internal SKUs use CODE128. Retail shelves use a UPC or EAN you already bought. We don't issue GS1 digits.

Good to know: A barcode is not a UPC you can sell at retail unless you already own the GS1 digits. Internal SKUs use CODE128. Retail shelves use UPC-A or EAN-13 you already bought.

How to make a barcode

  1. Open the barcode generator. No signup.
  2. Type the SKU, or paste a UPC you own.
  3. Pick UPC or EAN if it is not a warehouse CODE128.
  4. Click Generate. Scan once. Then print or download.

On a label vs a PNG

The bars can live on a sticker with a name: barcode label maker. PNG only: barcode PNG.

Print or save

If you have a Zebra, print from this computer with Browser Print at the printer's DPI. Everyone else: download PNG, JPEG, SVG, PDF, or ZPL. Save the JSON if you want to edit this layout later.

Make a barcode

Type the value. Generate.

Open free label maker