How to make labels online

To make labels online, open the free label maker in your browser, pick the size of your roll or sheet, type your words, and print one to check. You don't install anything, and there's no signup. It works on Mac and Windows.

How it works

Pick a size, type your words, print one

That's the whole job. Start from the size on your box of labels, and print one on plain paper before you use the real sheet.

Make your first label

Open the Avery 5160 address label with a sample list, type over it, and print one on plain paper.

Open the label maker

1Start with the size

Start with the label you actually have

Most label trouble starts before anybody types a word.

You design something lovely, you print it, and it doesn't fit. It was never going to. It was made for a different size.

So go and look at the box your labels came in. There's a part number on it, like Avery 5160 or DYMO 30252, or a size like 4 x 6. That's your starting point.

If you don't have labels yet, that's fine too. Design first and buy the roll when you know what you need.

2Examples

Labels you can start from

These are real renders from the editor, with made-up details. Click one and it opens with that exact label, ready for your own words.

Avery 5160 address label: To Ava Chen, 18 Harbor Street, Portland OR 97214Avery 5160 addressAvery 5160, 2.63 x 1 in, 30 per US Letter sheet. Name and address columns. 2 by 1 inch label: Peach cardamom with a CODE128 barcode for JAR-10012 x 1 SKU barcode2 x 1 in roll. Product and SKU columns, CODE128. 3 by 2 inch jam jar label: Pantry Jam, Strawberry, strawberries, sugar and lemon juice, net 8 oz, batch B-0711Jam jar front from a flavor list3 x 2 in. Flavor, Ingredients, NetQuantity, Batch columns.

3Step by step

Make your first label, step by step

This is the whole thing. It's shorter than you'd expect.

That last step feels fussy. It's also the one that saves a sheet of labels.

  1. Open https://app.mylabelmaker.com. No signup.
  2. Pick your size or a template. For anything unusual, type the width and height in inches.
  3. Double-click a line and type over it. Click Text to add another.
  4. Need a code? Click Barcode or QR and drag it where there's room.
  5. Click Print, or download a PDF or PNG under Options.
  6. Print one on plain paper first and hold it against your labels.

4More than one

When you need more than one

One label is typing. Two hundred is a spreadsheet.

If your names, addresses or products are already in Excel, Google Sheets or a CSV file, don't retype them. Load the file under Data and each row becomes its own label.

You choose what prints, too. Tick one row or all of them. Batch labels walks through it, and sequential numbered labels is the one for 001, 002, 003.

5Print or download

Print it, or keep it for later

When it looks right, you've got a few ways out.

Most printers go through print from this computer, which is your normal print dialog. A Zebra can also print straight from the browser.

Your label saves itself in this browser, so it'll be there tomorrow. And if you want it as a file, or on another computer, that's on save and export a label.

Making labels online questions

How do I make labels online for free?

Open the free label maker in your browser, pick your size, type your words, and add a barcode or QR code if you need one. Designing is free, with no signup.

Do I need to download anything?

No. It runs in your browser on Mac and Windows. The only exception is Zebra Browser Print, if you want to send jobs straight to a Zebra.

What if my label size isn't listed?

Type your own width and height in inches. Measure the label itself, not the backing paper.

Can I make a whole sheet of different labels?

Yes. Load a spreadsheet under Data and each row fills one label on the sheet.