Software piracy is illegal and unethical. Bartender 2016 and other Seagull Scientific products require valid licenses to ensure compliance with licensing agreements and to support Continued software development.

The Free Edition: Seagull Scientific offers a Free Edition of BarTender. While it has limitations regarding automated data sourcing, it allows you to design and print professional labels using all of the software's design tools.

: The Integration Builder (replacing Commander from earlier versions) allows the software to automatically print in response to data transactions or SDK requests from other systems.

: Higher editions like Professional and Automation excel at connecting to external data sources, including Excel, CSV, and SQL databases, enabling dynamic data-driven printing.