Let us help you generate visual/scannable barcodes.
Choose whether you want your price tags/labels generated from your SKUs or barcodes in our system, and we'll create pre-formatted PDF files you can print.
This feature is included with Standard plans and above.
Chat with us for a free 14-day trial to see if the Standard Plan is right for you.
Supported printers & label sizes
Disclaimer: We test and guarantee compatibility with the printers below. As you can imagine, we can't test all printers, so there are more printers we can work with. For any printers not listed below, we recommend testing them out on your end.
Printer - Desktop/Home Printers (Avery labels)
Label sizes:
8860/8160/5160 (30 labels per page)
8195/5195 (60 labels per page)
8167/5167 (80 labels per page)
Brother
Printer - Brother QL-810W
Label sizes:
DK-1201 - 1.14 x 3.5 in
DK-1204 - 0.66 x 2.1 in
DK-1221 - 0.9 x 0.9 in
Dymo
Printers - Dymo LabelWriter 450, Dymo LabelWriter 550
Label sizes:
30299 (jewelry barbell-style) - .0625 x 2.125 in
30332 - 1 x 1 in
30334 - 1 1/4 x 2 1/4 in
30336 - 1 x 2 1/8 in
30345 - 3/4 x 2 1/2 in
30347 - 1 x 1.5 in
Supported SKU/barcode formats:
UPC-A - 12 digits Universal Product Code
All Thrive-generated SKUs are in UPC (12) format. Learn more
This is the standard for most products sold in the US.
Hyphen NOT valid
Spaces NOT valid
Letters NOT valid
EAN-13 - 13 digits European Article Numbering barcode
In the US, this is the ISBN found in books. Note: The ISBN is 13 characters when you include the hyphens.
0-688-12316-3 - Good
Code 128 - 5 alphanumerical characters max
Hyphen NOT valid
Spaces NOT valid
Forward & Backward slashes are NOT valid
Label examples
Here is what each label looks like when printed:
Pro-Tip: Sometimes, the product variant will appear in parentheses, on a different line, or not at all, depending on your chosen format.
Where to print labels/price tags
1) The Products page
From the Products page, click the "Actions" button and select Print SKU / Barcode Labels, as shown here:
2) Product Details page
Print labels via the Product Details page, as shown here:
3) Purchase Orders
When you receive a PO, you will automatically be prompted to see if you'd like to print labels for the products just received. If you do, we'll pre-fill those products and quantities for you!
Printing Labels
Once you choose to "Print SKU/Barcode Labels" or "Print Labels," you'll see this screen:
Choose whether to translate the SKU or the Barcode fields into a visual Barcode. The Thrive SKU generator uses UPC format (12 digits) and is the default option. Visual barcodes cannot be printed if the number is not in a recognized format.
Next, select variants you'd like to print labels and confirm the number of labels to print for each.
NOTE: Avery sheets users can select how many blank cells they want to leave unprinted before confirming.
Click "Download Printable Label Sheet" when you're done, or click "Customize" and continue reading if you want to make changes to the format.
Customize your labels
To customize your labels appearance, click "Customize" and pick which fields you want:
Select your label components (Product Name, Variant Name, Price, Barcode image, SKU/Barcode)
Choose a font size (XS-Large)
And choose your decimal option (Show decimals, or hike ".00" in price)
Click "Download when you you're ready to download the PDF.
Having issues?
No worries, we've got a list of the most common issues and fixes here:
Things to Note:
If your browser does not have the paper size built-in, use Ctrl-P (⌘-P on Mac) to view all the size options on your operating system.
Barcodes and SKUs are validated with the recognized formats below.
The Barcodes you print from Thrive can be scanned using the Barcode Scanner app.
You may need to uncheck "Fit to page" in your printer settings for proper formatting.
When printing multiple pages of Avery labels, the second (and any more than the first) page prints a few millimeters higher than the first page. If you configure the printer to skip the first page and just print the second page and onward, it prints correctly. You can edit the print settings margins to 'none' to fix alignment issues.
This issue tends to affect older home printers.