@thermal-label/labelmanager-node

Node.js USB driver for DYMO LabelManager / LabelPoint D1 tape printers.

Use this package to discover connected printers and print text or images from Node.js.

Install

pnpm add @thermal-label/labelmanager-node

npm install @thermal-label/labelmanager-node

Quick Start

import { openPrinter } from '@thermal-label/labelmanager-node';

const printer = await openPrinter();
await printer.printText('Hello DYMO', { tapeWidth: 12 });
printer.close();

Usage

Discover printers

import { listPrinters } from '@thermal-label/labelmanager-node';

const printers = await listPrinters();
console.log(printers);

Print an image

import { openPrinter } from '@thermal-label/labelmanager-node';

const printer = await openPrinter();
await printer.printImage('./label.png', { tapeWidth: 12, dither: true });
printer.close();

Linux setup helper

import { generateUdevRules } from '@thermal-label/labelmanager-node';

console.log(generateUdevRules());

Requirements

• Node.js 24 or newer.
• Access to the printer's USB Printer-class interface.
• Linux users typically need udev rules and usb_modeswitch.
• Optional image decoding dependency: @napi-rs/canvas (required for image file and buffer decoding).

Links

• Homepage: https://thermal-label.github.io/labelmanager/
• Repository: https://github.com/thermal-label/labelmanager
• Issues: https://github.com/thermal-label/labelmanager/issues

Supported hardware

8 devices — 1 verified · 0 partial · 1 broken · 6 untested

| Model | Key | USB PID | Transports | Status | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------- | ------- | ---------- | ----------- | | LabelManager 280 | LM_280 | 0x1006 | USB | ⏳ untested | | LabelManager 400 | LM_400 | 0x0013 | USB | ⏳ untested | | LabelManager 420P | LM_420P | 0x1004 | USB | ⏳ untested | | LabelManager PC | LM_PC | 0x0011 | USB | ⏳ untested | | LabelManager PnP | LM_PNP | 0x1002 | USB | ✅ verified | | LabelManager Wireless PnP | LM_WIRELESS_PNP | 0x1008 | USB | ⏳ untested | | LabelPoint 350 | LABELPOINT_350 | 0x0015 | USB | ⏳ untested | | MobileLabeler | MOBILE_LABELER | 0x1009 | USB | ❌ broken |

Click any model to open its detail page on the docs site, where engines, supported media, and verification reports live. The same data backs the interactive cross-driver table.

License

MIT