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LabelMagic vs ZebraDesigner

LabelMagic

labelmagic.net

ZebraDesigner

zebra.com

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FigureLabelMagicZebraDesigner
Price from$6.66/moFree
Free plan—Yes
Free trialYesYes
Open source——
Web—Yes
WindowsYesYes
iOS—Yes
Android—Yes
Plans published35
Spec score · Label Design Software7.6 (#23)8.5 (#5)
Hardware requirementsThe maker lists support for 32-bit and 64-bit processors, 10 MB of free disk space (25 MB recommended), and 800×600 display resolution (1024×768 recommended).Zebra lists an Intel-compatible x86 processor, at least 2 GB RAM, 1 GB free disk space and a 1366×768-or-higher display.
PurposeLabelMagic is a design and print application for creating labels of any size or shape with text, barcodes, shapes, and images.ZebraDesigner offers editions for designing labels, tags and receipts, from basic text labels to designs with RFID or fixed and variable data.

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LabelMagic

  • BulletProof LabelMagic (with Barcodes!) for Windows — 1-Year$79.95 a year
  • BulletProof LabelMagic (with Barcodes!) for Windows — 2-Year$119.93 a year
  • BulletProof LabelMagic (with Barcodes!) for Windows — 3-Year$159.90 a year

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ZebraDesigner

  • ZebraDesigner Essentials 3Free
  • ZebraDesigner Essentials 3Free
  • ZebraDesigner for Developers 3Free
  • ZebraDesigner Professional 3 for Windows$345, paid once
  • ZebraDesigner Professional 3 for Windows$345, paid once

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LabelMagic

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ZebraDesigner

ZebraDesigner provides Windows software for designing labels, tags, and receipts, from basic text layouts to designs using RFID or fixed and variable data. Essentials includes text, barcode, and graphic objects, keyboard, date, time, and counter data sources, plus a GS1-128 barcode wizard. Professional adds connections to Excel, Access, text files, and other databases through ODBC, and supports printing and encoding RFID labels. Developer tools create ZPL templates for integration with other applications; listed options include Enterprise Connector for Oracle apps, PrintConnect, Print Station, and Zebra's XML-enabled printing solution. ZebraDesigner 3 can open legacy label formats from ZebraDesigner 2, and its interface is available in 20 languages. Supported systems are Windows 10 and 11 desktop editions and Windows Server 2019, 2022, and 2025. Remote Desktop Services and virtual machines are not supported, except Hyper-V technologies. Essentials and Developer editions cost nothing. Professional costs $345, paid once as an activation license key, limited to one computer.

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