Easy migration from any label software

How it works

Print twice, get one template

zplCore Capture does not read the label file but what your program sends to a printer. That is why it works with every program that can print to a normal Windows printer.

1. Data print

   Print on “zplCore Capture”

   Print the label in your program as usual, but on the printer “zplCore Capture” (driver Generic / Text Only). It prints nothing on paper and keeps the print job. In the app's “Input: EMF” tab texts look spaced out (fixed character widths of this driver) – content, font and position are still complete.

2. Placeholder print

   Print the placeholder copy

   zplCore Capture copies your Excel or CSV data source; in the copy, the first record holds a short code instead of each value (XQ01, Q10, numbers of the same length, so check digits stay valid). Print the label once more with the copy. Values typed in at print time? Type codes instead.

3. zplCore template

   Get the zplCore template

   Comparing both prints shows which text comes from which field. The result is a JSON template for the zplCore SDK and zplCloud, with bound fields, native barcodes and expressions:

   { "type": "barcode",
     "symbology": "Gs1_128",
     "expression": "\"(00)\" + [SSCC]" }

The app

Check every label before you switch

zplCore Capture sets up the capture printer, takes the two print jobs, converts and shows input and output side by side – with an overlay, a scan check of every barcode, the bindings and the finished template.

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Programs

Works with any program that prints

If a program can print to a normal Windows printer, its labels can be captured. The app's guide has the steps for each program.

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