Operating system
Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7 and Vista.
Windows Server 2016, Server 2012 and 2012 R2, Server 2008 and 2008 R2.
Includes all 32-bit and 64-bit (x64) editions.
Hard disk and memory (minimum)
Basic and Professional Editions (32-bit)
1 GB RAM
2 GB free hard drive space
Basic and Professional Editions (64-bit)
2 GB RAM
3 GB free hard drive space
Automation and Enterprise Automation Editions (32-bit)
4 GB RAM
20 GB free hard drive space (to allow sufficient space for logs)
Automation and Enterprise Automation Editions (64-bit)
8 GB RAM
20 GB free hard drive space (to allow sufficient space for logs)

Display resolution (recommended)

1024 x 768 or higher

.NET Framework
The .NET Framework 4.0 is required. The BarTender installer will automatically install all required .NET Framework components.

Optional database

Logging of print jobs and event messages requires either

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express or higher (Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Express included with BarTender), or
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 or higher (purchased from a database vendor)

Language support

International editions can switch the UI on demand between 23 languages: Chinese (Simplified & Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese (European & Brazilian), Polish, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai and Turkish.

Barcode support

Includes over 400 preformatted, ready-to-use barcode components based on 95 barcode symbologies and more than a dozen barcode standards. Also includes a large number of sample compliance label designs.

Linear barcode symbologies

Codabar
Code 39 (Full ASCII and Regular)
Code 93
Code 128
EAN-8
EAN-13 (with and without 2 and 5 digit add-ons)
GS1-128
GS1 DataBar (formerly RSS, all four non-stacked variants)
Interleaved 2-of-5
ITF-14
JAN-8
JAN-13 (with and without 2 and 5 digit add-ons)
MSI Plessey
RSS (see GS1 DataBar)
Telepen
Trioptic
UPC-A (with and without 2 and 5 digit add-ons)
UPC-E (with and without 2 and 5 digit add-ons)

2D, matrix, and stacked symbol symbologies

Aztec Code
Data Matrix
GS1 Composite (13 variants)
GS1 DataBar (formerly RSS
3 stacked variants)
GS1 DataMatrix
GS1 QR
MaxiCode
Micro QR Code
MicroPDF417
PDF417
QR Code
RSS (see GS1 DataBar)
iQR
Postal and shipping barcode symbologies

Australia Post
Canadian Customs
Japanese Post
KIX Code
Royal Mail
UPS MaxiCode
USPS Intelligent Mail
USPS Planet
USPS Postnet
Barcode standards

GS1 Coupons
GS1 Distribution
GS1 General Applications
GS1 Health Care – Non-retail
GS1 Health Care – Retail
GS1 Pharmaceutical
GS1 Retail – General Distribution
GS1 Retail – Non-general Distribution
HIBC (Primary and Secondary)
ISBT
TLC (39 and MicroPDF417)
DUN
UPS Tracking Number
Design barcodes for almost any other standard using BarTender.
Label standards

AIAG
Caterpillar
DoD
GHS
GM 1724-A
HIBC
MIL 129 and 1189B (LOGMARS)
ODETTE
Oracle WMS
Sears
Wal-Mart
SAP AII
SSCC
TLC
UPS
USPS (includes FIM A and FIM C).
You can also design labels for almost any other standard using BarTender.
Data format standards

Encode text using almost any data format, including Unicode, ASCII, Western, Japanese, Chinese, or any other character encoding, plus custom formats. Predefined barcode components also support the following standards:

GTIN-8 (for EAN-8, JAN-8, and UPC-E components)
GTIN-12 (for UPC-A components)
GTIN-13 (for EAN-13 and JAN-13 components)
GTIN-14 (formerly EAN-14 and SCC-14; for GS1 components that use the (01) application identifier, for GS1 DataBar components, and for ITF-14 components)
SCC-18 (for GS1 barcode components that use the (00) application identifier)
Symbologies vs. Standards

Many barcode symbologies are used in more than one barcode or label standard. The standards above (which are included with BarTender) are listed by some other software companies as separate symbologies. This is misleading, because these are standards and not symbologies.

RFID tag types and data formats

EPC Gen2, EPC Class 1, ISO 18000-6b, ISO 15693, Tag-It, I-CODE, TagSys, My-d, and Picotag tag types. All EPC data formats are supported, including DoD, Wal-Mart, SGTIN, SSCC, GIAI, GID, GRAI, and SGLN, among others. (Note: RFID is not supported in the Basic Edition.)