Barcode Software
Barcode software is a necessity if you wish to create barcodes. Track n Trace Solutions provide a few different types of barcode software, all having advantages for what they were designed for. Some are free and some have to be paid for.
Lets look at the free barcode software first.
Free Barcode Generator
The barcode generator that Track n Trace offer on their website is a great free tool that allows you to create barcode images. You can save the barcode image, email it or print it once you have created it.
You can choose from a variety of barcode symbologies as well as choose three different sizes. These are small, medium and large. You can also include text to the barcode and choose the rotation angle. The image can be saved as GIF, PNG or JPG.
So creating a barcode image is great if you have very low volume requirements. If you are also happy with the three sizes it gives you, then this could be perfect for your application.
Free Barcode Font – Code 39
More free barcode software. This is called a barcode font and is a code 39. This will work with any program that supports True Type fonts including Microsoft Access, Micrsoft Excel, MS Word and QuickBooks.
We do not offer any support on this free font but be our guest to use it. Some customers do have some problems with this because its not plug and play stuff. We also find they usually forget to add asterisk and also pull the barcode out of its tolerance making it unreadable by a barcode scanner.
Barcode Label Design Software – Paid
When you have volume requirements for label printing, then only the full version barcode software will do. Its also a must if there is variable data. The reasons are based on this:
Full version barcode software will allow you to design the labels but most importantly, it allows you to connect to a database. Such as excel, access, MSSQL, ODBC, Quickbooks, CSV & Text data.
If you have existing barcode item #s for your assets, products, employees, attendees etc etc…..then you need to link the barcode software to this. You could use the free barcode software we provide but it would be too slow and you would have to print one at a time. The full version software allows you to link the item/name and any other variable data to the barcode item # and print hundreds or thousands of labels in the press of a button.
We provide many barcode label printers that do come with some free barcode label design software and it will do much of what the paid version barcode label design software does. However it cannot link to a database/excel. A suggestion is to try the free version first and you will soon work out very quickly whether you need paid or not.
Conclusion – Golden rule of thumb is that if there is volume involved of more than 100-200 labels, then full version software could be a more cost effective solution.
Custom Barcode Label Design & Supply
If you do not have the resources to print your own barcodes, or you have a one off requirement, let Track n Trace Solutions provide you with custom design label printing. We can provide our expertise for any barcode application you have. From small volume to large volume label printing requirements, we are happy to assist you. Enquire with us at [email protected] if you have any questions or call us directly on 02 8091 1942.