Print shipping label

The PDF is written at the page size you picked, so the printer has nothing to scale. Set the print dialog to actual size, and a 4x6 label comes out 4 by 6 inches.

Make a label

From

2 letters

2 letters, US or GB

To

2 letters

2 letters, US or GB

Label size
Format

PDF works without an account. ZPL is on the Pro plan.

Order number or note, printed above the barcode

Makes the label. Does not buy postage.

Label preview

Your label appears here once it is made.

Makes the label. Does not buy postage.

Two ways to print

A thermal printer takes the 4x6 layout: one label per page, and the label is the whole page. An office laser or inkjet takes the Letter layout or an Avery sheet, where the labels sit in a grid the printer already knows.

PDF at the real size

Choose the layout, download the PDF, and in the print dialog set the scale to actual size, or 100 percent, rather than fit to page. A PDF already sized to 4x6 or to Letter has no margin to correct, and scaling it is what can push a barcode outside its cell.

ZPL for a thermal printer

Every plan downloads PDF. The paid plans also write ZPL: a 4x6 label at 203 dpi, which is what a ZPL thermal printer such as a Zebra or a Rollo reads, with one file holding the whole batch and each label set up as its own print job.

What printing does not include

It makes the label file and nothing else. No postage is bought, no carrier account is connected, no rate is quoted, and no tracking number is invented. You print the label, then buy the postage from whichever carrier or postage service you already use.

Prices

Free, $0 a month: Up to 1,000 single labels a day, and 10 bulk rows a day per IP address, no signup. Pro, $12 a month: 3,000 labels a month for regular shipping. Business, $29 a month: 15,000 labels a month for high volume shipping.

PDF is on every plan. Single labels are free with no account, up to 1,000 a day (30 a minute) per IP address. A bulk upload on the free plan takes 10 rows a day per IP address, as PDF. ZPL is a paid format: Pro at $12 a month covers 3,000 labels and batches of up to 500, and Business at $29 a month covers 15,000 labels and batches of up to 2,000.

Start at https://shippinglabelgenerator.com/

Print shipping label questions

Why does my label print too small?

The print dialog is scaling it. Set the scale to actual size, or 100 percent, and turn off fit to page. The PDF page is already the size of the label or the sheet.

Can I print a batch without opening each file?

Yes. One batch is one file, so a PDF batch prints as one document with each page laid out as the sheet you picked, and a ZPL batch carries every label in one file.

Which printers read the ZPL file?

A ZPL thermal printer, such as a Zebra or a Rollo. The file is written for a 4x6 label at 203 dpi. A regular office printer needs the PDF layouts instead.