| Streamlined installation |
Easy installation for both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of BarTender® |
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| Ease of use |
Intuitive, easy-to-use user interface, translated to more than 20 languages |
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| Quick start |
A collection of configurable, industry-focused, ready-to-use BarTender documents |
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| Comprehensive help system |
A complete how-to library, accessible both through BarTender and on the web |
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| Intelligent Templates™ |
Design and automation tools that leverage data to reduce the number of label files |
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| Included printers |
BarTender is licensed by printer — contact your authorized software vendor to obtain pricing for Professional Edition |
Up to 3 printers |
1+ printers |
| Unlimited users |
Enable multiple users to print labels from any networked PC |
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| Standard Maintenance and Support |
Upgrade to the latest BarTender version free, and get live technical support by phone and chat during business hours with a guaranteed 24hr response time, access to online resources, plus technical support by email |
Includes 1 year |
Includes 1 year |
| Drivers by Seagull™ |
Windows printer Drivers by Seagull™ enable high-performance printing |
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| Print optimizations |
Improve print speed by taking full advantage of printer-based features such as serialization, barcodes, real-time clock, static data and graphic caching |
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| Status monitoring |
Reports information back to Windows regarding printer/print job status and error conditions |
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| Printer configuration and diagnostics |
Perform printer management functions in BarTender, bypassing the printer front panel |
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| Other printer drivers |
Print to any printer that has a Windows-based driver |
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| Email alerts |
Automatically notify IT managers or other operational team members if labeling problems occur |
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| Easy WYSIWYG template design |
Design tools make it easy to create and print professional labels and documents |
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| New Document Wizard |
An easy-to-follow wizard that ensures proper document settings for quality and printing performance |
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| Fonts |
Versatile support for OpenType, TrueType and native printer-based fonts |
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| Text formatting |
Familiar, Word-like tools for you to easily create and format text |
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| Text transforms |
Add flair to your text objects with a variety of effects, such as fading, inflating, slanting, and more |
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| Shapes and lines |
Choose from over 50 shapes and 100 line style combinations |
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| Text wrapping |
Create dynamic text that wraps inside and around shapes, objects, document borders and more |
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| Unmatched barcode support |
Easily create greater than 100 linear and 2D symbologies and standards |
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| Barcode human readable |
Highly configurable human readable text and character formatting options |
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| GS1 Application Identifier Data Source Wizard |
Build barcodes in seconds using the latest GS1 compliance standards |
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| Graphics and images |
Import more than 70 graphic formats, including AI, PNG, JPG, BMP, TIF, EPS and GIF |
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| Symbols |
Choose from a wide variety of included symbols and industry-based symbol fonts |
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| Tables and grids |
Create tables and grids to organize text, barcodes, images and other objects |
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| White-on-black printing |
Switch objects from black-on-white to white-on-black printing with a single click |
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| Front and back template design |
Create two-sided "duplex" printing with separate designs for the front and back of your template |
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| Layers |
Template objects may be stacked, hidden and reordered when created on uniquely identifiable layers |
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| Conditional printing |
Create data-driven automation rules that specify when different objects, layers or templates in your document will visibly print or become hidden |
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| Template selector |
Conditionally print one specific template when multiple templates are available in a document |
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| Date and time |
Dynamically source dates and times from Windows or clock-enabled printers |
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| Data validation and processing |
Specify data validation rules and automatically correct data or issue warnings |
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| Concatenate data |
Create text and barcode objects that combine information from multiple data sources |
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| Basic database connectivity |
Connect to Excel or a RFC 4180 standard CSV file to import variable data into your template |
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| Simple serialization |
Increase or decrease your serial string data by increments of one (1) |
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| Enhanced database connectivity |
Connect BarTender document designs to external data sources such as SAP, Oracle, MS SQL, Azure SQL, XML, Data Builder, text files and more to print dynamically |
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| Advanced serialization |
Create serial numbers that support alphanumeric, hexadecimal, and custom sequencing patterns |
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| Embedded database tables |
Create your own database tables that travel with your BarTender document designs |
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| Database filters |
Print select database records using convenient query and filter options |
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| Database sourced tables |
Easily create tables using data from a database or external file |
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| Dynamic data preview |
See how your document handles real dynamic data during the design process |
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| Dynamic graphics and images |
Automatically source images for printing based on selected database records or queries |
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| Create a database |
Build your own database from scratch using intuitive tools included with BarTender |
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| Write back to databases |
Write back to SQL-based databases to keep track of printed records, serial numbers and much more |
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| Powerful form controls |
Make data input and selection easy by leveraging over 15 highly configurable form controls |
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| Keyboard and mouse input |
Use keyboard and mouse commands to select or enter data into forms at print time |
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| Scanner input |
Use a barcode scanner to input information to data-entry forms at print time |
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| Image capture |
Capture images at print time for ID cards or event badge printing |
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| Data validation |
Reduce user input errors by introducing data validation and error checking |
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| Print productivity |
Print labels and documents to any Windows-based printer |
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| On-demand printing |
Print labels and documents on-demand |
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| Batch printing |
Batch together dynamic print jobs that can use one or more BarTender templates |
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| Print preview |
Review your dynamic print jobs before printing |
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| RFID, smart and magnetic stripe cards encoding |
Encode RFID tags, smartcards and magnetic strip cards as easily as adding barcodes to your template design |
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| Administration Console |
A single destination for managing the features available in your edition, which may include security, licensing, integrations, printer failover and more. |
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