Print DYMO labels from a Chromebook

Published: · 4 min read · Setup

You can design DYMO labels on a Chromebook right in Chrome. Whether your LabelWriter prints them depends on whether ChromeOS accepts that exact model, and you can find out in a couple of minutes. If it doesn't, save a PDF and print it on a Mac or Windows computer that has the LabelWriter set up.

How it works

Check if ChromeOS takes your LabelWriter

If your model is in the list, print from Chrome. If it isn't, a PDF on another computer does the job.

Design your DYMO label in Chrome

Open the 30252 address label at its real size, then print it or save a PDF. No signup.

Open the 30252 label

1Good to know

Can a DYMO LabelWriter print from a Chromebook?

Maybe. It comes down to your model, so nobody can honestly give you a blanket yes.

Here's the usual situation. The office moved to Chromebooks, and the LabelWriter from the old Windows PC is still sitting on the desk. You plug it in and hope.

Google's Set up your printer help page says a Chromebook prints to compatible printers that connect to the internet or by USB cable. It also says Chromebooks don't support Bluetooth printing. That page doesn't name DYMO at all, and we haven't tested a LabelWriter on ChromeOS ourselves, so we won't tell you a particular model works. The check below gives you the real answer for yours.

2How to

How to check your LabelWriter model in ChromeOS

Google is plain about that last one: a printer missing from those lists isn't compatible with Chromebooks. The same page says you can try a Generic PPD or your own PPD file. Treat that as an experiment. We haven't tried it with a LabelWriter, so don't build your packing day around it.

  1. Plug the LabelWriter into the Chromebook with its USB cable and turn it on.
  2. Watch the corner of the screen. Google says a notification appears when you connect a USB printer. If you get one, follow what it asks.
  3. No notification? Open the ChromeOS Settings app, search for Printers, and choose to add a printer.
  4. Look through the manufacturer and model lists for DYMO and your exact model.
  5. If it's there, save it and print one label from Chrome. Check that one against the roll before you print a list.
  6. If it isn't there, plan on it not printing from that Chromebook, and go to the PDF steps further down.

3Good to know

Design a DYMO label in the browser

This part doesn't depend on the printer at all. The editor runs in Chrome, so you can lay out the label before you've settled how it'll print.

  1. Open https://app.mylabelmaker.com in Chrome. No signup.
  2. Pick the part number printed on your roll. For a mailing address, that's the DYMO 30252, 1-1/8 x 3-1/2 inches. For a file, a shelf or a small barcode, the DYMO 30336 multipurpose label, 1 x 2-1/8 inches. In Europe the address roll is often the DYMO 99010, about 28 x 89 mm.
  3. Click a line on the label and type over it.
  4. Need a code? Click Barcode or QR and drop it where there's room.
  5. Read the longest line again. A 30336 is small, and a long name will wrap.
  6. Print from Chrome if ChromeOS has the printer. If not, download the PDF.

4Examples

DYMO label examples to open in Chrome

These are real renders from the editor, with made-up names and addresses. Click one and it opens with that exact label.

DYMO 30252 address label: Ship to Ava Chen, 18 Harbor Street, Portland OR 97214DYMO 30252 addressDYMO 30252, 3.5 x 1.12 in. Name and address columns. DYMO 30336 shelf label designed on a Chromebook: shelf B-12, toner, with a CODE128 barcode reading SHELF-B12DYMO 30336 file or shelf labelDYMO 30336, 1 x 2-1/8 in. A short name and a CODE128 barcode. DYMO 99010 return address label: from Northwind Goods, 18 Harbor Street, Portland OR 97214DYMO 99010 return addressDYMO 99010, about 28 x 89 mm. Your sender address, typed once. DYMO 30256 shipping label for a LabelWriter: ship to Ava Chen, Portland OR, order 20417 with a CODE128 barcodeDYMO 30256 shippingDYMO 30256, 2-5/16 x 4 in. A wide roll, so it needs a wide LabelWriter such as the 4XL.

The 30256 is a wide roll. A narrow LabelWriter won't take it, so check which DYMO printer fits which roll before you buy a box.

5Size

The PDF fallback: print at actual size from a Mac or Windows computer

If ChromeOS won't take your model, you can still do the design work on the Chromebook. The printing just happens somewhere else.

Setting up that computer for the first time? The DYMO LabelWriter 550 setup guide goes through the driver and the first test label.

  1. In the editor, download the label as a PDF. It comes out at the size of the roll.
  2. Get the file to a Mac or Windows computer where the LabelWriter is already set up. Google Drive or a USB stick both work.
  3. Open the PDF and pick the LabelWriter in the print dialog.
  4. Choose the same roll in the paper size, like 30252 Address.
  5. Set the scale to 100 percent or Actual Size, and turn off Fit to Page.
  6. Print one label and hold it against the roll. If it's right, print the rest.

6What it is

What won't work on a Chromebook

Bluetooth printing is out, because ChromeOS doesn't support it.

There's no DYMO driver from us either. A web page can't install a printer driver on ChromeOS, so if the printer is missing from Settings, it'll be missing from the print dialog too.

And if you're buying a LabelWriter for a desk that only has Chromebooks, check DYMO's support pages for that exact model first. It's a much easier conversation before the box arrives.

DYMO on a Chromebook questions

Can a DYMO LabelWriter print from a Chromebook?

Only if ChromeOS accepts your model. Connect it by USB and look for it in the manufacturer and model lists when you add a printer. If it isn't listed, Google says it isn't compatible, so download a PDF and print it on a Mac or Windows computer.

Does DYMO Connect run on ChromeOS?

DYMO's DYMO Connect for Desktop user guide covers Windows and macOS and doesn't mention ChromeOS, so don't plan on it. You can design the label in Chrome here without it.

What if my model isn't listed?

Plan on it not printing from that Chromebook. Design the label in Chrome, download the PDF, and print it at actual size with scaling off on a computer that has the LabelWriter set up.

Can I print DYMO labels from Google Sheets on a Chromebook?

You can make them from a sheet. Download it as a CSV and upload that under Data, or use a published link, and each row becomes a label. Printing still depends on ChromeOS seeing your LabelWriter. If it doesn't, download the PDF. The steps are on DYMO labels from a spreadsheet.