For the work between buying stock and shipping it
A small shop may need shelf labels, an online seller pictures of product barcodes, and a warehouse readable bin identifiers. Food and cosmetics producers can prepare ordinary labels, but generated artwork does not establish regulatory compliance. The encoded value must belong to the right item. A price printed beside it does not update the retailer’s database.
Make one image before preparing a batch
Choose Barcode family and Barcode type, enter the identifier in Value, then press Create barcode. Check the visible characters before choosing Download PNG or Download SVG. EAN-13, EAN-8 and UPC-A carry fixed-length retail numbers; Code 128 suits mixed-case internal references, while Code 39 accepts a narrower alphabet. The full format list above remains available. For a website address or longer text, choose the QR generator instead of forcing the information into a retail barcode.
When your source is an Excel list
Excel to Barcode produces images in a new XLSX workbook and a PNG ZIP. Excel Bulk Labels combines row-specific text and codes into printable labels using its own template. Choose the first for spreadsheet images, the second for finished artwork. Both allow 10 MiB files and at most 1,000 data rows per worksheet. Check representative rows before processing a stock list.
Keep a physical check in the workflow
Generation and file processing run in your browser without uploading tool inputs for conversion. Ordinary hosting and configured advertising requests still occur; this is not zero network traffic. Keep private values out of support emails. Print a sample at actual size, preserve its blank margins, and scan with your own equipment before committing a roll of labels.
- Does an image give me a registered GTIN?
- No. A generated symbol represents the value you supply. Obtain and manage retail identifiers through the appropriate GS1 organisation or your authorised trading-partner process.
- Which tool makes a whole sheet?
- Print Studio repeats a design on A4 or thermal output. Excel Bulk Labels makes labels whose contents change between workbook rows.
- Do I need an account?
- The current tools are free to use without registration. Downloads are produced locally; keep your own copies of source files and finished outputs.
- Where should I start troubleshooting?
- Check the decoded value, barcode type, physical dimensions and printer scaling in that order. A successful screen preview alone cannot prove that a printed label will scan.