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Print a PayPal Shipping Label at True Size on Thermal

PayPal gives you the label as a PDF and stops there. Here is how to get that PDF onto a thermal printer at true 4x6, edge to edge, without fighting the browser print dialog or watching it shrink onto a letter sheet.

  1. In PayPal, open the shipment and download the label as a PDF. If PayPal offers a format, pick the 4x6 label, not the full 8.5x11 sheet.
  2. Save the PDF to disk. If your browser opened it in a preview tab, download it first so you can send it to the printer directly instead of through the browser's dialog.
  3. Install the free Print Bridge agent from /download/ (Windows, macOS, Linux). It finds the label printers already on your machine, whether that's a Zebra, DYMO, Rollo, Brother, or MUNBYN.
  4. Open /app/, drop in the PayPal PDF, and choose your thermal printer. Print Bridge hands it off locally, so the label never leaves your computer.
  5. Print. The 4x6 comes out full-bleed on the roll instead of scaled down to fit a page. Every print, no per-label charge.
PaperReady prints straight to your label printer at true size, with no PDF-export-then-reprint step, unlimited labels, and no per-label fees, on Zebra, DYMO, Rollo, Brother and MUNBYN across Windows, Mac and Linux.
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Frequently asked

Why does my PayPal label come out tiny or stuck in the corner of a full page?
The PDF went through the browser or a driver set to letter size, so the 4x6 got scaled to fit 8.5x11. Print Bridge sends the label to the thermal printer at its real 4x6 dimensions, so it fills the roll instead of floating in a corner.
PayPal already charged me for postage. Does PaperReady add its own fee per label?
No. You paid PayPal for the postage; PaperReady only moves the label to the printer. The free plan covers one workstation with unlimited prints and 7-day history, and it never meters individual labels.
Do I need a specific printer brand to print PayPal labels this way?
No. If your operating system can see the printer, Print Bridge can print to it, Zebra, DYMO, Rollo, Brother, MUNBYN, or otherwise. You aren't tied to one manufacturer or one label supplier.