Windows

Browser Print agent for Windows

A small system-tray app that lets any web app print to a Zebra label printer on your Windows PC — over USB or your network. Wire-compatible with Zebra's official Browser Print, so the same web tools that work on the Zebra Mac/Windows agents work here unchanged.

What this is for

Browsers can't talk to USB devices directly. This app runs a tiny local service that bridges the gap: web apps send raw ZPL to https://localhost:9101/write, and the app forwards it to your connected Zebra printer.

Comes with a full Settings app — diagnostics, label calibration, quality presets (Speed / Default / Quality / Barcodes), per-printer offset tuning, and a per-site approval flow that matches Zebra's official agent. Adds network printer support the stock agent doesn't have.

Read the protocol spec →

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Windows 10 / 11 (x64)

MSI installer — double-click to install agent + auto-start service

pppro-browser-windows_*_x64.msi

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Installing the .msi (recommended)

Double-click pppro-browser-windows_…_x64.msi in your Downloads folder.
Windows SmartScreen may show "Windows protected your PC". Click More info → Run anyway.
UAC will prompt for admin permission — click Yes. The installer copies the agent to C:\Program Files\Print Platform Pro Browser\, registers it as a Windows service, and starts it.
The printer icon appears in your system tray within a few seconds. Right-click → Settings to add your printers and run a test print.

The SmartScreen warning is a one-time bypass while EV code-signing is being set up. Once signed it goes away — installs become a straight double-click.

Fleet deployments (Intune / SCCM / Group Policy)

For scripted rollouts, grab the .zip instead — contains the .exe + USBPRINT.sys-compatible binaries + Install.bat / Uninstall.bat for non-interactive deploys.

pppro-browser-windows_latest_windows_amd64.zip ↓

Unzip — you'll get the agent .exe and the install scripts.
Run Install.bat as administrator — copies the agent, registers the service, and starts it for the current session.
For silent unattended deploys, run the .msi with msiexec /i pppro-browser-windows_…_x64.msi /qn.

What's included

USB Zebra printers — auto-discovered via SetupAPI + the built-in USBPRINT.sys driver. ZD220, ZD230, ZD420, ZD421, ZT411, ZT421, ZQ511 and the rest of the Zebra line — anything with Zebra USB vendor 0x0a5f.
Network printers — add by IP address (Zebra ZT/ZD models with Ethernet or Wi-Fi). Standard JetDirect / port 9100 raw socket.
Settings app with five tabs: Status, Approved sites, Printers, Test prints (11 sample labels), and About / Licensing.
Diagnostics & calibration — full Zebra status reports, auto-calibration, speed/darkness presets matched to Zebra's own ZebraDesigner defaults.
Per-site approval flow — the agent prompts you before letting a new website print to your hardware.

System requirements

Windows: 10 (1809+) or Windows 11 — 64-bit only.
Chip: x64 (Intel / AMD). ARM64 build queued.
USB printer: any Zebra ZD/ZT/ZQ/ZM model.
Trial: 30-day free trial activates automatically on first launch — no sign-up required to try.

Found a bug or need help? Get in touch with our support team.

Currently unsigned while EV code-signing is being set up. Windows SmartScreen will ask for one Run-anyway bypass on first install; once signed the prompt goes away.