Chrome and Zebra Browser Print: click Allow
If your Zebra isn't showing up in Chrome, look for a small permission prompt near the address bar and click Allow. Chrome asks before a website can reach programs on your own computer, and Zebra Browser Print is one of those programs.
How it works
Chrome asks once, then your Zebra shows up
Print a test on your Zebra
Once you've clicked Allow, open a small label, pick your Zebra and send one.
Open a test label1Why it asks
Why Chrome is asking at all
It looks a bit alarming the first time. It isn't.
Zebra Browser Print is a small program from Zebra that runs on this computer. Our website has to talk to it to find your printer and hand over the label.
Chrome started asking about that kind of thing in version 142. A public website reaching something on your own machine now needs your okay first. Google's note on local network access explains it, and the example prompt reads: "Look for and connect to any device on your local network."
The words can change between versions, and Edge has its own version of it. The idea is the same. Your computer, your printer, your call.
2Examples
Test labels to print once it's allowed
These are real renders from the editor, with made-up details. Click one and it opens with that exact label, so you can send a test.
3Allow it
How to allow it
You only do this once for the site.
Don't ignore the prompt and hope. If you dismiss it a few times, Chrome can start treating that as a no.
- Make sure Zebra Browser Print is running on this computer.
- Open https://app.mylabelmaker.com in Chrome. No signup.
- When Chrome shows the prompt near the address bar, click Allow.
- Pick your Zebra in the printer list.
- Print one test label.
4Blocked it
If you clicked Block
Easy to do, and easy to undo.
Chrome moves these menus around now and then, so Google's site settings help is the place to look if yours doesn't match. On a work computer, your IT team may have set this for you, and you'd need to ask them.
- Click the icon just left of the web address.
- Open Site settings.
- Find the local network permission and set it to Allow.
- Reload the app.
5Still empty
Allowed it, and the list is still empty
Then it's probably not Chrome.
Check that Browser Print is really open. Look for its icon in the menu bar or the system tray. If it isn't there, start it again.
Then fully quit Chrome and reopen it. Closing the tab isn't enough, and this is the step most people skip.
Still nothing? The Browser Print setup guide covers the install, and connecting a Zebra to your computer covers the cable and the network. If you're on a Mac using Safari, that's a different fix: Zebra not showing in Safari.
Chrome and Browser Print questions
Why does Chrome ask to connect to my local network?
Chrome asks before a public website can reach something on your own computer or network. Zebra Browser Print runs on your computer, so the app needs that permission to find your printer.
Is it safe to click Allow?
It lets this site talk to programs and devices on your computer or network, which is what printing to your Zebra needs. Only allow it on sites you trust.
I clicked Block. How do I undo it?
Click the icon left of the web address, open Site settings, set the local network permission to Allow, then reload the app.
Do I need this for a DYMO or a Rollo?
No. Those print through your normal print dialog. This is only for sending a job straight from the browser to a Zebra.