gLabels vs Labeljoy

gLabels is a desktop GUI program for laying out and printing labels and business cards on peel-off sheets for laser or ink-jet printers. Designs can combine text, images, lines, shapes, and barcodes. Its document merge uses records from an external data source, such as a CSV file, to create a different label for each record. Example uses include address labels, name tags, price tags, and CD/DVD labels. gLabels is free, with a plan listed at free, and runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows.

The project describes gLabels-qt as development work toward gLabels 4, the next major release. There are currently no official releases of version 4 or self-hosted binary snapshots; users are encouraged to build the code themselves. Listed additions include a Qt6 rewrite, an activity-based interface, user-defined variables, continuous-roll support, and new product templates. The legacy 3.x version has not been supported since 2018. gLabels-qt is licensed under the GNU GPL version 3 or, optionally, a later version, and is distributed without warranty.

Labeljoy has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.