The latest processors from Apple, powers the Mac line using processors such as M1, M2, M3, etc. These processors are extremely efficient, so long as developers build the apps specifically for these new models.

Label LIVE is a universal binary, meaning Label LIVE will run very fast and efficiently on Apple's latest hardware. The downside is the "universal" means the app takes up about twice as much space. This is the price we must pay (in storage space) to simplify our download to a single file.

Is Label LIVE a universal binary?

A lot of business gets done on Windows computers. Times are changing. Apple computers have become very popular for business for many reasons. Some users would use "virtual machines" to run Windows on a mac, but that doesn't work any more because Apple's new 

, etc. processors will not run Windows. Without Windows, a mac can't run NiceLabel.

What's the best alternative to NiceLabel on the mac? 

. No matter if you use mac or Windows, you can share label design files from one to the other, and enjoy the same label printing freedom on mac, Windows, or both.

 to your mac. You can easily signup for a 14-day free trial to help you decide if it's right for you. We wrote these guides to help you 

Every day, Label LIVE prints labels around the globe. We haven't stopped improving it, and when we release new versions you'll find that we never make it more difficult to use.

 for label printers such as Zebra, TSC, GoDEX and 

. This means you don't have to search for mac-specific drivers, which may not even exist. Instead, just connect your label printer to design and print labels with minimum fuss.

Read Label LIVE reviews and learn about users who switched from NiceLabel. 

You don't to invest thousands of dollars to print labels for...

Label LIVE is the right tool for the job. The majority of the world runs on Windows, but 

 to print something as simple as a label.

How do you run NiceLabel on a mac?

The world of business software has long been made for Windows computers. Up until recently, you could run special "virtual machine" software to run Windows on your macOS (Intel) computer.

, etc. processors are mostly incompatible with Windows. Since you can't run Windows, you can't run BarTender on a mac.

What's the best alternative to BarTender on the mac? 

From the very beginning, Label LIVE was created to work on 

. Our label design app functions 99.9% identically on both mac and Windows, allowing you to exchange label design files between mac and Windows computers, and print the same label regardless of what computer you have.

 and start printing labels on your mac. If you like what you see, signup for a free trial and get two weeks of uninterrupted and unlimited label printing. Be sure to check out our friendly guides on how to 

 for thermal label printers. This means you don't have to ask 

 for mac-specific drivers. You just plug in your USB printer and it is immediately usable in Label LIVE. You can design, print and save label designs with just a few clicks. Label LIVE is used by thousands of users around the world. We're constantly improving it – without making it too complex to use.

Check out our reviews. Read about Label LIVE users that switched from BarTender. 

Companies big and small need to print labels for...

Our product and development team exclusively uses Apple products to run our business. We also understand that the majority of the world runs on Windows. It's our job to make sure 

 when you have to design and print a simple label.

How do you run BarTender on a mac?

There are two ways to install Label LIVE on your Mac. 

The first is directly from this website. This is the recommended way to install and use Label LIVE. You can read about that process here.

The second way to install Label LIVE is using the Mac App Store. 

If you'd like to move from the Mac App Store version to the Direct version, click here.

Why are there two ways to install Label LIVE?

Locate the downloaded file. On Safari, the download progress is available in the upper-right of the screen.

Click the magnifying glass icon to show the downloaded file. 

Double-click on the downloaded file (dmg) and you will see the Label LIVE icon.

Press enter to continuing opening the app.

Press enter to "Move to Applications" folder.

Click on the yellow "Watermark will print" button (bottom) to show the License screen.

Enter your email address to signup for a Label LIVE license account. This account is completely separate from your Apple App Store account. 

Note: If this screen says "Purchase" then you are using the Mac App Store version and you need to 

Follow the instructions in the email you receive. You will need to setup a password for this account. Once you setup the account, come back to this screen and click on the blue button "Buy and Manage Licenses." 

Enter your username and password to login to your account. You will now see the licensing options.

You may either start a free trial, purchase a license or start a subscription. The new license will be emailed to you for future reference. Click the Install button if the license is not automatically installed.

Thank you for using Label LIVE. Please contact us if you have any issues with this process.

How to install and purchase from this website?

Before you purchase from the Mac App Store, please consider the benefits of purchasing using the "Direct" version from our website:

If you would still like to purchase from the Mac App Store, then continue reading...

Open the Mac App Store app and search for Label LIVE, or click 

Once downloaded, open Label LIVE to see the Home screen. Click on the yellow "Watermark will print" button at the bottom.

From here you can choose a Personal or Business license for the price listed. Alternatively, you can start a 14-Day Free Trial for no charge.

Click a green button to start the trial or purchase a license.

Is your watermark still printing? Click here to find out why.

How to install and purchase from the Mac App Store?

Install Label LIVE from the Mac App Store using this 

Is Label LIVE available on the Mac App Store?

Yes Label LIVE works on mac. You can start using it with your Mac today. 

Does Label LIVE work on a Mac?

After 14 days, you can choose between a one-time license or an inexpensive monthly label software subscription that you can cancel at any time. Try it out and see how easy label printing can be.

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No risk, no credit card—design labels today

It's easy to learn our software so you can get the job done. Label LIVE has just 4 menus—each with a specific purpose. We've simplified label printing.

Fun and Easy to Learn

Like cooking in your own kitchen—everything has a place

Fun and easy to learn

Label LIVE is the only label printing software that works out of the box on both Windows and Mac. Print labels with flexibility and ease, no matter your operating system or printer model.

Works on Windows and Mac

Finally, effortless labels in both worlds

We are available every day by email and phone. Since we're a small independent shop, you get to talk directly to developers and entrepreneurs who live and breathe label printing.

Dependable Support

Our customers rate our support the best in the industry

Anyone can download and use Label LIVE to print labels. It's easy to use, priced right, always available without Internet, helpfully supported by humans when you need us, and constantly improving based on your feedback.

Trusted Worldwide

A complete label printing solution that works perfectly with Label LIVE on Windows and macOS. The mydpi direct-thermal printer features 300 dots-per-inch, ideal for barcodes and tiny text. Easy replacement and alternative to DYMO 450/550.

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It can be a pain to fire up your spreadsheet program to print a set of labels. To work faster, just pop open Label LIVE's built-in spreadsheet editor. Add as many columns and rows as you need.

Built-in Spreadsheet

Edit data and print labels without leaving Label LIVE

Create thousands of label variations based on data from Microsoft Excel, Apple Numbers or plain CSV text files. Use your own serial numbers, prices, descriptions, weights and dates.

Excel and CSV Integration

Turn a spreadsheet into individual labels

Use variables to control text, barcodes, images and even colors across a whole set of unique labels. Label LIVE connects smoothly with your spreadsheets to determine how and where your data gets printed. 

Variables

Data Forms enable operators to get the job done with less error. Each Form is progressively simpler. Choose the level of detail your operators feel the most comfortable using.

Forms

Three different ways to view your data and print labels

When you need a serial number, you can handle it in a few clicks with Label LIVE. Each time a label prints, the number will change by an amount you specify. You can count up or count down.

Serial Number Generation

If your spreadsheet lists time in one format, but your labels need to use another, Label LIVE can translate. Our data tools can even handle adding time onto dates.

Date and Time Support

Calculate and print date and time in the formats you need

Convert effortlessly between weight units and display the weight in a format that makes sense to your customers.

Weight Calculation

Price-computing label machines can be cumbersome to use. Label LIVE makes it easy to set up and maintain beautiful custom label designs that use existing prices for bulk repack.

Price Calculation

Multiply quantity and price-per variables

Round currency, define precision, and format prices with leading or trailing zeros. There's a lot you can do with a spreadsheet and formulas. For everything else, use Label LIVE.

Price Formatting

When data on your label needs to toggle between a few known values, you can add them as a list, making them easily selectable.

Simple Lists

When it's time to print, a simple arrow points in the direction that the label will be come out. Design labels in the orientation that makes sense to you, without waste or confusion.

Size and Orientation

Take the guesswork out of clunky "landscape" and "portrait" modes

Label Size and Orientation

Label LIVE automatically scales text size to fit within your label width, anchors text fields to corners, and deletes blank lines. When you need to incorporate a lot of information into your label, our design tools keep it neat and consistent.

Complex Text

Complex Text Handling

Label LIVE lets you customize your design with squares, circles and lines. Each object has separate fill and outline colors. Outlines can sport custom dash-dot patterns and squares can round their corners for a professional look. Read more in our guide below.

Shapes and Lines

Full control over dashes, dots, thickness and color

Label LIVE handles high-resolution images both large and small. Add any image you want to your design—you can make it work with full-color printers and black-and-white low DPI models alike.

Images

What you see on the label designer screen is what prints on the label

Generate just about any kind of barcode. As you input your data, labels update instantly. All of our supported barcodes integrate seamlessly with your business workflow.

Barcodes

Beautifully boring UPCs to magically mundane QR Codes

Save all of your custom Label LIVE designs to your computer for future printing. Need to make a new label based on an old design? Duplicate a saved design template with a single click, then keep customizing. Read more in our FAQ below.

Saved Label Files

Save and re-use designs on Windows and macOS

Saved Design Files

When you're printing labels from a spreadsheet, text and barcodes can grow larger or shrink smaller. Anchor points help you rein in the complexity of dynamic data.

Anchor Points

When text or barcodes change size, make sure they stay put

Non-printable objects let you set aside space in your layout to incorporate what's already on your labels. Check out the related guide below.

Non-Printing Objects

Design around die-cut borders or pre-printed label art

You can "program" your label based on spreadsheet data. Label LIVE gives you easy-to-use variables for advanced label printing. Read more in a guide below.

Dynamic Color

Change the color of text, shapes and barcodes using spreadsheet data

Until now, generating labels with dynamic images would have involved a programmer. With Label LIVE, you can use your data to pull up the right image for each label, via URLs or filesystem paths on your computer.

Dynamic Images

Printing to sheets of labels should be easy, but without Label LIVE it's a nightmare. Label LIVE puts the adjustment power in your hands to craft pixel-perfect PDFs. Use the Sheet Setup feature to align your sheets precisely, without tedious trial-and-error.

Multiple Labels on Sheets

Render multiple labels per page and align with popular sheets from Avery and U-LINE

You choose the best printer for the job and Label LIVE will make it work. You can easily take a design from one printer and modify it to work on another, totally different printer.



Full Color or Black & White

Works with one-color thermal printers and full-color inkjet and laser printers

AirPrint is a technology that lets you print wirelessly without the need to download or install drivers. Using an AirPrint printer with Label LIVE is the gold standard in label printing.

AirPrint Support

Automatically detect and print to AirPrint printers

Label LIVE's powerful features help you design for low-DPI printers. Design preview allows you to modify images to look pixel-perfect.

Dithering for Low-DPI Printers

Optimize the dithering (dot-detail) of your label images with two clicks

Trigger your label printing from the command line, across your network, or by saving spreadsheets/CSVs to special batch folders. Read more in our guides below.

Nerd-Friendly Integration

Nerd Friendly Integration

Use a spreadsheet to control how many labels print. Select the variable on the Print tab and Label LIVE will adapt smoothly to your data.

Dynamic Copies

Flexible data controls for label duplication

When you need to print tons of unique barcodes, just get your data and design set up, and Label LIVE will generate and save a set of images in one PDF or PNG file. Read more in our guide below.

Batch PDFs or PNGs

Generate Batch PDFs or PNGs

Once you've created the label design you want with Label LIVE's powerful, intuitive tools, you can keep it consistent. Lock design elements, or freeze out certain buttons to prevent unintentional changes.

Locked Designs

Minimize operator error by locking or freezing a design

Locked and Frozen Designs

No need to install pesky drivers for our supported thermal printers—just connect your computer and printer and start printing. Label LIVE is compatible with dozens of leading thermal printer models.

Driverless Thermal Printing

Label LIVE directly supports popular thermal printers via USB

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You can easily import a spreadsheet of your label data. This data can be printed on your Mac or Windows PC using using inkjet, laser or common label printers from DYMO, Brother, mydpi, Zebra, ROLLO and more.

How to Print Labels From an Excel Spreadsheet

There's an old saying, "the problem with computers is that they do exactly what we tell them." Indee

Need to figure out how to fix your printer so your labels print perfectly? Check out our curated list of frequently asked questions.

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Label LIVE is designed to be licensed per computer. 
If you have 3 people using 3 computers to print

Can I use a license on more than one computer?

This is an answer on how to switch, change, or otherwise move an existing Label LIVE license to anot

Mac Specific Questions

Is Label LIVE a universal binary/app made for Apple Silicon?

Does NiceLabel Designer work on macOS?

Does BarTender work on macOS?

Why are there two ways to install Label LIVE?

How do I install and purchase from this website?

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Is Label LIVE available on the Mac App Store?

Does Label LIVE work on a Mac?

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