ZPL Editor and Label Designer

How to create a ZPL label

1. Choose how you want to work: visually in the designer, or in code in the ZPL editor.
2. In the designer, set the label size and density, then add text, barcodes, QR codes, images and shapes and move them into place.
3. In the code editor, paste or type ZPL; the preview updates as you edit and the linter points to problems by line.
4. Download the ZPL and send it to your Zebra or ZPL-compatible printer the way you already do.

Generator, editor or designer: which one you need

If you are laying out a new label and do not want to learn ZPL commands, start in the designer: it generates the ZPL for you. If you already have ZPL from a system, a supplier or an old template and need to change it, the code editor is faster. Templates are a shortcut for common shipping and product labels.

Frequently asked questions

• Do I need to know ZPL to use the designer? — No. You place elements on the canvas and the designer writes the ZPL. Positions and sizes are shown in printer dots, so what you design matches what the printer receives.
• Can I edit ZPL I already have? — Yes. Paste it into the code editor: it renders the label as you change the code and lists problems with line numbers.
• Do I need to install anything? — No. Both tools run in the browser. To print, send the downloaded ZPL to the printer the way you already do.