ZPLora vs Backfeed

See the label before it prints. ZPLora is a private, read-only ZPL preview and preflight workspace for people who need to inspect label files before they reach production. Open a .zpl or text file, paste ZPL commands, import a ZIP archive of labels, or start with an included offline sample. Your label content stays on your device. PREVIEW WITH CONTEXT • Graphic fields (^GF, ~DG, ^XG), PDF417 and Data Matrix barcodes, and ^SN serial numbers are now drawn • Sharper text and more accurate barcode, box, and font sizing that track real 203 dpi print output • Render supported ZPL labels on iPhone and iPad, including wrapped text inside ^FB field blocks • Review multi-label streams one label at a time • Switch between 203, 300, and 600 dpi profiles, or a saved printer profile for common Zebra models • See renderer notes and font approximations instead of silent substitutions IMPORT AND CHECK IN BULK • Open a ZIP archive or select multiple label files at once — no need to import one at a time • Run Batch Preflight across an entire folder of labels in one pass • Review a clear pass/fail summary with per-file findings, including files that failed to import COMPARE LABEL REVISIONS • Choose before-and-after .zpl or compatible text files without changing either source • Review rendered previews, meaningful semantic changes, and source context side by side • See a preflight result and a critical-issue delta for both sides of the comparison • Create a private comparison proof report without including raw ZPL source PRINT AND OPEN FROM OTHER APPS • Send the rendered preview to any AirPrint-compatible printer, right from ZPLora • Send a compatible label document to ZPLora from the iOS Share sheet • Continue previewing privately on device FIND PROBLEMS EARLY • Run deterministic checks for structure, bounds, clipping, quiet zones, unsupported commands, and unresolved resources • Inspect label dimensions, elements, positions, commands, and support coverage • Jump from a finding to the related label element • See which field runs off which edge, and by how many dots • Every finding has a fixed code (like ZPL001), handy when you talk to support or your team • Check in Settings which commands are fully, partly or not supported • Spot files that look like EPL or CPCL instead of ZPL • On devices with Apple Intelligence, get a finding explained in simple words, right on your device • Tidy View lays out one-line ZPL as one field per line — only when it prints exactly the same, and without touching your file VERIFY AND DOCUMENT • Compare expected barcode values with Code 39, Code 128, QR, PDF417, and Data Matrix codes decoded from ZPLora’s rendered preview • Export a PNG image, physical-size PDF, or technical proof report • Keep a clear record of assumptions, source hash, coverage, and preflight findings PRIVATE BY DESIGN ZPLora has no account, analytics SDK, advertising SDK, or hidden label upload. Processing happens on device. ZPLora is a preview and inspection tool, not a printer driver or print guarantee. Physical output can vary with printer model, firmware, media, darkness, speed, resident fonts, and supported commands. ZPLora is not affiliated with or endorsed by any printer manufacturer. Privacy Policy and EULA: https://www.mehmetsisoglu.com/zplora/legal

Print 4x6 shipping labels and your own PDFs and images from your Mac, iPhone or iPad straight to a Zebra thermal printer. You don't need a driver. Backfeed also sets up, calibrates and troubleshoots the printer, and that part is free. FREE, WITH NO ACCOUNT • Add a Printer walks you through it: it finds Zebra ZD printers on your network, sets up a new one over Bluetooth and puts it on your Wi-Fi, or adds one by its address • Shows live status: ready, out of paper, head open, paused • Calibrates to the labels you have loaded, and reads the label size from the printer's gap sensor • Print Settings: darkness, print speed, tear off or peel off, and media type, with Undo • A test label that fits the labels you have loaded: edge marks and a ruler show whether it's lined up, a solid band shows print quality, and it lists the printer's model, connection, firmware and settings in plain words • Fixes common problems: clears stuck jobs, reboots the printer, resets print geometry settings with one tap, switches a printer back to ZPL, and restores printer defaults while keeping Wi-Fi • For technicians: an advanced console for raw ZPL and SGD commands BACKFEED LOCAL: ONE-TIME PURCHASE Print your own files over your local network, for good. • Open a PDF or image in Backfeed, use Open With, or drag it onto the Mac window • A 4x6 label PDF from your shipping software prints at full size on a 4x6 label • A letter-size page with a 4x6 label on it prints just the label, at full size • The preview shows exactly what the print head will print, at your label's size • It needs no account, and nothing leaves your network BACKFEED CLOUD: SUBSCRIPTION Print to your printers from anywhere. • The printer connects out to the Backfeed relay, so you don't need a VPN or port forwarding • Includes everything in Backfeed Local, for as long as you subscribe • Plans for 1 printer, 5 printers, or up to 25 • 14-day free trial for eligible new subscribers • Export or delete your cloud data from inside the app ONE PURCHASE, EVERY DEVICE Backfeed runs natively on Mac, iPhone and iPad. Backfeed Local and Backfeed Cloud are Universal Purchases: buy once and use them on every device signed in to the same Apple Account. NO ANALYTICS, ADS OR TRACKING Backfeed ships no analytics SDK, no advertising and no third-party trackers. SUPPORTED PRINTERS Zebra ZD410, ZD411 and ZD421 network printers with direct thermal labels. Bluetooth setup works on models that have Bluetooth. Automatic discovery needs your device and printer on the same network; otherwise add it by its address, or use Backfeed Cloud. TERMS AND PRIVACY Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Backfeed Terms of Service: https://backfeed.cloud/terms Privacy Policy: https://backfeed.cloud/privacy Backfeed Cloud is an auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase, and renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Backfeed is an independent app for managing Zebra thermal label printers. Zebra and ZD are trademarks of their respective owners; Backfeed is not affiliated with Zebra Technologies.