Frequently asked questions

Yes. mylabelmaker is a free label maker app in your browser. Open mylabelmaker.com, then start in the editor. No signup.

It works with DYMO, Brother, Zebra, Rollo, and Avery labels, and with the printer on this computer. Add a barcode or QR code, print a list from Excel, and download PNG, PDF, or ZPL. Mac and Windows.

A desktop browser. Chrome, Edge, Brave, Firefox, or Safari. Open https://app.mylabelmaker.com and start. No signup.

You can design and download PNG, JPG, SVG, PDF, or ZPL with nothing extra installed. If you want to print straight to a Zebra, put Zebra Browser Print on the same computer. It's free from Zebra.

Yes. Completely free. There's no trial that expires and no paid tier hiding behind an account.

You can print from Excel, number labels, make QR codes, download a PDF, paste ZPL, or print from this computer. All of it is unlocked.

No. There's no signup, no login, and nobody asks for your email. Open the editor and start.

No. The editor runs in your browser. Saving PNG, JPG, SVG, PDF, or ZPL needs nothing extra.

To print straight to a Zebra, install Zebra Browser Print once. That's Zebra-only. We don't ship Brother or Dymo drivers.

Yes. Same free app in your browser, Mac or Windows. No signup.

Design and download files in Safari, Chrome, Edge, Brave, or Firefox. If you're printing to a Zebra, grab Browser Print for your OS. Works on Intel and Apple Silicon Macs.

Yes, after the first visit. Once the page, fonts, and barcode library have loaded, you can design, save, undo, and print without internet.

Google Sheets still needs the network so your browser can fetch the published sheet.

We don't mail stickers. You print at home or on a Zebra from this computer.

We don't issue GS1 prefixes either. GS1-128 just encodes a number you already own. Browser Print talks to Zebra printers only, not Brother or Dymo. And we don't sell postage, encode RFID, or connect to an ERP.

Yes. It runs in your browser on a Mac. You don't need a Windows VM.

Design and download PNG, JPG, SVG, or PDF in Safari, Chrome, Edge, Brave, or Firefox. Print from this computer uses the usual Mac print dialog. For a Zebra, install Zebra's macOS Browser Print helper. Works on Intel and Apple Silicon.

Yes. Same app in Chrome, Edge, Brave, or Firefox on Windows.

Print from this computer uses the usual Windows print dialog. For a Zebra, install Zebra's Windows Browser Print helper. Step-by-step: Zebra label software for Windows.

Chrome, Edge, Brave, Firefox, and Safari, current versions. If your browser can draw a canvas and it's from the last five years, you're fine.

It loads, but the editor is built for a mouse and keyboard. Designing on a phone is awkward.

Zebra Browser Print is desktop-only, so for a real print run use a Mac or Windows computer.

If Zebra Browser Print can see it over USB or the network, you can print to it. We've used it on the common desktop and industrial families:

• Desktop thermal. ZD220, ZD230, ZD410, ZD411, ZD420, ZD421, ZD500, ZD510, ZD620, ZD621, ZD621-300, GK420d, GK420t, GX420d, GX420t, GX430t, ZP450.
• Industrial & mobile. ZT200, ZT210, ZT220, ZT230, ZT400, ZT410, ZT420, ZT510, ZT610, ZT620, plus Browser Print's mobile lineup.

That's Zebra-only. You can still design and download files with no printer at all.

Yes. You can set 203, 300, or 600 DPI. Barcodes and text draw at the printer's real resolution, so a 300 or 600 DPI printer doesn't print a fuzzy blow-up of a 203 DPI image.

Pick the DPI in printer settings, or click Auto-detect and let the printer tell you.

Yes. You don't need a printer to design. Choose This computer on the printer pill. The page matches the label. A wide label, such as a 4 by 2.31 inch DYMO 30256, prints landscape. Leave scaling off.

You can also download PNG, JPG, SVG, or PDF and print that file from the software your inkjet, laser, Brother, or Dymo already uses. One-click Browser Print and native ZPL are for Zebra thermals. We don't ship Brother or Dymo drivers.

For files, yes. Download PNG, JPG, SVG, or PDF and print it from the software that came with the printer.

We don't ship Brother or Dymo drivers. Native thermal print through Browser Print is Zebra-only.

Both, if it's a Zebra. Browser Print finds USB printers and can use network ones too.

It's a free download from Zebra. We keep the installers on the homepage:

1. Open https://app.mylabelmaker.com (no signup).
2. Download the Mac or Windows installer.
3. Run it, then restart your browser.
4. Plug in your Zebra printer. It should appear in the dropdown.

Skip the browser restart and the editor may not see Browser Print. If the printer still doesn't show, see Troubleshooting below.

Usually it's one of these:

• Zebra Browser Print is not running. Look for its icon in the menu bar (Mac) or the tray by the clock (Windows). Leave it open.
• The browser was not restarted after installing Zebra Browser Print.
• The cable is loose, or the printer is off.
• On Safari, open https://127.0.0.1:9101/ssl_support and https://localhost:9101/ssl_support. Click Show Details, then visit this website. Reload the app.
• If Safari already blocked those pages, go to Settings → Privacy → Manage Website Data and remove 127.0.0.1 and localhost only. Leave app.mylabelmaker.com so saved labels stay. Then open those two pages again.
• On Chrome, click Allow when it asks to use this computer's local network.

If Zebra Browser Print is not reachable, the app shows Mac and Windows download cards when you pick Zebra Printer. Safari also shows the two local pages.

Full walkthrough: printer not showing in the app · Safari · Private vs regular Safari.

Yes. Pick 4x6, 2x1, or 3x2, or type the width and height in inches.

The canvas is the stock. Set 203, 300, or 600 DPI to match your printer. Rolls from 1x1 up to 4x6 and bigger all work.

The ones people actually print: CODE128, UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-13, and EAN-8. CODE93, CODE39, GS1-128, ITF, Data Matrix, and QR are there too.

GS1-128 encodes a number you already have. We don't issue GS1 prefixes. Type letters into UPC-A and the canvas will tell you it's invalid.

Step-by-step: how to print barcode labels on Zebra · free barcode label maker.

Yes. Drop a QR on the canvas for a URL, a WiFi network, or a vCard contact. Data Matrix is there too if you need a tiny code for a small part.

Want it filled in already? Open a link. No signup. WiFi: app.mylabelmaker.com/?tool=qr&ssid=GuestWiFi. Contact: ?tool=qr&name=Alex Morgan.

Yes. A link with the data already in it opens the free editor with the barcode or QR sitting on the canvas. No signup.

• Contact QR: app.mylabelmaker.com/?tool=qr&name=Alex Morgan
• Barcode: ?tool=barcode&value=SKU-1001
• WiFi QR: ?tool=qr&ssid=GuestWiFi
• SKU numbers: ?tool=number&prefix=SKU-&start=1

Spaces in a name show as %20 in the link. Or type the same fields on the free tools pages and click Generate.

Yes. Copy a picture and paste it, or right-click the label and choose Paste. You can also drag a picture onto the label. You can still click Image on the left and pick a file. PNG, JPG, GIF, and SVG all work. Then resize, rotate, and slide it next to your text and barcodes.

Yes. Select two or more things and press ⌘/Ctrl + G, or use Group in the toolbar. Then move and resize them as one.

Groups can sit inside groups. Ungroup with ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + G.

Yes. Add a table from the left rail. Click a cell to type, add a header row, and drag the columns and rows to size.

Printing from a spreadsheet? Put {{column}} in a cell and each row fills the table.

Yes. You get about 80 steps back. ⌘/Ctrl + Z undoes. Redo is ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + Z or ⌘/Ctrl + Y. Undo still works after you save or load a template.

Turn on snap-to-grid in the toolbar. Size the grid, then let things click to it. As you drag, guides catch edges, centers, and the canvas.

Yes. Open Templates in the app, or browse the free template gallery.

You'll find shipping, warehouse, and product layouts (UPS, Amazon FBA, Shopify, bin labels, shelf tags). There's also a big print-at-home gallery: name labels, jar lids, party tags. Avery sheets (5160, 5161, 5163, 5164, 5167), DYMO die cuts (30252, 30321, 30256, 4x6), Brother DK labels (1201, 1202, 1241, and more), and Zebra roll sizes (4x6, 4x3, 4x2, 4x1, 3x2, 2x1, and more) are in the Templates list, already sized for that stock. Open one, change the text, print at home or on a Zebra printer. We don't mail stickers.

Yes. Open a print-at-home design in the free app, edit it, and print from this computer onto sticker paper.

These aren't Avery multi-up sheets and they aren't a vinyl cutter. We don't mail stickers. Start at free label templates or https://app.mylabelmaker.com.

Yes. A template loads as a full design. Change the text, swap the font, move things, drop in a logo, pick a different barcode. Same as a blank label.

Yes. Hit Save and keep up to 50 designs in this browser, newest first. You can also export JSON, or use Options then Copy JSON and Paste JSON to send the design in a chat without a file.

Yes. One row in your spreadsheet becomes one label.

1. Open https://app.mylabelmaker.com. No signup.
2. Put {{column}} in the text, barcode, QR, or table cell that should change. Or click a column name in Variables. If you have not clicked a box on the label, it adds a text box for you.
3. Open Variables. Upload your Excel (.xlsx) or CSV, paste the CSV, or paste a published Google Sheets URL.
4. Put a column on the label. Edit row and the row slider show up under it. Rows start unchecked. Check the ones you want, then print. Print this asks how many copies of the label you are looking at.

Guide: print labels from Excel.

Yes. Paste the CSV or upload a .csv in Data. Same idea as Excel: put {{column}} on the label, check the rows you want, and each checked row prints once.

Your file stays in this browser. We never see it.

Guide: print labels from a CSV.

Yes. In Google Sheets, go to File, Share, Publish to the web, then Comma-separated values (.csv). Paste that URL into the Google Sheet tab in Data. The app fetches it and you can preview each row before you print.

Guide: create labels from Google Sheets.

Yes. Design the label once, load Excel, CSV, or Google Sheets, check the rows, and print the stack. One row becomes one label. Print this reprints the one on screen. Print sends every row you checked.

Guide: batch labels · batch label printing guide.

Yes. Put column names on the label, load the list, and print one label per row. Names, addresses, SKUs, and barcodes all work. A spreadsheet prints one label per row. The 5160 sheet is the letter page you edit.

Guide: mail merge labels.

For the jobs most shops buy Professional for, yes. Design a label, print from Excel or Google Sheets, add barcodes, copy ZPL, print to a Zebra. That's the free label maker. No signup.

You don't get RFID, ZebraDesigner project files, or formats stored in the printer. Those stay with Zebra's paid software.

Guide: how to get ZebraDesigner Pro features for free.

ZebraDesigner 3 does not connect to Google Sheets. Essentials cannot merge a spreadsheet. Professional can use Excel or CSV on a Windows PC, not a live Google Sheet.

That is why mylabelmaker is the better choice for a list. Open the free label maker, publish the sheet as CSV, click a column onto the label, and print one sticker per row. Excel and CSV files use the same pane. No signup. Mac and Windows.

Guide: use Google Sheets with ZebraDesigner 3.

Yes. Open the app, set the size, double-click, and type. No account. Home stickers and warehouse lists use the same buttons. Excel, Google Sheets, ZPL, and Zebra print are there when you need them.

Guide: easy label maker for beginners.

Yes. Draw the label, then Copy ZPL or Download ZPL. Paste existing code in the ZPL viewer to see a picture, then print. Spreadsheet rows work in the same tab. No signup.

Guides: all in one Zebra label software · ZPL code label generator · design a label and generate ZPL.

Yes. Paste ^XA in the ZPL viewer, see a picture on this computer, and print to a Zebra. Labelary is preview only. You can also design a label and copy ZPL in the same app.

Guides: Labelary vs mylabelmaker · ZPL viewer · Labelary online ZPL viewer.

Yes. Open Number on the right, set Start, Step, and Digits, then click Add number. Flip through Label 1, 2, 3 under the canvas so you see what will print.

1. Open https://app.mylabelmaker.com. No signup.
2. Open Number. Set start, step, and digits. If you're not using a spreadsheet, set how many copies you need.
3. Click Add number. Check the labels under the canvas, then print.

If a spreadsheet is loaded, each row gets the next number. One run prints up to 500 numbers. After a Zebra printer print, the start number moves forward. Print from this computer leaves the start number where you set it, so you can reprint.

Step-by-step: sequential numbered labels.

Yes. Open Date on the right, pick a format, and set use-by as today plus a few days. Click Add today or Add use-by.

The canvas uses this computer's date. Every copy in that print run gets the same day.

Step-by-step: add today's date to a label.

Yes. Under the label, click Edit row. You get a search box, a list of rows with checkboxes, and a box for each column. Check a row and that label shows up. Type a fix and you see it right away. You do not have to go back to Excel.

Yes. Open Data on the right and load Excel, CSV, or Google Sheets. Choose Each row or One sheet there, next to the file. Each row prints one label per row. One sheet keeps every label on this page: open Place data and click a cell. Select text on the label first if you want that cell to replace it. The first Name cell is {{Name}}{1}{1}.

Yes. Flip to that row under the label and click Print this. It asks how many copies, then prints only the one you are looking at. Edit row has the same Print this label button for the row you clicked.

Want a few from a long sheet? Open Edit row, search, check those rows, then Print. Print asks how many copies of each checked row. You only flip through the rows you checked, so what you see is what prints. Unchecked rows stay in the sheet but do not print.

Yes. Open Data on the right to load the spreadsheet. Under the label, open Variables and click a column name. If you have not clicked a box on the label, a text box with that name lands on the label. If you already clicked text, a barcode, a QR, or a table cell, the name goes into that box instead.

No. You only see the rows you checked. Uncheck the one you are looking at and the label jumps to the next checked row. Uncheck them all and the names from the sheet go blank until you check a row again.

No. Your Excel file, CSV, and pasted rows stay in this browser. Nothing goes to our servers.

The only outbound trip is when you paste a public Google Sheets URL. Then your browser fetches that sheet from Google, not from us.

Yes. The rows you loaded and the text you pasted stay in this browser. Reload the page and they're still there, with the same row on the canvas.

Automatically, in this browser. Close the tab by accident and the last label is still there when you come back.

Yes. Hit Save in the header. You can keep up to 50 designs in this browser, newest first. Open the file menu when you want one back.

Yes. Open Options and grab PNG, JPG, SVG, or PDF at the printer's DPI. You don't need extra software.

If you're printing a spreadsheet or numbered run, download one multi-page PDF, or one PDF per label zipped up. PNG and JPG work well when you're printing stickers on something other than a Zebra. There's also ZPL for Zebra queues. Options has Copy JSON and Paste JSON, plus Export and Import label (JSON).

Yes. Options, then Copy ZPL, puts the native ZPL (^XA … ^GFA … ^XZ) on your clipboard. Paste it into a print server or your own queue.

Yes. Choose This computer on the printer pill. The print page is the same size as the label. A label that is wider than it is tall prints landscape. A taller label prints portrait. Leave scaling off.

You don't need a Zebra to design. Direct Zebra print still uses free Browser Print.

Yes. Open ZPL Viewer (also in Options and on the right rail). Paste your Zebra code or open a .zpl file. The preview is a picture on this computer.

1. Open https://app.mylabelmaker.com/?zpl-viewer=1. No signup.
2. Paste the code or open a .zpl file.
3. Download PNG, JPG, or PDF of that picture. Print sends the ZPL you pasted to the Zebra, not a rebuilt graphic.

The preview can miss rare commands. Print still sends your original code. Dedicated page: ZPL viewer.

Yes. Saved labels live in this browser, so they don't follow you to the next machine. On the first computer, use Options, Copy JSON or Export label. On the second, Paste JSON or Import label. The JSON brings the design, fonts, size, and any spreadsheet rows you had loaded.

It's free, it runs in the browser on Mac and Windows, and you don't sign up. ZebraDesigner is Windows-only, and the Pro version costs money.

Here you can drag things around, print from Excel, download a PDF, paste ZPL in the viewer, print from this computer, or send a job to a Zebra. Stick with ZebraDesigner if you need RFID encoding or Active Directory. Full comparison.

For everyday labels, yes. BarTender is the enterprise tool with ERP hooks and per-seat licenses.

If you print a few labels to a few hundred a day, this covers it: text, barcodes, QR, Excel, PDF, ZPL viewer, print from this computer. Pick BarTender when you need SAP-driven print at scale. Full comparison.

You can paste ZPL here too. Open ZPL Viewer, preview the picture on this computer, download PNG, JPG, or PDF, and print the same code to a Zebra.

You can also design on the canvas, load Excel, export a PDF, then copy ZPL. The preview can miss rare commands. Guide: Labelary alternative. Full comparison.

Yes. You can design, make barcodes and QR codes, print from Excel, download a PDF, paste ZPL, and print to a Zebra, for free. NiceLabel and BarTender add approval workflows, RFID, and ERP that most small shops don't need.

See BarTender alternative, NiceLabel alternative, and full comparison.

Yes for pack faces you control. Export the orders to CSV, drop {{column}} on a shipping template, and print 4x6 labels to a Zebra or from this computer. Official postage still comes from the marketplace or your carrier tool.

Tutorials: Shopify, Etsy & eBay, UPS Ground, Amazon FBA. Browse printing guides.

4x6 for shipping, 2x1 for product or FNSKU barcodes, 3x2 for warehouse bins. Or type a custom size in inches if your roll is something else. Match the canvas to what's actually in the printer.

Full chart: thermal label sizes guide.

Yes for the 4x6 face you design. Buy postage from USPS, Pirate Ship, ShipStation, or your marketplace. We don't sell postage.

Guides: USPS on Zebra, Pirate Ship, how to print shipping labels. US hub: for US sellers.

For most small shops, this one. You design in the browser, print from Excel, download a PDF, paste ZPL, and it works on Mac and Windows with no signup.

Comparison: best free thermal label software 2026.

Yes. Same 4x6 desktop job. Postage still comes from FedEx, UPS, or your multi-carrier tool.

See FedEx and UPS Ground. A lot of US shops get a free Zebra with a carrier account.

Yes. Print official postage from ShipStation to your Zebra, or export the shipment CSV and design pack faces and warehouse labels here.

Guide: ShipStation on Zebra.

Yes. Export the orders from Seller Center or your multi-carrier tool, map the address columns, and print the 4x6 labels from Excel.

Guide: Walmart shipping labels on Zebra.

Use UPC-A with a valid 12-digit code you already own. We don't issue GS1 prefixes. If you have a list, print them from Excel.

Tutorial: UPC product labels. Broader tool: free barcode label maker.

No. Your labels, Excel rows, and printer settings stay in this browser. ZPL goes to the Zebra on your desk through Browser Print, not through us.

The only outbound trip is when you fetch a published Google Sheet. Then your browser talks to Google, not to us.

We don't collect accounts or store your labels on a server. Names and addresses you put on a label stay on this computer.

Usually the DPI doesn't match. If the printer is 300 or 600 DPI and the editor is still on 203, the picture gets blown up and looks fuzzy. Open printer settings (the gear next to the printer pill) and either:

• Click Auto-detect from printer so the editor reads the DPI, or
• Pick 300 or 600 yourself.

Most of the time it's one of these:

• Wrong type. If you're not sure what the scanner wants, try CODE128. Almost everything reads it.
• Too small. Drag the barcode bigger. Thermal print loses detail under about half an inch.
• Too light. Open printer settings and bump darkness (try 12 to 18 on a fresh ribbon).
• Worn ribbon or dirty head. Swap the ribbon and clean the head with the card that came with the printer.

Those come straight from the printer. Close the head latch firmly (you should hear a click on most ZD models), or load fresh stock and feed until a label lines up with the tear bar. We can show you the message. We can't close the latch from here.

You're probably designing on a size bigger than the roll in the printer. Switch the size pill to match the stock you actually loaded. On a custom size, click Auto-detect in printer settings so the editor reads PRINT WIDTH and LABEL LENGTH.

Two usual causes:

• Wrong media. Direct thermal printers want direct-thermal labels (no ribbon). Thermal transfer needs labels and a matching ribbon. Check that the stock matches the printer.
• Sensor needs a calibration. On most Zebra desktops, hold FEED while you power on. The printer will run a few labels and set itself.

See "My printer isn't showing up" above. Fastest checks: is Zebra Browser Print running? On Safari, open both local pages in this window (Private does not share that). If those pages already failed, remove 127.0.0.1 and localhost from website data. Do not remove app.mylabelmaker.com.

Email [email protected] with your printer model, OS, browser, and a screenshot if you have one. We read every message.