Shipping Label Maker

How do I make and print a free shipping label (4×6 or Avery 5163)?

Open AnyTool’s Shipping Label Maker, pick a size — 4 × 6 in thermal (one label per page, for Rollo / Zebra / Munbyn printers), Avery 5163 2 × 4 in (10 per US Letter sheet), or a 3.33 × 4 in 6-up sheet. Type a small FROM / return address and a large SHIP TO destination (optionally boxed), add a reference or order number, and turn on an optional Code 128 barcode of that reference. Choose “Single recipient” to print one destination, or “List of recipients” to paste a blank-line-separated list and put a different address on each label. Download a true-to-scale vector PDF or print at 100%. Everything stays in your browser — addresses are never uploaded. Note: this is a plain shipping/address label; it does not buy postage or generate carrier tracking.

Sizes: 4 × 6 in thermal (1-up), Avery 5163 2 × 4 in (10-up), 3.33 × 4 in (6-up)
Small FROM block + big bold SHIP TO block (optionally boxed), divider, reference, notes
Optional Code 128 barcode of YOUR reference number — not carrier tracking
Single recipient repeats on the sheet, or a pasted list = one address per label
True vector PDF in points that prints at exact size at 100% — addresses never uploaded

What is

A shipping label maker is a tool that lays out a printable shipping/address label — a small FROM / return block, a large prominent SHIP TO destination, and an optional reference number and barcode — on a 4 × 6 in thermal label or a multi-up sheet (such as Avery 5163), and exports a vector PDF that prints true-to-scale. It produces the human-readable label a carrier reads to deliver a parcel; it does not purchase postage or generate official carrier tracking.

Generators

Related terms

Shipping Labels4x6 LabelAvery 5163Thermal LabelCode 128 BarcodeReturn AddressVector PDF

Frequently Asked Questions

This tool makes the human-readable shipping/address label a carrier reads to deliver your parcel, but it does not purchase postage, create carrier tracking, or produce a scannable USPS/UPS/FedEx/DHL barcode. The optional Code 128 barcode encodes only your own reference or order number for internal sorting — the post office will not scan it as tracking. To actually ship, buy postage from your carrier or a service like Pirate Ship or Shippo and stick their official label on the box.

No. It prints a plain shipping/address label only — it does not buy postage or generate carrier tracking. Buy postage from your carrier and use their official label.

You can pick 4 × 6 in thermal, which prints one label per page on a dedicated 288 × 432 pt page — the format a Rollo, Zebra or Munbyn thermal printer expects; Avery 5163 (2 × 4 in, 10 labels per US Letter sheet, the popular sheet-label shipping size); or a 3.33 × 4 in 6-up sheet (Avery 5164-style). Each size is built in true PostScript points, so the printed label is exactly that size when the PDF is printed at 100% / “Actual size”.

Three: 4 × 6 in thermal (one label per page), Avery 5163 2 × 4 in (10 per US Letter sheet), and a 3.33 × 4 in 6-up sheet.

Single recipient mode repeats one SHIP TO address (handy when you ship many parcels to one place or want one 4×6 label). List of recipients mode is a mail-merge: paste a list of destinations separated by a blank line and each one fills the next label across the sheet, flowing onto more pages as needed. In list mode each label can also get a distinct reference number (REF, REF-2, REF-3 …) so the optional barcode differs per parcel.

Yes — switch to “List of recipients” and paste a blank-line-separated list; each address lands on the next label and the job paginates across pages.

The Shipping Label Maker is completely free with no account or watermark. Every sender and recipient address, reference number and note is laid out and the PDF is assembled on your device with a local vector engine (pdf-lib), so your shipping addresses never leave the browser, there is no server or CDN, and the page works offline once cached. That is a meaningful privacy gain over cloud label tools, which store your sender and recipient details on a server.

Yes. It is free with no signup, and every FROM and SHIP TO address is laid out into the PDF entirely in your browser — nothing is uploaded.

Shipping Label Maker

Make printable shipping labels: a small FROM block and a large SHIP TO destination, with an optional reference number and Code 128 barcode, on 4×6 thermal, Avery 5163 2×4 (10-up) or 3.33×4 (6-up) — exported as a true-to-scale vector PDF, 100% in your browser. It does not buy postage or generate carrier tracking.

Features

Sizes: 4×6 in thermal (1-up), Avery 5163 2×4 in (10-up), 3.33×4 in (6-up)
Styled FROM / SHIP TO layout with optional boxed destination, divider and notes
Optional Code 128 barcode of YOUR reference number (not carrier tracking)
Single recipient repeats on the sheet, or a pasted list = one address per label (paginates)
True vector PDF in points that prints at exact size at 100%; addresses never uploaded

PriceFree

CategoryGenerator

PlatformAll (browser-based)

PrivacyFROM and SHIP TO addresses are laid out locally and never uploaded

Input: Label size (4×6, Avery 5163, 6-up), FROM / return address, SHIP TO address or a pasted list, Reference / order number, barcode toggle, notes

Output: Vector PDF (single or multi-page), Printed shipping label

Detailed Explanation

Methodology

Styled FROM / SHIP TO Labels on a Shared Sheet Engine

AnyTool’s Shipping Label Maker is the shipping member of the label family. Unlike the plain address-text sheet (the Mailing Label Generator), a shipping label is styled, so it reuses the shared engine’s cell geometry (labelPositions, PAGE_POINTS and the verified Avery 5163 2″ × 4″ layout) but draws each label with an inline per-label renderer rather than the engine’s generic text layout. Every label has a small FROM / return block in the top-left, a large bold SHIP TO destination that wraps to the label width (optionally boxed for prominence), a divider rule, an optional reference / order number, an optional Code 128 barcode of that reference, and an optional notes footer. The same per-label layout maths feed both a vector PDF assembled in the browser with pdf-lib and an SVG live preview, so the on-screen first page matches the printed output exactly.

Reuses labelPositions / PAGE_POINTS and verified Avery 5163 2×4 geometry
Inline per-label renderer: small FROM, big boxed SHIP TO, divider, reference, notes
Optional Code 128 barcode of the reference, drawn from barcodeEngine.encode
One geometry + one layout function feed both the pdf-lib PDF and the SVG preview
Engines (labelSheetEngine, barcodeEngine) are reused read-only, never modified

Use Cases

Three Real Sizes and Single vs List Recipients

Three sizes cover how people actually print shipping labels: a 4 × 6 in thermal label printed one-per-page on a dedicated 288 × 432 pt page (the format Rollo, Zebra and Munbyn thermal printers expect), Avery 5163 2 × 4 in at 10 labels per US Letter sheet, and a 3.33 × 4 in 6-up Letter sheet (Avery 5164-style). Two recipient modes match real workflows: single recipient repeats one SHIP TO destination — one 4×6 label, or every cell of a sheet — while list of recipients is a mail-merge that takes a blank-line-separated list and lays a different destination on each label, paginating across pages; in list mode each label can carry a distinct reference (REF, REF-2, REF-3 …) so its barcode differs per parcel. A live count shows how many labels map to how many pages, with a matching SVG preview of the first page. Presets cover a 4×6 thermal label, the Avery 5163 sheet, a return-to-sender label and a multi-recipient batch.

4×6 in thermal (1-up, 288×432 pt), Avery 5163 2×4 (10-up), 3.33×4 (6-up)
Single recipient repeats one address; list mode = one address per label, paginated
List mode gives each label a distinct reference so the barcode differs per parcel
Live “N labels → M pages” count plus a matching first-page SVG preview
Presets: 4×6 thermal, Avery 5163, return-to-sender, multi-recipient batch

Privacy & Security

Not Postage, and Why Addresses Stay Local

The tool is honest about what it is: it prints the human-readable shipping/address label a carrier reads to deliver a parcel, but it does not purchase postage, generate carrier tracking, or produce a scannable USPS/UPS/FedEx/DHL barcode. The optional Code 128 barcode encodes only the user’s own reference / order number for internal sorting — the post office will not scan it as tracking; to ship, the user buys postage from their carrier or a service like Pirate Ship or Shippo and applies the official label. On privacy, because the whole tool runs client-side, every FROM and SHIP TO address, reference and note is laid out and the PDF built only in the browser, never uploaded, logged or stored on a server — a concrete advantage over cloud label tools that keep sender and recipient details on their servers. The page works offline once cached, with no account or watermark, and object URLs are revoked after each download. Alignment requires printing the PDF at 100% / “Actual size” rather than “Fit to page”, with a plain-paper test print recommended first.

Does NOT buy postage or generate carrier tracking / scannable carrier barcodes
The optional barcode encodes only your reference number, not tracking
FROM and SHIP TO addresses laid out locally with pdf-lib — no upload, no CDN
Privacy win over cloud label tools that store sender/recipient details
Accurate placement needs printing at 100% / Actual size; test-print first

Shipping labels: in-browser styled label maker (AnyTool) vs cloud / carrier label tools
Capability	AnyTool	Typical cloud / carrier tool
Processing	Runs in your browser, no CDN	Uploads sender/recipient to a server
Sizes	4×6 thermal, Avery 5163 2×4, 3.33×4 6-up	Often a fixed carrier format
Recipients	Single, or a pasted list (one per label)	Often one shipment at a time
Barcode	Code 128 of YOUR reference (clearly not tracking)	Real carrier tracking barcode
Buys postage	No — plain label only, honest about it	Yes — charges for postage
Output	True vector PDF (multi-page)	Carrier PDF / ZPL, account required
Privacy	Addresses never uploaded; offline-capable	Addresses sent to a server / account
Cost / signup	Free, no signup, no watermark	Account + postage cost

AnyTool lays out the printable label locally and uploads nothing; it does not sell postage or carrier tracking.

Cite This Page

Title: Shipping Label Maker (printable shipping labels — a small FROM block and a large SHIP TO destination with an optional reference number and Code 128 barcode, on 4×6 thermal, Avery 5163 2×4 10-up or 3.33×4 6-up, exported as a true-to-scale vector PDF entirely client-side; it does not buy postage or generate carrier tracking)
Author: AnyTool
Published: January 1, 2026
Modified: February 8, 2026
Section: Generators
URL: https://www.anytool.tech/shipping-label-maker

Formatted Citation

AnyTool. "Shipping Label Maker (printable shipping labels — a small FROM block and a large SHIP TO destination with an optional reference number and Code 128 barcode, on 4×6 thermal, Avery 5163 2×4 10-up or 3.33×4 6-up, exported as a true-to-scale vector PDF entirely client-side; it does not buy postage or generate carrier tracking)." AnyTool, January 1, 2026. https://www.anytool.tech/shipping-label-maker

A privacy-first, 100% client-side shipping label maker and the shipping-focused member of AnyTool’s label family. Unlike the plain address-text sheet (the Mailing Label Generator), a shipping label is styled, so this tool reuses the shared label-sheet engine’s geometry (labelPositions, PAGE_POINTS and the verified Avery 5163 2″ × 4″ layout) read-only but draws each label with an inline per-label renderer: a small FROM / return block in the top-left, a large bold SHIP TO destination that word-wraps to the label width and can be boxed for prominence, a divider rule, an optional reference / order number, an optional Code 128 barcode of that reference (encoded via the shared barcodeEngine and drawn as crisp vector bars), and an optional notes footer. Three real sizes are offered: a 4 × 6 in thermal label printed one per page on a dedicated 288 × 432 pt page (the format Rollo, Zebra and Munbyn thermal printers expect), Avery 5163 (2 × 4 in, 10 labels per US Letter sheet) whose geometry comes from the shared engine, and a 3.33 × 4 in 6-up Letter sheet (Avery 5164-style). Two recipient modes match real workflows: single recipient repeats one SHIP TO destination (one 4×6 label or every cell of a sheet), while list of recipients is a mail-merge that takes a blank-line-separated list and lays a different destination on each label, paginating across pages, with each label receiving a distinct reference (REF, REF-2, REF-3 …) so its barcode differs per parcel. One set of resolved cell rectangles (top-left, in PostScript points, 1/72 inch) and one per-label layout function feed two renderers from the same maths: a true vector PDF assembled in the browser with pdf-lib (Helvetica and Helvetica-Bold) and an SVG live preview, so the on-screen first page matches the printed output; a live count shows how many labels map to how many pages, presets cover a 4×6 thermal label, the Avery 5163 sheet, a return-to-sender label and a multi-recipient batch, and object URLs are revoked after the PDF download. The tool is explicit and honest about scope: it prints the human-readable shipping/address label a carrier reads to deliver a parcel, but it does NOT purchase postage, generate carrier tracking, or produce a scannable USPS/UPS/FedEx/DHL barcode — the optional Code 128 barcode encodes only the user’s own reference / order number for internal sorting, and to actually ship the user buys postage from their carrier or a service such as Pirate Ship or Shippo and applies the official label. Because every FROM and SHIP TO address, reference and note is laid out and the PDF built only on the device, shipping addresses are never uploaded, logged or stored on a server, there is no account, watermark or CDN, and the page works offline once cached — a concrete privacy advantage over cloud label tools that keep sender and recipient details on their servers. Accurate placement requires printing the PDF at 100% / “Actual size” rather than “Fit to page” or “Shrink to fit”, which rescale it; a plain-paper test print held against the physical label or sheet is recommended before a run.