# PRINTOOLS

> Free browser tools for garment printers: colour matching to PTMS, halftone prep, DPI checks, heat press settings, screen lab and a price matrix builder. Plus the PRINTOOLS CRM, shop software by people who actually print. Planned for late 2026.

PRINTOOLS makes two things: the Toolbox, a set of free browser tools for garment printers (DTF, DTG, screen print, embroidery), and PRINTOOLS CRM, shop management software for print shops. Both are built by people who run a print shop. Colour references use the PRINTOOLS Matching System (PTMS), never Pantone.

## Toolbox (free, live now)

- [PRICE MATRIX BUILDER](https://www.printools.io/toolbox?tool=price-matrix): Work out what to charge per print based on your real shop costs. Enter your overhead, capacity, and setup labour to get a live pricing matrix for any method.
- [COLOUR LAB](https://www.printools.io/toolbox?tool=colour-lab): Extract colours from images, convert RGB to CMYK through a real ICC profile, and match colours to the PRINTOOLS Matching System (PTMS).
- [HALFTONE LAB](https://www.printools.io/toolbox?tool=halftone-lab): Prep artwork for DTF and DTG printing. Halftone screening, colour knockouts, levels, and print-ready PNG export. Runs in your browser.
- [TRANSPARENCY ZAPPER](https://www.printools.io/toolbox?tool=transparency-zapper): Kill the semi-transparent pixels a RIP reads as full ink before they print as underbase. One slider shows what goes in red, then you export a clean PNG at 300 DPI.
- [DPI CHECKER](https://www.printools.io/toolbox?tool=dpi-checker): Check resolution and print quality of any image. Visual quality score from 1 to 5 with colour-coded ratings.
- [BACKGROUND REMOVER](https://www.printools.io/toolbox?tool=bg-remover): Remove backgrounds from product photos and garment images. Runs in your browser, free and unlimited. Inconsistent on hair and fine detail.
- [HEAT PRESS GUIDE](https://www.printools.io/toolbox?tool=heat-press-guide): Settings for every common transfer and fabric combo. DTF, HTV, sublimation, and screen transfers. Celsius-first, press-verified.
- [SCREEN LAB](https://www.printools.io/toolbox?tool=screen-lab): Match mesh count to halftone LPI for plastisol, water-based and discharge, then nail your exposure with a step wedge test calculator. Metric-first with imperial equivalents inline.
- [PHOTOSHTOOLS](https://www.printools.io/toolbox?tool=photoshtools): Full image editor in your browser. Open, edit, and export PSDs, PNGs, JPGs and more.

## Coming to the Toolbox

- AI VECTORISER: Convert raster images to clean vector files. SVG, EPS, and PDF output powered by Vectorizer AI.
- IMAGE UPSCALER: Studio-grade upscaling for low-res customer art. 2x and 4x on logos, screenshots, and shrunk PNGs.
- BACKGROUND REMOVER PRO: Studio-grade background removal. Edge-perfect on garments, product shots, and detailed apparel.
- THREAD LAB: Cross-reference embroidery thread codes between Madeira, Isacord, Brother and Marathon. Every answer shows the chart it came off, the page, and where the chart has nothing to say.

## PRINTOOLS CRM

- [About the CRM](https://www.printools.io/crm): quotes with built-in mockups and GST-aware totals, automated tasks and tracking for production, full supplier catalogues with live stock levels, dashboard and reporting, team roles. Xero, Zapier and Slack are connected. Make and ClickUp are coming soon; API and MCP access is planned. Plans from $0 (Free), then Toolbox $29, Starter $169 and Unlimited $299 AUD per month ex GST. Planned launch LATE 2026. App at https://app.printools.io.

## Blog

- [SCREEN LAB IS LIVE](https://www.printools.io/blog/screen-lab): Pick the mesh that holds your halftone, then dial in exposure with a step wedge test. Twenty emulsions off the manufacturers' own datasheets, and a calculator that asks which guide you own before it hands you a number.
- [TOOLBOX IS LIVE](https://www.printools.io/blog/toolbox-is-live): Seven free tools for the everyday garment printer, open to everyone from today. Here's what we're building and a tour of every tool on the grid.
- [The Print Industry Is a Sports League (And Your Shop Is the Team)](https://www.printools.io/blog/print-industry-sports-league): How I stopped seeing other print shops as competition and started treating the whole industry like a sports league. The story of Halo's lane, why we give away free merch, and what PRINTOOLS is actually building.

## Resources

- [HOW TO REDUCE PLASTISOL INK](https://www.printools.io/resources/reducing-plastisol-ink): The full training guide to thinning plastisol with curable reducer. When to reduce, how much to add by weight, how to mix it, how to test the result, and the mistakes that ruin prints. Written for new press operators.
- [Riley Hopkins 150 manual and specs](https://www.printools.io/resources/manuals/riley-hopkins-150)
- [Riley Hopkins 250 manual and specs](https://www.printools.io/resources/manuals/riley-hopkins-250)
- [Vevor 4-Color 1-Station manual and specs](https://www.printools.io/resources/manuals/vevor-4color-1station)
- [Vastex BigRed 4-D manual and specs](https://www.printools.io/resources/manuals/vastex-bigred-4d)
- [M&R Blu-Flash manual and specs](https://www.printools.io/resources/manuals/mr-blu-flash)
- [M&R Challenger III manual and specs](https://www.printools.io/resources/manuals/mr-challenger-3)
- [M&R Chameleon manual and specs](https://www.printools.io/resources/manuals/mr-chameleon)
- [Avient Specialty Inks Curable Reducer (K2915) manual and specs](https://www.printools.io/resources/manuals/avient-curable-reducer)
- [Geo Knight DC16 Digital Combo manual and specs](https://www.printools.io/resources/manuals/geo-knight-dc16)
- [Geo Knight DK20S Digital Swinger manual and specs](https://www.printools.io/resources/manuals/geo-knight-dk20s)
- [Vastex E-200 manual and specs](https://www.printools.io/resources/manuals/vastex-e-200)
- [Vastex E-2000 manual and specs](https://www.printools.io/resources/manuals/vastex-e-2000)
- [M&R Economax D manual and specs](https://www.printools.io/resources/manuals/mr-economax-d)
- [Vastex EconoRed II manual and specs](https://www.printools.io/resources/manuals/vastex-econored-2)
- [HIX EVO PRO N-880 manual and specs](https://www.printools.io/resources/manuals/hix-evo-pro-n880)
- [Hotronix Fusion IQ manual and specs](https://www.printools.io/resources/manuals/hotronix-fusion-iq)
- [M&R Gauntlet III manual and specs](https://www.printools.io/resources/manuals/mr-gauntlet)
- [Vastex LittleRed X1 manual and specs](https://www.printools.io/resources/manuals/vastex-littlered-x1)
- [Vastex LittleRed X2 manual and specs](https://www.printools.io/resources/manuals/vastex-littlered-x2)
- [Hotronix MAXX Manual Clam manual and specs](https://www.printools.io/resources/manuals/hotronix-maxx-clam)
- [Workhorse Products Odyssey manual and specs](https://www.printools.io/resources/manuals/workhorse-odyssey)
- [M&R Red Chili D manual and specs](https://www.printools.io/resources/manuals/mr-red-chili-d)
- [M&R Red Chili DX manual and specs](https://www.printools.io/resources/manuals/mr-red-chili-dx)
- [M&R Sportsman EX manual and specs](https://www.printools.io/resources/manuals/mr-sportsman-ex)
- [M&R Sprint 3000 manual and specs](https://www.printools.io/resources/manuals/mr-sprint-3000)
- [M&R Sprint EV 2500 manual and specs](https://www.printools.io/resources/manuals/mr-sprint-ev-2500)
- [Hotronix STX Auto Clam manual and specs](https://www.printools.io/resources/manuals/hotronix-stx-auto-clam)
- [Secabo TC7 Smart manual and specs](https://www.printools.io/resources/manuals/secabo-tc7)
- [Vastex V-1000 manual and specs](https://www.printools.io/resources/manuals/vastex-v-1000)
- [Vastex V-2000HD manual and specs](https://www.printools.io/resources/manuals/vastex-v-2000hd)

## Contact

- Email: hello@printools.io
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/printools.io
- Sitemap: https://www.printools.io/sitemap.xml