EPL Viewer

Open and view EPL labels online. Paste Eltron Programming Language (EPL2) commands from your legacy label templates and see exactly what the printer will produce — without firing up the old LP2844 in the corner of the warehouse.

Modern Zebra code? Use the ZPL viewer. Also available: TSPL and DPL viewers.

Paste your EPL code

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Native EPL2 rendering by LabelZoom's own engine.

Inspect legacy templates without legacy hardware.

Nothing to install — view labels in the browser.

How to view an EPL label online

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    Copy the EPL commands from your template or capture file (typically starting with N and ending with P1).

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    Paste them into the viewer above — Eltron-era desktop printers are 8 dpmm / 203 dpi, the default setting.

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    Click Quick Preview to render the label on screen. Download as PNG for documentation or migration notes.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about viewing EPL labels with LabelZoom.

What is EPL?
EPL (Eltron Programming Language, usually EPL2) is the command language of the Eltron printer line that Zebra acquired — think LP2844 and the many desktop printers that shipped with EPL firmware. It's plain-text commands (N, A for text, B for barcodes, P to print) and still runs in countless warehouses and shipping stations today.
How do I view an EPL label without the printer?
Paste the EPL commands into the viewer above and click Quick Preview. LabelZoom's engine interprets EPL natively and renders the label on screen exactly as the printer would — which beats printing test labels on a production printer just to check a layout.
My printer supports both EPL and ZPL. Which viewer do I use?
Match the viewer to the code, not the printer. Many Zebra desktop printers (GK420, GX430) accept both languages. If your label starts with commands like N and A50,50,0,... it's EPL — use this page. If it starts with ^XA it's ZPL — use the ZPL viewer.
We're migrating off legacy EPL printers. Can LabelZoom help?
Yes — that's a common reason people need an EPL viewer at all: understanding old templates during a migration. LabelZoom's engine reads EPL and writes modern formats, and our REST API automates the conversion at fleet scale. Talk to us about migration tooling.