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Brother P-touch
Editor Software

When you combine the powerful P-touch Editor software and your label maker, you can tackle a host organizational tasks and projects with unmatched efficiency.

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Print Labels Quickly and Easily 

P-touch Editor 6.0 covers all home, office and small retail labelling needs with specialized templates designed for asset management, files and folder organization, POS, and much more.

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Transform Your Labeling Experience with Brother P-touch Software

Want to design stunning custom labels with logos, photos, barcodes, and more? First, download P-touch Editor 6, connect your printer to your PC via USB or Bluetooth, and start creating!

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P-touch Editor Version 6.0 for Windows

With P-touch Editor, you can import existing graphic files (BMP, JPG / JPEG, GIF, TIF / TIFF), or use enhanced symbols, frames or clip-art files included within the P-touch Editor. Create logos or custom art using various texts, drawings, barcodes and images. Print barcode labels or other specialty labels either one at a time or print multiple labels in a batch. 

Key Features of P-touch Editor Software

 
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Modern Design & Flexible Editing

Modern UI design for easy customization and designing of labels. Improved navigation with multiple property panes to easily access editing tools.

Place text, symbols, images, tables, etc. wherever you want. Each cell of the table can be filled with text, numbers, symbols or barcodes.

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Print Settings & Unicode Support

The realistic print preview display labels in an easy-to-understand manner, enabling immediate printing while Unicode Support allows you to include characters from multiple languages in the same label.
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Improved Label Templates with Advanced Sorting

New format with photos and descriptions added to show label templates and inspire ideas.

Use the search functionality to find new templates or labels you have created in the past to create labels quickly. Simply select a template, replace the text and images as desired, and print.

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Text Input, Editing, & Options

Design labels using any True Type® or OpenType® font installed on your computer or select one of the dozens of fonts included with the software while Text Options such as "Free size," which allows you to create labels without a pre-determined length.
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Clip Art, Shapes & Decorative Frames

With over 700 clip-art designs to choose from, you're sure to find what you’re looking for! ln addition, you can also create shapes like straight lines, rectangles, and ellipses. Plus, a wide variety of frames and patterns can be used to make attractive labels that suit your needs.
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Data Sharing

Cross compatibility of labels designs across P-touch Editor Software and Brother iPrint&Label. Labels created in P-touch Editor Software can be shared with Brother iPrint&Label on your smartphone and vice versa, makes creating labels on the go a breeze!
 
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Date, Time & Numbering

The date and time can easily be printed on labels and a specific amount of time can be added allowing you to make labels displaying an expiration date. Time, text, and barcodes can be printed consecutively in sequence.
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Tape & Color Detection

P-touch Editor Software can detect the tape size and color loaded into your label maker so you can see your label while you are customizing the design.
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Add Images for Custom Labels

Various image data formats, including JPEG, GIF, BMP, and PNG, can be imported, allowing you to create labels that really stand out. Easily create professional labels complete with a company logo.

Tables, Databases, and Barcodes

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Tables

Create tables without leaving the editor. Each cell can contain text, figures, barcodes, etc. This feature makes it easy to create a "Reviewed by" field for in-house documents and other circulated materials.
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Databases

Create labels that reflect the contents of Excel and other database programs with the Database Feature to print continuous data2.

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Barcodes

Easily create a variety of barcode types and two-dimensional barcodes such as QR codes. Use your barcode reader to confirm the readability of the barcodes3.

  1. Compatibility may vary by device and operating system. Requires connection to a wireless network.
  2. Database: Supported database formats include Windows® xis, mdb, csv, and txt. Macintosh® csv and bet, and MacOS® X Address Book.
  3. Barcode Supported: CODE39, CODE128, UCC/EAN-128 (GS1-128), UPC·E, JAN8 (EAN8) and Two-dimensional barcodes including QR Code, and Data matrix.