We’ve been using our Zebra printer 4x6 thermal labels for years via Shipstation for other products. Recently we added our Shopify store and now print the necessary labels directly through the interface. In comparison, the Shopify labels look low quality and compressed, whereas the ones printed via …

Just opened a Shopify account and shipped my first label. I was surprised how bad the print quality was. I’ve purchased labels through USPS, Etsy, and several return labels from UPS and FedEx. We have a Rollo printer and the Shopify labels are by far the lowest quality.

I have the same problem with my Zebra ZD620 printer, the USPS labels print clearly, but the International labels are blurry and look like a bad photocopy. I have tried everything but it is only on the International. They are unusable unless I print on paper. I have also tried printing via Ethernet,…

Anyone make any progress on this? It’s clearly a problem with how Shopify processes or compresses the international label graphic. I end up touching up addresses with a sharpy by hand and have certainly had packages not make their destination due to illegible print quality.

As Eastwood originally mentioned, third-party shipping apps are one way around the low resolution label issue. You can use platforms like Starshipit to print high-quality shipping labels (individually, in bulk or automatically) as well as all the the important shipping documents. Hope this helps – I…

UPDATE… I got a 300dpi print head for my Zebra label printer and now the international labels are clear and barcodes scannable. I can even print QR codes in 2"x1" labels. Anyone having this problem with a Zebra it could just be the 203dpi resolution.

I have had this issue too!! Very frustrating. My work around is to save the PDF that pops up from the Shopify Barcode app to my laptop drive and then open. The quality is high as it should be. Then I print. A hassle but it works. I have a Rollo thermal printer used for barcodes and shipping labels. …

Shopify producing low quality shipping labels yet Shipstation is crisp

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KaiborgStudios June 2, 2021, 4:45am 2

Hey Eastwood, did you ever find a solution to this? I use a Rollo thermal printer and the detail text on international shipping labels are nearly illegible they’re so low resolution.

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Shopify producing low quality shipping labels yet Shipstation is crisp

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