Brother P-touch Editor vs Label Toolkit

Brother P-touch Editor 6 is free software for designing and printing custom labels. It supports styled text, images and barcodes, including QR code labels, and tables can contain text, numbers, symbols or barcode data. Designs can draw on more than 700 clip-art items, frames, patterns and shape tools. For text, users can choose installed TrueType or OpenType fonts or fonts included with the software. Search helps find templates and previously created labels. Label content can be drawn from Excel and other databases, including for mailing lists and asset-management labeling. Brother lists JPEG, GIF, BMP, PNG and TIF/TIFF image support. Barcode and specialty labels may be printed individually or in batches. Printing requires connecting a compatible P-touch or Brother QL printer to a PC through USB or Bluetooth. Brother describes the software as compatible with Windows and Macintosh and says it works with select P-touch and QL models. The Windows version is listed as 6.0. For macOS 10.15 or higher, Brother directs users to download the app from the App Store.

Label Toolkit is a cloud, browser-based label designer for creating and printing labels without installing software or drivers. Its editor handles text, logos, borders, and major barcode types including UPC, EAN, GS1-128, QR, and Data Matrix. QR codes can use custom colors, rounded or dotted modules, different finder eyes, and a center logo. A text description can produce an editable layout, with fields bound to columns in loaded data. CSV imports support column mapping, row previews, and one label per row for batches of 10 to 10,000 spreadsheet rows. Merges can auto-increment serial numbers and conditionally show elements. Designs export as vector PDF or Zebra ZPL, and ZPL files can be imported, although some commands or graphics may not be recoverable. Google Sheets and Excel data require CSV export. A free public ZPL API supports programmatic generation. The editor and template gallery are free without signup.