With hundreds of thousands of users in more than 150 countries, BarTender is the world’s leading design and print software for labels, barcodes, cards and RFID tags. Running stand-alone or integrated with just about any other program, BarTender is the perfect solution for almost any on-demand printing or marking application, including: labels, print and apply, direct marking on parts and packaging, encoding smart cards, sign production, and much more. Powerful companion applications even manage system security, network print functions, document publishing, print job logging, and more. With four editions delivering a remarkable range of features, there’s a BarTender to satisfy every need and budget.
With hundreds of thousands of users in more than 150 countries, BarTender is the world’s leading design and print software for labels, barcodes, cards and RFID tags. Running stand-alone or integrated with just about any other program, BarTender is the perfect solution for almost any on-demand printing or marking application, including: labels, print and apply, direct marking on parts and packaging, encoding smart cards, sign production, and much more. Powerful companion applications even manage system security, network print functions, document publishing, print job logging, and more. With four editions delivering a remarkable range of features, there’s a BarTender to satisfy every need and budget.
BarTender is available in international editions that support on-demand switching of the displayed user-interface language between the following:
| Chinese (Simplified & Traditional) | German | Portuguese (European & Brazilian) |
| Czech | Greek | Polish |
| Danish | Hungarian | Russian |
| Dutch | Italian | Spanish |
| English | Japanese | Swedish |
| Finnish | Korean | Thai |
| French | Norwegian | Turkish |
BarTender has the power and flexibility to design just about any barcode or label standard. But why create your own designs from scratch if you don’t have to? BarTender comes with:
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Windows Server 2003 (SP1 and higher), Server 2008, Server 2008 R2, Server 2012, XP (SP3 and higher), Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8. Includes all 32-bit and 64-bit (x64) editions.
Older versions of Windows: Click here to view compatibility information for legacy versions of Windows.
CPU: 1 GHz or higher
Memory: 512 MB or higher
Display Resolution: 1024 x 768 or higher recommended
The .NET Framework 3.0 (SP2) is required. The BarTender installer will automatically install all required .NET Framework components. The 32-bit versions of the required .NET components are included on the CD. For older 64-bit operating systems (XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2008 pre-R2), the installer requires a live internet connection to download the required .NET components. Newer 64-bit operating systems (Vista, Server 2008 R2, Windows 7, Server 2012, and Windows 8) all ship with the required components.
Logging of print jobs and event messages requires either Microsoft SQL 2005 Express (included with BarTender) or Microsoft SQL 2005 (or higher) Server (purchased from a database vendor).
Microsoft Internet Explorer v6 or higher required for History Explorer and BarTender help system.
(Note: TCP/IP network protocol is required for both the Automation and Enterprise Automation editions.)
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BarTender is available in four editions that address a wide range of features and user requirements. This general overview is followed by a more detailed Features and Editions Comparison Chart.
Printer Licensing: Both “Automation” editions allow unlimited network users. With these editions, licensing is based on the maximum number of printers used by BarTender on the network.
Enterprise Automation
Our most powerful edition. Includes all of the design, printing, software integration, and data sourcing features of the Automation edition, plus advanced server functions for centralized printing, security and administration. Supports RFID and all card printing and smart card encoding functions. Includes BarTender Web Print Server to print labels from any browser. Contains our most advanced integration features, including TCP/IP triggers, SAP AII, Oracle XML, XML transforms, and XML scripting. Includes full functionality for all of the Companion Applications, including Librarian and logging to centralized databases. Tracks printer parts inventory and in-printer media usage.
Includes – All of BarTender’s most powerful design features. Numerous software integration tools, such as ActiveX Automation, enterprise messaging and Seagull’s Commander utility for cross-platform integration. All the data sourcing of Professional, plus support for SAP IDocs. Supports RFID tags and labels. All card printing functions but only encodes magnetic stripes. Includes all of the Companion Applications except for Librarian, but not all of the features. Logging to local databases only.
Omits – Does not offer the enhanced server functions, advanced integration (such as XML and SAP AII), and web printing capabilities of Enterprise Automation (see above). No smart card encoding. No Librarian. Excludes some Companion Application features. No logging to centralized databases. No inventory control of printer supplies.
PC Licensing: The Professional and Basic editions are licensed based on the number of PCs used.
Includes – All of BarTender’s most powerful label design features. Data access for network databases (using OLE DB and ODBC), as well as spreadsheets and text files. Supports RFID tags and labels. All card printing functions but only encodes magnetic stripes. Includes two of the Companion Applications: Batch Maker and Print Station.
Omits – No control from within other software. (No ActiveX, Commander or command lines.) No SAP or XML support. No job logging or e-mailed error alerts. Cannot export printer code templates. Excludes all features omitted from the Automation edition. No smart card encoding. No Printer Maestro. Does not include many of the Companion Applications.
Includes – The most frequently used label design features. Includes all text, graphics, barcode, and most serializing capabilities. Useful for keyboard and scanner-supplied label data only. Most card printing functions, but only encodes magnetic stripes. Print Station is the only included Companion Application.
Omits – No access to external data. No password protection of label formats, no VB Script customization, and only limited text filtering. No custom-base serialization. Excludes all features omitted from Professional, plus no Batch Maker.
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For the first 30 days, the Trial Edition of BarTender functions just like the full-working Enterprise Automation edition (our most powerful version). After that time, BarTender runs in a slightly limited “demo mode” that randomly changes one character in each printed barcode or text field. For example, if you tried to print out a text or barcode field containing “ABCD,” it might print out as “ABXD” instead.
After evaluating the Trial Edition of BarTender, make sure you purchase the right edition. Load the template designs you created into the Trial Edition and use the Help, Edition Information option to see which edition you need. You can also view the on-line Feature Comparison chart. Then you can learn more about how to buy or how to upgrade BarTender.
After you decide which edition your need, please contact us and we will provide the activation code as soon as possible.
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