Backfeed

Thermal Label Printing & Setup

Free · In‑App Purchases

Print 4x6 shipping labels and your own PDFs and images from your Mac, iPhone or iPad straight to a Zebra thermal printer. You don't need a driver. Backfeed also sets up, calibrates and troubleshoots the printer, and that part is free. FREE, WITH NO ACCOUNT • Add a Printer walks you through it: it finds Zebra ZD printers on your network, sets up a new one over Bluetooth and puts it on your Wi-Fi, or adds one by its address • Shows live status: ready, out of paper, head open, paused • Calibrates to the labels you have loaded, and reads the label size from the printer's gap sensor • Print Settings: darkness, print speed, tear off or peel off, and media type, with Undo • A test label that fits the labels you have loaded: edge marks and a ruler show whether it's lined up, a solid band shows print quality, and it lists the printer's model, connection, firmware and settings in plain words • Fixes common problems: clears stuck jobs, reboots the printer, resets print geometry settings with one tap, switches a printer back to ZPL, and restores printer defaults while keeping Wi-Fi • For technicians: an advanced console for raw ZPL and SGD commands BACKFEED LOCAL: ONE-TIME PURCHASE Print your own files over your local network, for good. • Open a PDF or image in Backfeed, use Open With, or drag it onto the Mac window • A 4x6 label PDF from your shipping software prints at full size on a 4x6 label • A letter-size page with a 4x6 label on it prints just the label, at full size • The preview shows exactly what the print head will print, at your label's size • It needs no account, and nothing leaves your network BACKFEED CLOUD: SUBSCRIPTION Print to your printers from anywhere. • The printer connects out to the Backfeed relay, so you don't need a VPN or port forwarding • Includes everything in Backfeed Local, for as long as you subscribe • Plans for 1 printer, 5 printers, or up to 25 • 14-day free trial for eligible new subscribers • Export or delete your cloud data from inside the app ONE PURCHASE, EVERY DEVICE Backfeed runs natively on Mac, iPhone and iPad. Backfeed Local and Backfeed Cloud are Universal Purchases: buy once and use them on every device signed in to the same Apple Account. NO ANALYTICS, ADS OR TRACKING Backfeed ships no analytics SDK, no advertising and no third-party trackers. SUPPORTED PRINTERS Zebra ZD410, ZD411 and ZD421 network printers with direct thermal labels. Bluetooth setup works on models that have Bluetooth. Automatic discovery needs your device and printer on the same network; otherwise add it by its address, or use Backfeed Cloud. TERMS AND PRIVACY Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Backfeed Terms of Service: https://backfeed.cloud/terms Privacy Policy: https://backfeed.cloud/privacy Backfeed Cloud is an auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase, and renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Backfeed is an independent app for managing Zebra thermal label printers. Zebra and ZD are trademarks of their respective owners; Backfeed is not affiliated with Zebra Technologies.

  • 5.0
    out of 5
    1 Ratings

Adding a printer is now one guided sheet. Backfeed searches your network first. If your printer isn't there, it can set up a new one over Bluetooth or add one by its address. Once it's added, you can name it, Backfeed picks the label size it detects, and you can print a test label. A new test label fits whatever labels are loaded. Edge marks and a ruler show whether it's lined up. A solid band and fine patterns show print quality, and on labels with room, a barcode and QR code check that it scans. It also lists what Backfeed knows about the printer, like its model, connection, firmware and darkness. Shipping label on a letter-size page? Backfeed now finds the 4x6 label on the page and prints just the label at full size, instead of shrinking the whole page. You can still choose Whole page. New printer tools, free for everyone. Print Settings changes darkness, print speed, tear off or peel off, and media type, and Undo puts them back. Calibrate Media measures the labels you have loaded. Diagnostics prints the printer's own settings label and shows its label counters. If the printer isn't set to ZPL, Backfeed says so and switches it in one tap. Restore Printer Defaults resets the print settings and keeps your Wi-Fi. Wi-Fi setup over Bluetooth now accepts passwords with any keyboard character. If a printer can't join, Backfeed tells you why: it can't see your network, the password was rejected, or your router didn't give it an address.

The developer, Robert Owens, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .

  • Data Linked to You

    The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:

    • Purchases
    • Identifiers
    • Other Data

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Seller
Robert Owens
Size
5.6 MB
Category
Utilities
Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
  • iPhone
    Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
  • iPad
    Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.
  • Mac
    Requires macOS 14.0 or later.
  • Apple Vision
    Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Languages
English
Age Rating
4+
In-App Purchases
Yes
  • Cloud — 1 Printer $3.99
  • Cloud Pro $39.99
  • Cloud — 5 Printers $15.99
  • Backfeed Local $9.99
Copyright
© 2026 Robert Owens