- Short answer
- Shopify lists Brother, DYMO, Zebra and Bixolon models by region, but none print barcode labels from the POS app; each needs a desktop computer.
- Where printing runs
- Retail Barcode Labels prints from the Shopify admin on desktop and within the Shopify app, not from Shopify POS.
- iPad
- Retail Barcode Labels can't print in the Shopify app on iPad; the Dymo Connect route needs a desktop computer.
- No Shopify hardware store
- You can buy a listed model number from a verified third-party retailer of your choice.
- Shipping labels
- A separate Shopify printer list, including Rollo, for labels purchased in Shopify.
Which label printers does Shopify list for your region?
Shopify's Global selection of barcode label printers names Brother, DYMO, Zebra and Bixolon models by country:
- North America (Canada, United States): Brother QL-1110NWB, DYMO LabelWriter 550 (no model number listed), Zebra ZD220 (USB) and Zebra ZD420 & ZD421 (Wireless).
- Europe: Zebra ZD220 (USB) in Ireland and the United Kingdom; Zebra ZD4A042-D0EM00EZ in 12 countries — Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom; Bixolon XD5-40dK/BEG in the United Kingdom.
- Asia-Pacific: Brother QL-1110NWB in Australia.
Shopify's own Brother QL page adds that the Brother QL printer isn't recommended for barcode label printing and points to DYMO or Zebra models for barcodes.
Do these printers print barcode labels from the Shopify POS app?
No. Shopify's Barcode printers page says "Barcode label printing isn't supported directly from the Shopify POS app", and adds that the printer needs to be connected to a computer:
The printer needs to be connected to a desktop computer with the required software installed, even if you start printing from your POS device.
The Retail Barcode Labels app prints "from the Shopify admin on desktop and within the Shopify app", but "printing labels is currently not supported by Shopify POS". In the Shopify app on an iPad, you can't print through Retail Barcode Labels. For a supported Dymo label printer, Shopify points to the Dymo Connect iPad app instead; as in the quote above, that printer needs to be connected to a desktop computer with Dymo label software installed. For the Retail Barcode Labels steps, see the Shopify Academy walkthrough in our barcodes guide.
What about no hardware store, shipping labels or an old till?
Without a Shopify hardware store in your country, you can check the model number on the list and buy from a verified third-party retailer of your choice.
Printers on Shopify's shipping label printer list, including Rollo, are tested for compatibility with shipping labels purchased in Shopify — a separate list from the one above. For those printers, see which label printers work with Shopify Shipping labels.
For an old till's receipt printers and cash drawers, see what carries over.
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