BarTender Life Cycle Schedule
As our technology evolves, our latest BarTender editions increase in capabilities and capacities to do more than what was possible before. In addition to new features and functionalities, the latest release of BarTender continues to be even easier to use helping reduce training time and making your print operations more efficient. If you are not running the latest version of BarTender, learn more below to see how you can get updated today.
| BarTender Version | Release Date | EOS (End of Support) | Status |
| BarTender 11.4 | March 10, 2025 | TBD | Supported |
| BarTender 2022 | April 26, 2022 | April 30, 2028 | Supported |
| BarTender 2021 | November 2, 2020 | November 30, 2026 | Supported |
| BarTender 2019 | April 8, 2019 | April 30, 2025* | Unsupported |
| BarTender 2016 | Nov 11, 2015 | April 30, 2023 | Unsupported |
| BarTender 10 and earlier | March 1, 2012 | March 1, 2018 | Unsupported |
*To help customers update from BarTender 2019 to the latest version, extended support is available for licenses with an active subscription. Contact our renewals team for more details.
How to Update
How to Update
New BarTender features available:
New BarTender features available:
Driverless Remote Printing
Immediately start printing and RFID encoding without installing printer drivers on the Print Portal server, minimizing IT workload
Online Template Library
Quickly adapt to new regulatory mandates with a single, online library containing the most current label templates – updated instantly
Improved Labeling Stability
Mitigate service vulnerabilities with compatibility for supported business systems including .NET 8 and Windows Server 2025
Robust Label Printing
Ensure compliance and experience greater customization with support for GS1 V24 and Google Fonts
Print-Time Efficiency
Increase label accuracy and reduce print operator errors with improved print-time record selection and label template proofing
Enhanced PDF Support
Expanded PDF printing support for emerging applications through the native PDF print engine
