ZebraDesigner Essential 3
- A free version for basic barcode design and print features. Quickly and easily design professional labels without prior knowledge of barcoding or labeling using our Microsoft Office-style interface.
- Windows-based interface.
- WYSIWYG label designer.
- Set your user interface to one of 20 international languages.
- Start with a basic template design including text, barcode, and graphic objects.
- Use keyboard input, date, time, and counter data sources.
- Benefit from the GS1-128 barcode wizard.
- Use one of the pre-designed label templates or create one from scratch in minutes.
- Compatible with formats created in ZebraDesigner version 2.
For a more robust toolset, try the Professional edition. It’s free for 30 days. See the article How to Activate ZebraDesigner 3 Professional 30 Day Trial Period. If you choose not to purchase after the 30-day trial has expired, the software will continue to run as the Essentials (free) edition.
ZebraDesigner Professional 3
- Requires purchase of a one-time activation license key.
- A more robust toolset to create complex label designs, including RFID support, database connectivity, simple VB scripting, and data manipulation and concatenation.
- Refer to Zebra Products: ZebraDesigner Professional 3 or contact a Zebra Partner for a full-feature product demonstration.
 | IMPORTANT! The executable installer file in the link provided above contains both ZebraDesigner Essentials 3 and ZebraDesigner Professional 3 editions. Download and install the file. After installation, run the application and choose the Essentials edition to use the free version. |
ZebraDesigner 3 compatibility with ZebraDesigner v2
- ZebraDesigner v3 supports both ZDesigner Windows printer driver version 5 and version 10.
- It is backward compatible with ZebraDesigner v2, so you can continue to use existing label formats.
- The version 10 Windows printer driver is recommended for creating new label formats. Use the version 5 Windows printer driver for compatibility with existing label formats that use EPL or CPCL.
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