BarTender Barcode & Label Making Software – Professional Edition

Powerful design tools with Intelligent Templates™

• BarTender Intelligent Templates™ eliminate the need to create and maintain hundreds of separate templates
• Choose from over 100 1D and 2D symbologies based on over a dozen standards
• Select among 50+ drawing shapes, and resize, reshape and colour them in just about any way imaginable, or import your own graphics
• Full support for automatic sizing for text, barcode and picture objects
• Design commercial quality labels using PANTONE and data-sourced colours
• Create and print commercial-quality designs using the PANTONE Color System

Secure anywhere, anytime internet printing

• Secure printing from any operating system or device with BarTender Print Portal
• Browser-based printing with no local client or app installed on the remote user’s system — the user never accesses your network
• Comprehensive security with TSL/encryption and role-based access
• Driverless printing — no printer drivers are required on the server
  • Print to PDF support

Diverse database support

• Connect document designs to over 20 data sources including text files, XML, JSON, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, Firebird, IBM DB2, IBM Informix, Microsoft Azure SQL, MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, SAP IDoc, SAP HANA, OLE DB and OLE ODBC to print dynamically
• Access cloud data sources including Microsoft Excel Online, Google Sheets and Intuit QuickBooks Online
• Automatically source data and images from a database or external files for printing
• Create your own database tables that travel with your BarTender document designs

Dynamic data

• Advanced serialization allows you to create serial numbers using alphanumeric, hexadecimal or your own custom sequencing pattern
• Write back to most SQL-based databases to record serial numbers generated by BarTender or keep track of which database records have already been printed
• Specify data validation rules and automatically correct data or issue warnings

Data entry forms

• Create dynamic, easily accessible forms that standardize the data capture and label print process
• Make data input and selection easy by leveraging over 15 highly configurable form controls
• Reduce user input errors by introducing data validation and error checking
• Use a barcode scanner, keyboard or mouse to input information to data-entry forms at print time

Advanced printing controls

• More than 6,800 printer models supported with native, optimized drivers
• Conditionally print templates, template objects and layers using data-driven automation rules
• Print to PDF effortlessly without installing third-party PDF drivers
• Preview dynamic print jobs before printing
• Print labels and documents on-demand or batch together using one or more BarTender templates

• Encode RFID inlays including EPC support as easily as adding a barcode to your template design
• Encoding support for smart cards and magnetic stripe cards

OPERATING SYSTEM

• Windows 10 and 11
• Windows Server 2022, 2019 and 2016
• 64-bit (x64) editions
• An active internet connection may be required if Windows updates are required.

HARD DISK AND MEMORY (MINIMUM)

Below are the minimum system requirements to install and run BarTender. Please ensure your desired installation system meets or exceeds the specifications below. Recommended system specifications will vary based on the specific details of each project.

Complete BarTender Suite utilization (64-bit)

• Memory:  8 GB RAM
• Hard drive:  20 GB (to allow sufficient space for logs)

DISPLAY RESOLUTION

• 1024 x 768 (Minimum)
• 1920 x 1080 or better (Recommended)

.NET FRAMEWORK

• .NET Framework 4.7.2 or later version is required
• The BarTender installer will automatically install all required .NET Framework components
• An active internet connection may be required to update .NET framework

DATABASE

• BarTender System Database, Librarian, History Explorer, and Reprint Console require Microsoft SQL Server 2012 or higher (Express or Full edition).
• Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Express is included with the BarTender suite.

Language support

International editions can switch the user interface on demand between 21 languages: Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese (European & Brazilian), Polish, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai and Turkish.

Barcode support

BarTender includes over 400 preformatted, ready-to-use barcode components based on 105 barcode symbologies and more than a dozen barcode standards. It also includes a large number of sample compliance label designs.

Licensing

BarTender is licensed via an Application License and Printer License. BarTender Starter Edition can support up to three (3) Printer Licenses. BarTender Professional, Automation and Enterprise Editions can support an unlimited number of Printer licenses. Available printers can be connected to a local computer or located anywhere on a LAN or WAN network. All BarTender Editions support an unlimited number of users.