Zebra CardStudio™ Card Design Software
Design and print professional-quality cards from your Zebra card printer with CardStudio™ Card Design Software.
CardStudio is ideal for:
- ID cards
- Access control
- Retail and loyalty cards
- Clubs and associations
- Schools and libraries
- Visitor badges
Fast and Easy way to create Great Looking Cards
Zebra CardStudio is an easy-to-learn, easy-to-operate professional card design and card issuance software suite. Whether you’re creating simple or complex designs, CardStudio offers a version for every application with three editions: Classic, Standard and Professional.
Compatible with all current and legacy Zebra card printers, including both direct-to-card and retransfer, CardStudio makes designing, encoding, printing and connecting to databases fast and efficient. And the option to print via Direct-to-Printer (D2P) technology optimizes print quality and ensures seamless design and card encoding.
Easy Upgrades
Protect your investment with software license key upgrades, no hardware or dongle required. Upgrades to more feature-rich editions are available with the simplicity of a software license key. Face Snap plug-in is also available as an option for automatically cropping and optimizing images for production.
Current Versions Available:
- P1031774-001 - Card Studio Standard
- P1031775-001 - Card Studio Professional
- P1031774-003 - Card Studio 5 user Network
VERSION COMPARISON TABLE | Classic | Standard | Professional |
DESIGN: |
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Full-color design capabilities, dual-sided cards |
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Design templates and template designer |
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Image acquisition (VFW, TWAIN, WIA, DS, FILE) |
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Multi layout card designs |
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ClipArt manager |
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BAR CODES: |
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Bar codes 1-D—Code 39, 128 |
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Bar codes 1-D—All |
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Bar codes 2-D |
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ENCODING: |
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Magnetic encoding (ISO, JIS) |
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x |
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Gen 2 RFID UHF encoding |
x |
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Contact and contactless smart card encoding |
x |
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SECURITY: |
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Signature panel, biometric management, login security |
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DATABASE: |
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MS® Excel® and CSV text files |
x |
x |
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Database connectivity MS Access®, ODBC connectivity—all databases |
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Database editing view, conditional layout printing from database/reports |
x |
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NETWORKING: |
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Network print |
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Network print server |
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Minimum System Requirements
- IBM compatible PC with a Pentium microprocessor with at least 512 MB RAM (1 GB recommended)
- Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 operating system
- Disk space: 250 MB with partial clipart or 400 MB with full clipart installed
- Mouse or other Windows-compatible pointing device
- CD-ROM 8X or greater drive
- Internet access required for software license key activation
- Printer support via CardStudio Direct-to-Printer (D2P) technology or Zebra card printer Microsoft Windows certified drivers
***Please note that software purchases can not be returned or refunded.