Labels and Databases
The Labels and Databases is a label maker and designer software with complex database support. It helps you to create labels, envelopes ...
- Intel, 64-bit processor
- macOS 10.15 or later
Description
The Labels and Databases is a label maker and designer software with complex database support. It helps you to create labels, envelopes, and cards using various built-in label formats, and fill them with the information contained in user databases.
Various objects, like text, graphics and images, boxes, ovals, lines, patterns in any font, color or rotation, gradient fills, database field objects, barcodes can be easily added to your documents. Numerous image effects, like opacity level and image mask, in combination with other settings allow you to make visually stunning effects.
The product contains comprehensive list of label formats. Advanced Database customizes data presentation.
Easy switch between mac database and label views, instant previewing make the work with the label maker intuitive and quick. You can print labels from database, using either one database record, or a sequence of records.
Print any number of label starting at any position on the sheet, exclude certain labels from printing, control bleeds, printing offsets, crop and trim marks. Print your labels on mac printers, or export your design as JPEG, TIFF, PDF, BMP, PNG, etc. for outside printing. The exported files can be sent to a printing company or used as a label preview.
Main Features :
• Easy to use intuitive interface,
• Add lines, shapes, text, barcodes, logo and graphics to the card or label,
• Label format of the major labels and cards media manufacturers,
• Custom labels formats support ,
• Seamlessly integrated database management tool,
• Easily add new database records, search, filter, group, sort your database,
• Clipart and background image libraries, professionally designed pre-made mac business card templates,
• Import and export databases using text delimited files,
• Export your labels to mostly used image formats ( PDF, JPEG, PNG, PNTG, TIFF, etc. ),
• Color gradients support ,
• Text along ellipse ,
• Easy switch between database and label views,
• Instant label p
Editor-checked details
Recommended for small businesses, studios, schools and associations producing tens to thousands of address, asset, price, membership or event labels on one Mac, particularly from XLSX/Contacts onto standard stock. Use: read-only export from the source of truth; clean fields and lock encoding/date rules; 20 boundary records; lock template/fonts; 100% plain-paper calibration; physical barcode scan; approval PDF; short stock run; inspect first, last and random 10%; archive database, template, PDF and calibration sheet. Work from a customer-list copy and delete it under retention policy; never expose sensitive PDFs publicly. Maintain a separate template for every printer/stock pair rather than dragging objects by eye. Compare Swift Publisher or Labelist for stronger page design, Barcode for barcode-centric work, and Numbers or Home Business Card for simpler merges. Regulated barcodes require a validated tool and verifier.
Pros
- Combining label layout, a lightweight database and mail/print merge avoids bouncing among spreadsheets, design apps and barcode tools for addresses, assets, membership cards, price tags, invitations and envelopes. Vendor stocks plus custom sizes, arbitrary start position, skipped used cells, bleed/trim and calibration reduce sheet waste. Records can be searched, filtered, grouped and sorted; XLSX, text and Contacts cover common sources. Database fields and barcodes participate in merge, while sequential barcodes suit inventory/assets. Foreground/background layers, gradients, circular text, image effects and preview are more flexible than spreadsheet printing, and PDF/image export supports outside print. A one-time license and local processing suit teams that do not want customer lists in an online label service; the App Store privacy label reports no data collection.
Cons
- The built-in database is for label merge, not a relational database, CRM, multi-user approval or live inventory system; joins, permissions, audit, APIs and concurrent updates belong upstream. Import quality depends on XLSX/CSV structure, where merged cells, formulas, locale dates, encoding and leading zeros can fail silently. Print accuracy also depends on printer margins, driver scaling, paper moisture, feed skew and stock tolerances, requiring calibration for every printer/stock pair. Design tools are adequate for practical labels but weaker than professional DTP in brand systems, typography, vector editing, color management and shared assets. Barcode support does not certify GS1, retail, logistics or medical compliance; content, dimensions, quiet zones, check digits and verification remain the operator’s responsibility. The 1.8.8 notes are broad, so production templates need regression before upgrade. Language coverage, very large datasets and automated workflows are less capable than dedicated systems.
Installation steps
- Labels and Databases 1.8.8 requires macOS 10.15+ and supports Intel and Apple silicon. Move it to Applications and build a test from copied production-like data: 20 records containing CJK/Latin text, long addresses, blanks, dates, leading zeros, duplicates and special characters imported from XLSX, CSV/text or Contacts. Verify encoding and field types, then place database fields, static text, logos, images, lines, shapes and barcodes. Select the exact vendor stock or define custom dimensions. Print a calibration sheet on plain paper first; measure horizontal/vertical offset, margins, pitch, bleed and trim, keeping printer scaling at 100%. Preview first, last, blank, overlong and barcode records before merge. Export a PDF before the production run and retain the source database, document and calibration settings.
Uninstallation steps
- Before removal, save each production project as an editable document and export a PDF proof. Export databases to XLSX/CSV or delimited text and record delimiter, encoding, field order, date format, leading-zero rules and source. A manifest should include app version, stock brand/code, label dimensions, margins, pitch, bleed/trim, printer/driver, tray, scale, horizontal/vertical calibration, fonts and original logos. Barcode work also needs symbology, data rule, check digit, human-readable text and a physically scanned proof. Open the document under another account and reproduce the PDF before deleting the app. For full cleanup, remove only confirmed Cristallight/Labels and Databases preferences, caches or containers from the user Library; archive license and receipt separately.
Common errors and fixes
- Garbled/misaligned XLSX or CSV: flatten merged cells, formulas and hidden columns to values, specify delimiter/encoding, and import postal codes, phones, SKUs and barcode data as text to retain leading zeros. Date shifts: normalize to ISO or set an explicit format rather than relying on locale inference. Print drift: if the first row aligns but later rows drift, correct stock height/pitch; if the whole sheet has equal offset, adjust horizontal/vertical calibration. Disable Fit to Page, keep 100%, and verify driver, stock and feed orientation. Missing/duplicate labels across pages require checking start position, exclusions, record range, sort and filter on a small set. Unscannable barcodes require correct symbology, character set, check digit, quiet zone, contrast and module width; never stretch a raster export and test with the target scanner. For font substitution/overflow, install licensed fonts and define wrapping/maximum size. Use vector/PDF or adequate-resolution logos. Open copies of legacy documents and compare against archived PDFs; the public 1.8.8 note is broad and does not document format internals.
What changed in this version
- Labels and Databases 1.8.8 was released January 13, 2026. Official news describes functionality changes and UI improvements; the App Store note also states improved functionality and compatibility work, but no granular technical list is public, so database/document-format changes are not inferred. Earlier 1.8.7 improved barcodes and changed UI, 1.8.6 added label formats, 1.8.5 improved functionality, and 1.8.4/1.8.3 improved XLSX import. The current official minimum is macOS 10.15 with Apple silicon support. Core features cover record search/filter/group/sort, XLSX/text/Contacts import, mail/print merge, vendor/custom stocks, linear/2D and sequential barcodes, printer calibration, bleed/trim marks, and PDF/JPEG/PNG/TIFF export.
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