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Emulate ZPL printer

To emulate ZPL printer on my mac I searched through internet for a few days. Finally I've got a solution to post here, so other users could find it helpful. I wanted to post my solution here Emulate Zebra printer

But "thanks" for those who decided that this question duplicates another one, which in my opinion totally false. So the only option for me is to create another question and answer to it.

Solution

  • So, to emulate ZPL printer on your mac (possibly windows too):

    1. Install this chrome app Zpl Printer
    2. Go to printer settings, add new one. enter image description here

    Port can vary. Double-check it.

    1. Make sure everything turned on.

    To test it, try in your terminal:

    lp -o "raw" -q1 -d zpl <<< "CT~~CD,~CC^~CT~^XA~TA000~JSN^LT0^MNW^MTT^PON^PMN^LH0,0^JMA^PR6,6~SD15^JUS^LRN^CI0^XZ^XA^MMT^PW508^LL0203^LS0^BY4,3,138^FT48,155^BCN,,Y,N^FD>;12^FS^PQ1,0,1,Y^XZ"

    If everything tuned properly, in ZPL printer you will see:

    enter image description here