https://github.com/privatehive/plabels

Simple label editor for Brother pTouch printer
https://github.com/privatehive/plabels

brother label p-touch printer

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Simple label editor for Brother pTouch printer

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/privatehive/plabels
• Owner: Privatehive
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2024-04-10T12:51:41.000Z (7 months ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-08-24T22:45:27.000Z (3 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-08-25T16:31:59.718Z (3 months ago)
• Topics: brother, label, p-touch, printer
• Language: QML
• Homepage:
• Size: 94.7 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
## pLabels

#### Create labels and print them on Brother P-touch® printers

Brother doesn't offer a labeling tool that runs on Linux, so I made it for them. This tool is based

on [ptouch-print](https://dominic.familie-radermacher.ch/projekte/ptouch-print/) and puts a Qt GUI on top.

![pLabels](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/05cacbdc-5d09-4e28-9bba-2fdc0c6fb0f2)

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| os      | arch     | CI Status                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |

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| `Linux` | `x86_64` | [![GitHub Actions Workflow Status](https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/Privatehive/pLabels/main.yml?branch=master&style=flat&logo=github&label=create+package)](https://github.com/Privatehive/pLabels/actions?query=branch%3Amaster) |

### Features

* Vector based editor

* Add text boxes and customize:

    * font family

    * rotation

    * style: bold, italic, underline

    * alignment: left, mid, right

    * position and scaling

* Print the label with/without dithering

* Save labels as .lbl file

* Supported label sizes (depends on printer): 4 mm, 6 mm, 9 mm, 12 mm, 18 mm, 24 mm, 36 mm

* Supported printers: PT-2420PC, PT-2450PC, PT-1950, PT-2700, PT-1230PC, PT-2430PC, PT-1230PC (PLite Mode), PT-2430PC (

  PLite Mode), PT-2730, PT-H500, PT-E500, PT-P700, PT-P750W, PT-P700 (PLite Mode), PT-P750W (PLite Mode), PT-D410,

  PT-D450, PT-D460BT, PT-D600, PT-D610BT, PT-P710BT

### Planned Features

* Add images

* Add icons, shapes

* Add barcodes

* More dithering algorithms

* Windows installer

### Usage

Just running pLabels AppImage should be enough but...

* Make sure [FUSE](https://github.com/AppImage/AppImageKit/wiki/FUSE) is installed.

* If nothing happens, run pLabels from terminal. The error message provides information about the problem.

* If the printer is not found, put this

  [71-brother-ptouch.rules](https://github.com/Privatehive/pLabels/blob/40ed233bdd0af4f758ec179224aff3cd95a1435e/share/71-brother-ptouch.rules)

  udev rule file into the /etc/udev/rules.d dir