Custom Designer Tool review

Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

Custom Designer Tool is a free barcode label editor from Custom S.p.A. for users who need to create and print labels with common 1D and 2D barcodes. Its feature set suits basic data-connected labeling workflows: labels can include variable fields populated from keyboard input, serial input, real-time date or time, and database fields. The software also includes printer configuration tools and printing drivers, making it relevant for users managing both label content and printer setup in one application.

Its strongest fit is data-connected label creation. Custom Designer Tool can connect to Microsoft Access, Microsoft SQL Server, TXT files, and Microsoft Excel, then use database fields in labels. Users can also create variable fields from keyboard input and capture serial input for those fields. This combination supports labels that change by record, entry, serial value, or current date and time, rather than requiring entirely fixed designs. An integrated web server provides browser-based access to printer network parameters, adding a printer-management function alongside the label editor.

The product stays focused on core barcode labeling rather than a broader automation or intelligent design platform. Its published capabilities cover barcode creation, variable data, listed data connections, printer configuration, driver installation, and printer network parameters. There are no AI features. Choose Custom Designer Tool when a free tool with common barcode formats, variable fields, familiar data sources, and printer controls meets the requirement. Consider another product when the workflow depends on AI-assisted features, a wider integration ecosystem, or capabilities beyond the documented label-design and printing scope.

Custom Designer Tool pros and cons

• Where it wins
  • Creates common 1D and 2D barcodes
  • Connects labels to Access, SQL Server, TXT, and Excel
  • Supports variable fields and printer configuration
• Where it doesn't
  • No AI features are included
  • The documented integrations center on four data-source types
  • The feature set focuses on label creation and printing

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Last updated 7 Oct 2026 · How we research and update