EgoPDF.Zpl 1.0.0-preview.1

.NET 8.0 This package targets .NET 8.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher.
This is a prerelease version of EgoPDF.Zpl. 
dotnet add package EgoPDF.Zpl --version 1.0.0-preview.1
                    


                    

                
NuGet\Install-Package EgoPDF.Zpl -Version 1.0.0-preview.1
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package. 
<PackageReference Include="EgoPDF.Zpl" Version="1.0.0-preview.1" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
<PackageVersion Include="EgoPDF.Zpl" Version="1.0.0-preview.1" />
                    


                            Directory.Packages.props
                        

                    

                
<PackageReference Include="EgoPDF.Zpl" />
                    


                            Project file
For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package. 
paket add EgoPDF.Zpl --version 1.0.0-preview.1
                    


                    

                
#r "nuget: EgoPDF.Zpl, 1.0.0-preview.1"
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package. 
#:package EgoPDF.Zpl@1.0.0-preview.1
#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package. 
#addin nuget:?package=EgoPDF.Zpl&version=1.0.0-preview.1&prerelease
                    


                            Install as a Cake Addin
                        

                    

                
#tool nuget:?package=EgoPDF.Zpl&version=1.0.0-preview.1&prerelease
                    


                            Install as a Cake Tool

EgoPDF.Zpl

Render Zebra Programming Language (ZPL II) labels to PDF using EgoPDF.Generator and ZXing.Net.

Preview. The API is in flux. Bug reports and PRs welcome; expect breaking changes between preview versions.

Quick start

using Ego.PDF;
using Ego.PDF.Data;
using Ego.Pdf.Zpl;

using var pdf = new FPdf("label.pdf");
pdf.SetUnitConverionFactor(UnitEnum.Point, 203);

// Optional: load a TTF for the monospace ZPL fonts (^A?, ^CFA).
// Without this, ^A? falls back to whatever font is currently set.
pdf.LoadFont("robotomonob", "path/to/RobotoMono-Bold.ttf");
pdf.AddFont("robotomonob", "");
pdf.SetFont("helvetica", "B", 16);

var zpl = new PdfZpl(pdf, dpi: 203);
zpl.SetLabelSize(812, 1218);           // 4" x 6" at 203 dpi
zpl.SetVariableFont("helvetica", "B"); // mapped to ZPL font "0"
zpl.SetMonospaceFont("robotomonob");   // mapped to ZPL fonts "A".."V"

zpl.Print(@"
^XA
^FO50,50^FDHello from EgoPDF.Zpl!^FS
^FO50,200^BCN,80,N,N,N^FD12345678^FS
^XZ
");

pdf.Close();

Supported ZPL commands

Layout

^XA / ^XZ, ^FO, ^FT, ^FD, ^FS, ^FX, ^FH, ^FW, ^FR, ^FB, ^FN, ^CF, ^CI, ^LH, ^LL, ^PW, ^DF + ^XF (template + field substitution), ^A? (A-V, plus the proportional ^A0).

Graphics

^GB, ^GC, ^GE, ^GD, ^GF (inline ASCII bitmap with the ZPL RLE compression), ^XG (recall a host-registered graphic via PdfZpl.RegisterGraphic(name, filePath)).

Barcodes

ZPL command Symbology
^BC Code 128
^B3 Code 39
^B2 Interleaved 2 of 5
^BK Codabar
^BE EAN-13
^B8 EAN-8
^BU UPC-A
^B9 UPC-E
^BM MSI
^B7 PDF417
^BQ QR Code
^BX Data Matrix
^BO Aztec

All 1D symbologies honour orientation N (no rotation) and B (rotated 90° CCW). 2D symbologies honour N, B, R, I.

What it doesn't do

  • Print to a Zebra device. Output is PDF, not ZPL → ZPL.
  • Implement the full ZPL command surface. Printer-state commands (^MD, ^PR, ^JM, ^IL, ^IS, ^DG, ^DY, ^DU, ^LR, ^LS, ^PM, ^PO, ^PF) are silently accepted as no-ops.
  • Reproduce Zebra's bitmap fonts byte-for-byte — the package uses whatever TTF the host registers, so visible metrics differ slightly from what a real printer would emit. Pre-pick a label width to match the physical roll if you care about absolute sizing.

Targets

  • net8.0
  • net9.0

License

MIT. "ZPL" and "Zebra" are trademarks of Zebra Technologies; this package is not affiliated with or endorsed by them.

Product Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
.NET net8.0 is compatible.  net8.0-android was computed.  net8.0-browser was computed.  net8.0-ios was computed.  net8.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net8.0-macos was computed.  net8.0-tvos was computed.  net8.0-windows was computed.  net9.0 is compatible.  net9.0-android was computed.  net9.0-browser was computed.  net9.0-ios was computed.  net9.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net9.0-macos was computed.  net9.0-tvos was computed.  net9.0-windows was computed.  net10.0 was computed.  net10.0-android was computed.  net10.0-browser was computed.  net10.0-ios was computed.  net10.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net10.0-macos was computed.  net10.0-tvos was computed.  net10.0-windows was computed. 
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Version Downloads Last Updated
1.0.0-preview.1 36 5/22/2026

1.0.0-preview.1: first public preview. Renders the common ZPL II label features to PDF via EgoPDF.Generator 2.1.0+. Not affiliated with Zebra Technologies; "Zebra" and "ZPL" are trademarks of Zebra Technologies.