Dymo Connect is horrible software. Not the least bit intuitive. Impossible to figure out some of the most basic things...like just trying to make a portion of a label Bold.
Should be...highlight what you want Bold, hit Bold in Text format...done. But do you think it even remotely works this way? Don't know, even after consulting Help, I still can't figure it out.
ABSOLUTE TRASH.
Each release wastes more labels. Labels start to print, fail to advance properly, then stall or 'pause' emptying the print buffer and restarting has no effect. Dymo has gone from a trusted and respected vendor to useless trash. My printer is going to Goodwill today.
On one mac I can get this to access my contacts on the other no, I have reinstalled, it doesn't even ask and therefore is useless. Unless somene has a way to add it to access contacts in catalina
"Note: Although Finder indicates that this is version 8.7.0.331, the developer states that this is version 8.7.3."
Seriously? What's wrong with Dymo that they can't even get the numbering of their own SW right? I should mention that the creation date for the installed app (cmd+i) is Friday, 11 May 2018 at 11:34, so not exactly super fresh. In fact less fresh than my previous install which was numbered 8.7.2 and dated September 2018. WTF???
(See also the version numbers on the posts below this one.)
It's a great tool for individual labels. I wouldn't be without it. But it always seems to have minor problems that are never fully resolved with new updates.
After Apple doing an update to my Mac Demo LabelWritter 450 would no longer print from my Mac I lost 5 hours of my day and life that I won't get back trying to fix something that was working before Apple stuffed it
It works for their label printers. However, if you use the Mac Address Book and have iCloud sync enabled, you get duplicate entries for every entry. I contacted support and it took 3 weeks before I got any response, and they said that's the way it works - duplicates for every entry.
OS X Yosemite 10.10.3 on late 2012 iMac 27in, 9/23/15
I had some trouble with this, printer wasn't recognized after installing. I did eventually get it to work :
Go to System Preferences > Printers & Scanners, then click the + button, bottom left. The Dymo printer was in the list. Select, then in the Use dropdown box, click Select Software. In the Filter box, type Dymo, and look for the model of your particular printer. Click OK then Add. This instantly solved the issue, and the printer works great now! It's possible that this still needs to be installed first, but not sure.
BEWARE: After an update to the public release of OS 10.10, the app asked to install this update. After the update installed, the drivers that were apparently updated for Dymo Labelwriter Pro and Dymo Labelwriter 450 Twin Turbo were hosed to the point of causing a consistent crash with a log, even when used with another app called Endicia, which prints labels and postage to the Dymo printers. Please post your experience.
I don't use DYMO's label software, so I won't speak to that, but I do use DYMO Stamps and BeLight's Labels & Addresses with a DYMO LaserWriter Twin Turbo (older, but works great) and I can definitely say that this release restored my ability to print both labels and stamps. For me, it's a 5 star App because it does what I need. Happy to have working driver!
Version 8.4.2.9 is the latest version that seems to work on my 2009 MacBook Pro 17" running OS X 10.8.3. Version 8.5 does not work and in fact, removes a file called DYMO_LabelWriter_400.ppd from the hidden cups location. Also version 8.5 does not recognize my USB connected Labelwriter 400.
Finally, under previous versions of Mountain Lion I was able to print a label using the software while the printer was disconnected, then carry my laptop over to the printer, connect it and have the labels print. Under 8.4.2.9 and OS X 10.8.3, doing this causes the printer to show as disconnected even after physical connection with no (known to me) remedy short of yanking the entire Dymo installation, installing 8.4.2.9 from scratch and scrounging a copy of DYMO_LabelWriter_400.ppd from an old backup.
To summarize my experience under ML 10.8.3: I need to ALWAYS connect the Dymo printer prior to hitting the Print button on their software and stick with this version rather than updating to 8.5.
I managed to get v8.4.2.9 working on my MBP Core 2 Duo running Mountain Lion and connected via USB. Main problem was that the installer would run satisfactorily, then in the OS X Printers and Scanners Preference Pane, I would try to Add (+) my Dymo 400 printer and the Name and Location of the printer were shown, but the driver could not be found. Also, the Dymo Label app could not find the printer and advised reinstallation. This did not help. Using EasyFind, I removed all Files containing the string “Dymo” in them except for the cups Dymo 400 Labelwriter.PPD and a cups filter “rastertodymo.” I had to enable EasyFind to look for hidden files and folders and iTweax to make hidden files appear in the Finder. By the way, the Dymo uninstaller is a joke. Fuggetaboutit. I then installed v8.4.2.9 with the Dymo unplugged and plugged it in only at the end as recommended. I still had no luck with the Add Printer Preference Pane and the Dymo Label app. On a hunch (or last gasp), I restarted the machine and suddenly everything worked. The Dymo 400 was there; I didn't even need to “Add” it; it was already there. The Dymo Label app worked. I restored my “DYMO Label Software” folder to my Documents folder as that is where my custom labels are stored. Seems to me that this company has terrible documentation which leads to a terrible experience. However the software, once installed, seems to work well enough. Apologies for the long post.
This version appears to be permanently DOA on Mountain Lion. The Dymo site lists a more recent version -- 8.4.2, from 01-Nov-2012 -- which might work under Mountain Lion 10.8.2 with models more recent than the LabelWriter 400. Good luck.
https://dymo.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/101
I am trying to print UPC-A barcodes on Dymo barbell labels but the barcode will not fit even when you select "small" in label writer software. Nor will it allow you to manually adjust the resolution.
This version actually made my Dymo 330 Turbo work on my computer and is an easy and convenient software for quick layouts on my label printer on demand
This fixed my Mac 10.8 server and 10.7.4 laptop. For some reason, I was not able to push the installer through Apple Remote Desktop and have it work, I had to manually run it, but it made a handful of my customers really happy to be able to use their beloved Dymo again.
Love my Dymo Labelwriter 400, but sadly this software has lost support for using the Dymo as a shared printer on a Mac network when running OSX 10.8 :(
I have 2 iMacs in my office and could print my labels from either of them in 10.68 by enabling printer sharing via system preferences.
This feature worked fine on both Macs in 10.68, but refuses to in OSX 10.8.
It prints okay directly from USB on the host iMac, but when I try and add the Dymo as a shared printer on the networked imac (running OSX 10.8), I get a message saying 'The software for the printer you are trying to install is no longer supported. Please contact the servers administrator'
I was hoping this update (8.4.1.1) would resolve this issue, but sadly it does not.
Please fix this frustrating problem ASAP, as I cannot properly use the label writer as it currently is.
Thanks
Just to clarify that I am using Dymo software v8.4.1.1803 on both iMacs. The host iMac is running OSX10.68 and has the printer connected via USB (printer sharing enabled in system preferences).
The other iMac used to be able to see and print to the Dymo like any other shared printer, but since the recent update of one iMac to OSX10.8, this has become impossible.
It still see's the printer, but when you try and add it you get the error message.
Please fix, as it's the only thing stopping me from installing OSX10.8 on both iMacs.
Thanks
Love my Dymo Labelwriter 400, but sadly this software has lost support for using the Dymo as a shared printer on a network in OSX10.8 :(
I have 2 iMacs in my office and could print my labels from the networked iMac just by enabling printer sharing on the host Mac in 10.68.
This feature worked fine in OSX 10.68, but is now broken in 10.8.
When I try and add the Dymo as a printer on the networked imac (running OSX 10.8), I now get a message saying 'The software for the printer you are trying to install is no longer supported. Please contact the servers administrator'
I was hoping this update would resolve this issue, but sadly it does not.
Please fix this frustrating problem ASAP.
Many thanks
Geoff
The installer will seemingly hang forever ( OX X 10.7.3 ) and not complete the installation. However, it seems that the way to get this thing installed is to let the installer just hang at "one minute left" for say 30 minutes.. then navigate to the Applications folder and start the Dymo app. After the app has launched you then connect the printer by USB and print something.. this will work just fine. You then shut down the app again and then the installer app will suddenly give you a promt telling you that the installation is finished and everything is OK. This is pretty dysfunctional behaviour. Dymo should be able to do better. Apart from the installation isssues, the software works pretty well. No major complaints there.
I dont know who writes this crap but he shouldnt be allowed near a light switch let alone a software package. The installer just runs, installs the new app, launches it and just hangs, never completing the install. Absolutely hopeless - if it wasn't for the fact that I need a labelwriter I would rather stick my head in an outside toilet than use this software. I suppose I said that because both items are full of crap.
Contrary to the DYMO information, the 330Turbo will not run under Lion. The DYMO info says it is supported (for my model 90884, using a USB connection). It does not work. Even after installing an reinstalling, copying old Snow Leopard files, it does not work.
DYMO's claims are false about the 330.
When I use Bootcamp (for Windows) on my MacBook Pro, the 330 Turbo works fine.
DYMO has failed the Mac users on the 330 series. They just weren't willing to look at the requirements of Lion and update their software.
I give them a one star for their Mac support. On the PC side, three stars
This has got to be one of the most awful pieces of software ever made for Mac. Over the last 20 years, neither CoStar nor DYMO have ever been able to get it right for Mac users. The interface is pathetic. The "import wizard" is useless. Tried "wizarding" all my address books from version 7.x into version 8.3.1.1539 and couldn't print a single label. Reverted back to version 7.x. Can anyone recommend a label printer with decent software? I am so sick and tired of this company and their feeble attempts to support Mac users. What a joke.
Finally. Hours and hours of trying to find the driver on the Dymo website and it's not there!!!
Darn if I could not find the installer disc for my LabelWriter 330 after all these years!
The directions to look in the user/library/printers folder sent me to the old back up hard drive and presto, there it was, the LabelWriter 330 driver, Ver 6.5 all 475k of it.
Copied it over to the OS X 10.6.7 printers folder, closed all the open windows and then erased the current label writer (DYMO 007) and reinstalled the LabelWriter one more time, this time I had a choice of drivers, the DYMO driver (no not this one) or the LabelWriter 330 (finally) and viola, the Dymo software no longer says no driver found, and the printing works like a charm.
Labels and Addresses now works correctly as well. When the driver was the DYMO driver the Labels and Addresses would try to print a label, actually it would print on a label, but the fields were completely misaligned, now it's the way it used to be with Mail Factory.
If anyone needs a copy of the driver I will send it to a few people and they can then share it further!
Thank you for the suggestion to look for the old driver, having lost the installer disc, I had no clue what to look for.
You can be sure I will be burning this to a CD and keeping it safe.
Finally. Hours and hours of trying to find the driver on the Dymo website and it's not there!!!
Darn if I could not find the installer disc for my LabelWriter 330 after all these years!
The directions to look in the user/library/printers folder sent me to the old back up hard drive and presto, there it was, the LabelWriter 330 driver, Ver 6.5 all 475k of it.
Copied it over to the OS X 10.6.7 printers folder, closed all the open windows and then erased the current label writer (DYMO 007) and reinstalled the LabelWriter one more time, this time I had a choice of drivers, the DYMO driver (no not this one) or the LabelWriter 330 (finally) and viola, the Dymo software no longer says no driver found, and the printing works like a charm.
Labels and Addresses now works correctly as well. When the driver was the DYMO driver the Labels and Addresses would try to print a label, actually it would print on a label, but the fields were completely misaligned, now it's the way it used to be with Mail Factory.
If anyone needs a copy of the driver I will send it to a few people and they can then share it further!
Thank you for the suggestion to look for the old driver, having lost the installer disc, I had no clue what to look for.
You can be sure I will be burning this to a CD and keeping it safe.
Anyone want a FREE DYMO LabelWriter 450????
If you have any 300 series LabelWriter, call DYMO tech support and tell them you have upgraded to Lion and it doesn't work.
The company policy (though not publicized) is that they will let you send it in and exchange it for a new LabelWriter 450.
Anyone want a FREE DYMO LabelWriter 450????
If you have any 300 series LabelWriter, call DYMO tech support and tell them you have upgraded to Lion and it doesn't work.
The company policy (though not publicized) is that they will let you send it in and exchange it for a new LabelWriter 450.
The list above mentions support for the 330 (mine is model 93033). This is not correct. The software does NOT include drivers for the 330 model, and the installer confirms this:
Printer Support
DYMO Label v.8 supports the following printer models:
LabelWriter 450
LabelWriter 450 Turbo
LabelWriter 450 Twin Turbo
LabelWriter 450 Duo
LabelWriter 4XL
LabelWriter SE450
LabelWriter 400
LabelWriter 400 Turbo
LabelWriter Duo
LabelWriter Twin Turbo
LabelManager PCII
LabelManager 420P
LabelManager PnP
LabelManager 450
LabelManager 450D
LabelPoint 350
Earlier LabelWriter printer models are NOT supported by this version of DYMO Label software. In addition, the printers in the list above are only supported when connected through a USB port on your Macintosh computer.
There is no sign of 330 listed in the compatible printers, and it says earlier models are not supported.
Thanks Dymo. #Not
The very latest software which came out yesterday purports to support the 330 but the only driver available is just labeled "Twin Turbo" and it doesn't print out correctly. I am now forced to buy a Turbo 450. I just switched to Labels & Addresses and will start my database all over again. I no longer wish to support this company.
Horrible software, totally not Mac-like, obviously a weak port of the Windows version -- but pretty much the only way to effectively use your DYMO Labelwriter...
Hi I'm having trouble with my MacBook Pro Ver 10.6.8 and the Dymo labelwriter 400 software. I've tried a number of times to download the software and it seems to download okay, but when I go to open the program its declines saying I do not have the correct driver running the printer. the only driver option on my printer list is Dymo Label Printer which I select. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks Gary
Software is a PC port, which means complicated and non Mac like. The manual is more misleading than useful. Labels can not be easily customized. Addresses are printed in Europe in a wrong format.
Hey Dymo, the world is not US only!
Since upgrading to 10.6.7 the label files are all greyed out. Version7 of the software which is less elegant but more functional, just keeps working on. No update for 10 months - where have these guys been?
What a breath of fresh air, as far as niche printers go on the Mac platform. The drivers are top-notch, the interface is easy to use, and it links into Mac environments like Address Book like a breeze. I'm testing the unit for a client, using a LabelWriter 400 and am thoroughly impressed with how well the app works. Plus, you can save labels you make so that you're not starting from scratch every time you want to output one label for a specific purpose that you may engage in only infrequently. One major upside: my client couldn't find replacement labels locally for his printer. This app made it a snap to identify and order replacement labels. Really nice tool. I only docked it a point under features because it's not a 64-bit Snow Leopard app.
