Epson Label Editor Mobile

The software is good as far as manufacturer-mandated software goes. I’m not constantly bumping into breaking bugs or anything like that. It’s still unpleasant to use, though. Custom fonts mostly work, but sometimes have intermittent issues where text boxes lose their kerning. Saving/reloading the label usually fixes the problem. The alignment tools are sufficient for small labels, though more features for layout and placement, like adjustable grid lines at minimum, would be very helpful. The lack of any current label-specific features beyond size detection is really unfortunate, too. It would be great if the app could tell me what color of label the currently inserted cartridge is so I don’t have to open up my printer or do a test print to find out. And some specialty labels like the cable wrap labels would benefit a ton from having specialized UI for their specific limitations and features. I could go on, but small deficiencies in the feature set like explained above add up to the point where most of my saved labels aren’t for label content that I’d like to reuse, but instead are a set of templates I have made to work around various limitations of the software. The minimum functionality to print is there, I have yet to need to print a label where the software was totally incapable of getting the job done, but this has come at a great cost to my time and patience.

Connection is always stable, software is pretty intuitive and easy to figure out. The main issue I have is that every time you print a label, it begins by feeding 1/2” of tape, then cuts it, then begins printing. So you end up wasting a half inch of unusable tape each time you hit print, and there is no way to turn that off. It’s an incredible waste, and if you are doing a lot of smaller jobs, you run out of label tape much faster. I would give this review 5 stars if there was a way to turn that function off, or maybe have it do it once when a roll is inserted, and then not do it again until a new roll is inserted. Of course, Epson wouldn’t do that as I’m sure it would have a hit on their label sales.

I have been enjoying this LabelMaker for a couple of years. It has worked well and provided a tremendous creative outlet while helping me to be organized. Today I tried to make a label and the app crashes when I touch any part of the screen. I rebooted my phone, and deleted and reinstalled the app twice, of course, losing my saved data. It still crashes, and I am unable to make a label. Please fix the app so that my investment in the machine and the additional assorted tapes does not go to waste.