Seagull Scientific BarTender

Notice: 

BarTender 2019 and earlier versions (including 2016 and 10.1) are currently in end of support status. These unsupported versions no longer receive software updates, security patches, or technical support unless covered by an extended support plan. They may also rely on outdated third-party components, such as Windows or .NET, leading to bigger security risks and cyber threats.
 
BarTender 2019 and earlier versions will reach end of life in 2026. See end of life dates below:

•    BarTender 10.1 and earlier: June 30, 2026
•    BarTender 2016 and 2019: December 31, 2026

BarTender is an easy to learn and easy to use software that enables organizations around the world to improve safety, security, efficiency and compliance by creating and automating the printing and control of labels, barcodes, RFID tags, plastic cards and more.

BarTender Software Summary (pdf)

Sofware Edition Comparison Table (pdf)

Printer Based Licensing (pdf)

30 Day Trial Sign-Up (External Link)

Get Started in Minutes

• Design and print labels, cards, mag stripe cards and more.
• Optimize print speed to any printer or marking device.
• Design data-entry forms that provide data validation and accept print-time input from the keyboard or a barcode scanner.
• Read data from CSV files, databases and Excel. Easily search and select records for printing. (Professional Edition)
• Encode RFID labels. (Professional Edition)

 

Automated Printing

• Automatically print from any OS, system or device in response to file drops and SDK requests.
• Design using Intelligent Templates to reduce maintenance.
• Secure the printing environment with user and group roles.
• Monitor live print status and view detailed history of system usage.
• Automatically print in response to TCP/IP socket communication.
• Integrate with SAP and Oracle.
• Take advantage of centralized system management, browser-hosted printing, centralized template storage with revision control, electronic signature support, full SDK control, smart card encoding and more.

(Requires Automation Edition)

 

BarTender Print Portal App

The BarTender Print Portal App makes professional label printing as easy and flexible as using your smartphone or tablet, and as powerful and secure as BarTender by Seagull Scientific, the world’s most trusted software for creating and automating labels, barcodes, RFID labels, plastic cards and more.

Whether you use an iOS or Android device, the BarTender Print Portal App works with the BarTender Enterprise Automation Edition to let you easily choose label designs, complete print-time data forms and launch print jobs to any printer on the internet—all with strong security.

Enterprise Automation Edition users can easily print directly from the Print Portal App to any connected printer:

• Print to Bluetooth or IP printers directly from your Android device
• Print to IP printers directly from your iOS device
• Add/manipulate data in real time through in-app BarTender data entry forms
• Automatically authenticate with a Print Portal site and browse to a specific root folder
• BarTender security controls monitor access and permissions to labels and documents

 

Seagull Scientific BarTender Ultralite

Seagull Scientific BarTender Ultralite edition is provided for free for all purchases of TSC printers. The UltraLite Edition is very similar to the Basic Edition but does not include:

• Printing data from spreadsheets, text files, databases and ERP systems
• Automated and conditional printing
• RFID and smart card encoding
• Centralized printing and administration

For additional features, please consider BarTender’s more powerful editions: Professional, Automation or Enterprise Automation.

About Seagull Scientific: Established in 1985, Seagull Scientific produces the award-winning BarTender software for labels, barcodes, RFID and card printing, and is the world’s largest developer of Windows printer drivers for special application printers. With corporate headquarters and software development in Bellevue, WA, USA, Seagull also has branch offices in Madrid, Taipei and Tokyo. We translate our software and documentation into more than 20 languages, and sell our products through a large network of resellers into more than 150 countries.

 

Work Flow Example

Design

• Design labels, cards, and more.
• Enter print-time information easily with customizable data-entry forms
• Consolidate designs with exclusive Intelligent Templates

Print

• Optimize and accelerate printing of barcodes, labels, cards, RFID tags and more through any printer or marking device
• Print from any OS, system, device or web browser

Automate

• Monitor live print status and detailed history of system usage
• Integrate with SAP and Oracle
• Apply secure document control
• Manage the entire system centrally

 

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