How to Print Shopify Shipping Labels

Shopify Shipping hands you a 4×6 label PDF, and then your browser or PDF viewer tries to fit it onto letter paper, shrinking the barcode until the carrier can't scan it. PaperReady prints the Shopify label at its real 4×6 size, edge to edge, on whatever thermal printer you already have, and it can print each new order automatically.

Buy the shipping label in Shopify (Orders, then the order, then Buy shipping label) and open the 4×6 PDF.
Install the free PaperReady Print Bridge; your Zebra, DYMO, Rollo, Brother or MUNBYN is auto-detected as a 4×6 printer.
Drop the Shopify label PDF into PaperReady and print at true size, so the 4×6 fills the stock and the barcode scans.
To skip the manual step, connect your store so every new Shopify order auto-prints a label on your bench.

Auto-print Shopify orders

Printing labels one at a time gets old fast. Connect your Shopify store and PaperReady prints a packing or shipping label for each new order automatically, at true size, on any printer, with no clicking through PDFs.

Why the barcode won't scan

It is almost always scaling: the 4×6 label gets fit to a letter page, shrinking the barcode. PaperReady sends the label to the printer at its real size instead of fitting it, the same fix behind printing any shipping label at true size.

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

Do I need a special printer for Shopify labels?

No. Any label printer your computer can see works: Zebra, DYMO, Rollo, Brother, MUNBYN and more. PaperReady prints the 4×6 at true size on whichever you have.

Can PaperReady auto-print new Shopify orders?

Yes. Connect your store and each new order prints a label on your bench automatically. See Shopify label printing.

Why does my Shopify label print tiny with big margins?

The PDF is being scaled to fit letter paper. PaperReady prints it at the real 4×6 size, so the label fills the stock and the barcode scans.

Does it cost per label?

No. Printing is free and unlimited on one computer; you only pay Shopify for the postage itself.