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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 VersionRelease DateEOS (End of Support)
BarTender 12Feb 20, 2026March 31, 2032
BarTender 11.4 -11.XMarch 10, 2025March 31, 2031
BarTender 2022April 26, 2022April 30, 2028
BarTender 2021November 2, 2020November 30, 2026
BarTender 2019April 8, 2019April 30, 2025
BarTender 2016Nov 11, 2015April 30, 2023
BarTender 10 and earlierMarch 1, 2012March 1, 2018

How to Update 

New BarTender features available:

Product Release Notes

June 17, 2026

BarTender 12.3 expands location management and insights and enhances print-time usability

Building on the launch of integrated labeling and tracking, BarTender 12.3 gives your organization greater visibility and control across your labeling and tracking operations. The latest release for Labeling and Track & Trace introduces new tracking dashboards for managing site locations from a single interface, adds labeling insights for a clearer view of your printing activity, and enhances Intelligent Forms to make print-time data entry more intuitive.
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May 28, 2026

BarTender introduces Virtual Print Queue and expands print history to tighten label printing control

BarTender Cloud’s update introduces a Virtual Print Queue, longer print history retention, and multi‑page Intelligent Forms to streamline high‑volume printing, improve compliance, and simplify complex labeling workflows.
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May 14, 2026

BarTender introduces integrated labeling and tracking to deliver complete visibility instantly

BarTender’s latest release unifies labeling with item-level tracking, automatically registering items as labels are printed. With new Track & Trace APIs that sync to ERP and WMS systems, organizations gain real-time visibility, fewer errors, and stronger supply chain control.
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