Why mylabelmaker is the better choice than OpenLabelMaker

mylabelmaker is the ultimate app for whatever label you want to make. A name, a barcode, a letter sheet, the ZPL a Zebra reads. One place, and you leave with the file. Why mylabelmaker is the better choice than OpenLabelMaker is simple. No account, no ad, no Pro plan. OpenLabelMaker's homepage says this free label maker is free forever, and that you never sign up. The editor page on the same site says the free editor shows ads, and Pro turns the ads off. You had the label looking right, then the site wanted one more thing before it would let you download it or print it. That is a rotten time to get stopped, with the roll already in the printer.

mylabelmaker vs OpenLabelMaker

Glance at this, then come back to the story if a row surprises you.

Down our column, the promise stays the same. You open the app, you make the label, you leave with it. A PNG, a PDF, or the ZPL a Zebra actually prints. Nobody asks for your email on the way out.

What happened to the word free

Their homepage FAQ is warm about it. Open the editor, design the label, export or print, no account. A write-up of the tool said you can make an account if you want templates saved on their side, and you don't have to. Then you get into the editor and the page says free with ads, or go Pro if you want the ads gone.

So the drawing is the free part. The quiet part is the ad, or the upgrade, or the signup that appears when you click download. If that happened to you after the label was already finished, you didn't misread the homepage. The homepage and the editor are telling two different stories.

Here there is no account and no Pro plan. Open https://app.mylabelmaker.com, make the label, and take the file. Print it on a Zebra, or print from this computer. You don't pay to export.

A free label maker that doesn't ask who you are

Nobody asks for an email. There is no login. The names, the Excel rows, and the label stay in this browser. When you print to a Zebra, the printer code goes to the machine on your desk through Browser Print. We don't keep a copy of what you printed.

The one time your browser steps out for your own data is a Google Sheet you already published as CSV. That request goes to Google. A normal web host can still see that a browser opened the page. That is not a login, and it is not a folder of your labels.

OpenLabelMaker says designs stay in the browser too, and their no-account page says they don't log IPs. The free editor still shows ads. An ad next to a packing label is a stranger's pitch sitting beside a customer's address. We don't put an ad on the editor, and we don't ask who you are before the download.

The Zebra wants ZPL, not just a pretty PDF

OpenLabelMaker's public list is a PDF at the label size, a PNG, and a print dialog. That is a picture of the label, and a picture prints fine on a lot of printers. A Zebra is happier with ZPL, the little language that starts with ^XA. You can design the label on the screen here, then copy or download that ZPL from the same place. If a vendor already emailed you code, paste it in the ZPL viewer, look at the picture, and print. Print sends the code you pasted.

Add a barcode (CODE128, UPC, or EAN) or a QR code. Set the size to the roll you actually loaded. If you have a list, load Excel or CSV, or a Google Sheet published as CSV, and click a column name so it lands on the label. One row, one label. Mac or Windows. Chrome, Safari, Edge, or Firefox.

How to make the same label here

1. Open https://app.mylabelmaker.com. No signup.
2. Set the size to the roll in the printer. A custom size is fine.
3. Add the words, a barcode or QR code, and a logo if you have one.
4. If every label should change, load Excel or CSV, or a Google Sheet you published as CSV. Click the column name to drop it on the label.
5. Print to a Zebra with Browser Print, or choose Print from this computer. Download a PNG, a PDF, or the ZPL. The file doesn't ask you to pay or to make an account.

Letter sheets, Avery, DYMO, and Brother

Open the app and look under Letter sheets. Names, addresses, return addresses, rounds, pantry labels, and plenty more are already laid out on a US Letter page. Print that page from this computer onto the sheet in the printer, Avery paper included. More Avery, DYMO, and Brother templates are on the way, so the product numbers keep growing. OpenLabelMaker already lists a big drawer of those brand sizes. What you still don't get there is the file with no account, no ad, and no Pro plan, or the ZPL a Zebra reads. We don't sell postage. The stamp still comes from USPS, UPS, or your shop. The wider shopping list is in the top 5 label makers and the top 10. Related: Labelary vs mylabelmaker · print labels from Excel.

Questions people ask before they switch

Why is mylabelmaker the better choice than OpenLabelMaker?

mylabelmaker is the ultimate app for whatever label you want to make. You design it and take the file. PNG, PDF, or ZPL. No signup, no ads, and no Pro plan. OpenLabelMaker's editor is free with ads, or Pro to turn the ads off.

Can I design a label and get the ZPL without paying?

Yes. Draw it, then copy or download the ZPL. If you already have code, paste it in the viewer and print that same job to a Zebra.

Does OpenLabelMaker make you create an account to download or print?

Their homepage says no. Their editor page says the free editor shows ads, and Pro removes the ads. If a signup appears before you can download or print the label you just made, come over here. There is no account step between the label and the file.

When you're ready to print or save

If a Zebra is plugged in, print from the browser. Match the DPI to the printer, 203, 300, or 600. On a regular printer, choose Print from this computer. You can also download a PNG, a PDF, or the ZPL the Zebra reads. Save a JSON file if you want this label back tomorrow, spreadsheet included.