Best Label Makers in the UK

Brother is a trusted brand that has been producing high-quality consumer electronics for ages now. The company offers a great selection of different printers, including not only manual ones but also small label makers that will make the organising process much quicker and easier. And the P-touch (PTH110) is a good example of that.

To begin with, the device is compatible with the Brother TZe label tapes that boast amazing quality. The paper is available in various colours, sizes, and types. It is durable and resistant to mechanical impact, water, UV radiation, and drastic changes in temperature. Thus, you can be sure the label will remain in good condition for a long time. Plus, the tapes come with very strong adhesive and always stay in place.

With the help of this machine, you will be able to make labels for paper files, CDs, packages, and more. In addition to this, the model boasts a cable marking feature. Thanks to that, you will be able to neatly organise wires, adapters, and other cables.

To make your labels more interesting and attention-grabbing, you can change fonts, styles, and sizes. You can fit up to 250 symbols on one label. The printer uses thermal transfer printing technology that ensures that the text will stay in place and will stay visible over time.

The Brother P-Touch PT-D210 is small in size but big in features. Whilst the model can also be used at home, we would classify it as a perfect office organisation tool first and foremost. But, as much as we appreciate its size and what this device can do on the organisation front, its biggest selling point is not that.

No, what sells this product before these attributes is the 27 integrated templates that the model comes loaded with. With these templates, you can forget about settling for simple, uninspired labels. Instead, you can create various decorative labels. Type in the required text and print and the P-touch D210VP will do the rest, automatically setting the font style as well as the size. Within seconds, the label will be application-ready.

But, back to the label maker's build, the model measures 6.8 x 15.7 x 14.9 centimetres, which is beyond compact. Likewise, this device caps at 490 grammes weight-wise, enabling easy transportation. The black housing looks about as presentable as these devices should look, and the layout is pretty ergonomic, with sufficient spacing between the buttons. Sure, they're quite small, so an occasional misclick will be unavoidable, but you could not have designed a more ergonomic layout without also increasing the model's size, which would somewhat defeat its initial purpose, so we're not complaining here.

Those who seek a device with the best price-to-quality ratio may be interested in the Dymo LabelManager 160. This printer boasts great functionality and is generally very convenient in use, making the labelling job even easier.

First and foremost, this model is slightly smaller than its counterparts. With the dimensions of 20 x 10 x 7 centimetres, it is easy to carry around. Plus, the model is relatively lightweight (around 360 grammes), so you can carry it around without experiencing any fatigue. Yet, despite being compact and small in size, this device features a convenient QWERTY keyboard that allows you to easily type the needed text on your labels. As for the power source, the model works on disposable batteries or rechargeable accumulators (both need to be purchased separately), which adds to its portability as you won’t be tied to the socket.

Apart from printing different text on labels, there are several other things you can customise on your labels. The printer allows you to choose one of 6 font sizes, 8 text styles, 4 boxes plus underlines, 228 symbols, and even clip-art images. Thanks to that, you will be able to create unique and catchy labels that will immediately grab people’s attention. A printer like this one will be a good choice for different places such as offices, warehouses, shops, manufacturing, and so on.

The Phomemo D30 is even more compact than the previous label makers but the difference makes sense considering that this device is cut from a very different cloth, so to speak. Whereas the models that we've reviewed before were standalone label machines that can print without connecting to a PC or laptop first, this one works from iOS or Android-enabled devices. Using the integrated Bluetooth module, the Phomemo D30 can (and should) be paired with a smartphone, tablet, or anything in-between that runs on Android or iOS. Then, the Label Master application comes into play.

With this app, you can switch between standard printing, continuous printing, as well as multi-line printing. The app will also let you design the label. Using Label Master, you'll be able to pick from white labels, round labels, transparent labels, labels with various patterns, and more.

At the same time, the application's multi-functional templates will speed up the editing process, so you'll be spending less time creating labels and more time printing them. The templates include symbols templates, date templates, font templates, and time templates. Needless to say, these templates should expedite the editing part quite a bit.

That being said, 'more time printing' is an exaggeration since the model's printing speed is almost absurd. Reaching 60 millimetres per second, this device pumps out labels like nobody's business, enabling large-volume printing and covering even commercial mass-production needs. You'll also be able to choose labels between 5 and 15 millimetres wide. With these, you can label food containers, storage bins, flash drives, school supplies, you name the item.

The Dymo Omega S0717930 is also a somewhat different breed that has very little in common with the label makers that we've gathered on this list. In some ways, this is a more basic machine. In other ways, it is a more sophisticated device.

Whilst previous label printers use thermal transferring, this one sticks with an embossing technology. As you would expect, things are a lot less complicated with the embossing approach. Sure, you cannot create decorative labels. You can't even 'play' with transparent or round labels.

That said, the model will let you toggle between different tape colours, sizes, and types, so you should have no problem creating unique labels. With the label maker's 49-character wheel, you can print prints letters, numbers, as well as a few unique symbols. The characters come out sharp and crisp. Tab-cut, you can make these characters <3.7-millimetres high. One can make an argument that its biggest sin is that 'a few' is an accurate assessment and the model could use more unique symbols with the next iteration.

Again, the machine's fairly basic. Even children will be able to figure out its turn-and-click labelling system within seconds. But its more appealing accomplishment is the fact that this device works without batteries, so you can print as much as you want/need without replacing batteries or recharging them.