


Needs to be in the PATH envirnoment variable. In order to run the brother_ql command line utility, the directory it resides in The essential functionality, however, will also work with Python 2: the creation of label files. This package was mainly created for use with Python 3. The upgrade flag makes sure, you get the latest version of brother_ql but alsoĪlternatively, you can install the latest version from Github using: pip install -upgrade Installationīrother_ql is available on the Python Package Index to be installed with pip: pip install -upgrade brother_ql This is where brother_ql comes into the game. You rather want to have control about every single pixel to be printed. If you want to print with high precision (which is important for barcodes for example), The page sizes and margins for the labels correctly.


Linux on ARM) you can print nicely using this software.Īnd even if there are drivers for your operating system, many programs have difficulties to set This means that even though Brother doesn't offer a driver for the Raspberry Pi (running This software bypasses the whole printing system including printer drivers and directly The special feature of this package is that no printer driver is required for it to work. If you're interested in printing labels using a web interface, check out brother_ql_web, Make sure that the corresponding LED is not lit by holding the button down until it turns off. Note: If your printer has an 'Editor Lite' mode, you need to disable it if you want to print via USB. The new QL-800 series can print labels with two colors (black and red) on DK-22251 labels. The following printers are claimed to be supported (✓ means verified by the author or by contributors):
