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Why is it rocket science to set up thermal printing?
I'm trying to print labels from UPS.com on 4x6 direct thermal labels like the rest of the world (instead of on copy paper). I bought a Zebra ZD421, which I was assured works for UPS labels. Turns out UPS need you to download their own driver and you need to have their printing app. More on reddit.com
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Help with an OpenJDK alternative to UPS Thermal Printing App
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What thermal printer do you use with the free UPS labels?
Which thermal printer do you have? More on reddit.com
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Trying to get a thermal printer to work with UPS Worldship 2018

You might have to install the printer as a zp450. I have had issues with ups worldship in the past when trying to use an "unsupported" printer that was identical to another zebra that they do support. I had to install it to the computer as if it were the supported one then it worked perfectly fine.

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Installing the Thermal Printer on a Mac
It is possible the application will be required MAC security settings to be updated if the application is ... It is possible the CUPS MAC printer setup interface may not load.
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Print shipping labels directly from the UPS website to your thermal printer on Mac
Below you'll find a tutorial teaching you how to set up and use the Peninsula Thermal Printer Driver to print UPS shipping labels directly from the UPS website to your thermal printer on Mac.
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r/UPS on Reddit: Why is it rocket science to set up thermal printing?
September 3, 2025 - Users should know the app must be on for printing to work Clicking it turns it on and there’s no way to know it’s on as there is no UI. ... 30. In Printers and Scanners find the printer and Print Test Page. 31. On UPS.com, try one out. You'll need to turn on Thermal Printing in your account settings.
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Installing the UPS Thermal Printer Driver with Windows
Select the Download the UPS Thermal Printer Drivers link below. ... Select target C:\ drivers. Otherwise, the files save to the temporary directory by default. ... Select Unzip to extract the files. Once files are extracted, select the appropriate buttons to close
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UPS Thermal Printing - Download
UPS Thermal Printing
You can print various documents, including shipping labels, return labels, commercial invoices, and other required customs paperwork using UPS Thermal Printing. You can order thermal labels by visiting the UPS website, accessing your UPS shipping account, and navigating to the appropriate section ...
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Create and Print Shipping Labels | UPS - United States
1 month ago - ... You can reprint a shipping label online by logging in to your UPS profile, making it easy to get another copy if your original label is lost or damaged. Select the View Shipping History app and log in.
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r/Etsy on Reddit: What thermal printer do you use with the free UPS labels?
July 29, 2023 -

I had gotten a secondhand thermal label printer when I first started selling, and initially purchased a box of labels as well. After I had bought the blank labels I realized you can get free labels from UPS. No big deal, I figured I would just use them all up and then start using the roll that UPS provides.

Well today was my last label of the ones I bought previously. I went to switch out the roll, and feed the first label until it recognizes where to stop at the perforation, it didn’t want to stop. It just keeps feeding until halfway into the second label.

I had a few extras blank ones from the labels that worked and kinda made a makeshift roll to deduce that it was just the UPS labels that didn’t work. I taped two goods ones, a ups one, and then a good one. To my surprise it recognizes the two first labels and then after seeing the ups label it does the same thing and fed halfway into the last label. I’m thinking it has something to do with the thickness of the UPS label somehow, as it does feel a few mil thicker.

So does anyone here utilize the free UPS thermal label rolls and have a machine that works well with them?

Thanks