Printhead

About Printhead

Most print businesses already have a MIS but a MIS is built to manage jobs, not to support the people doing them. Printhead fills that gap.

Developed from the ground up by someone in the print industry, Printhead is a simple but powerful toolkit offering 40+ modules spanning functions, formulas, calculators, and data management tools. Every module is purpose-built and addresses a real problem, covering every stage of the production process — from substrate calculations and imposition planning in prepress, to driver route management and shipping labels in dispatch, to dieline generation and job data processing on the floor.

Designed for print businesses of all sizes. From wide format, sheetfed, digital, trade print, sign and display - Printhead works the way your business does.

No bloat, no setup, no training required. Accessible on any device, from any role.

If your team is losing time on tasks that should take seconds, Printhead was made for you.
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How Printhead Helps

Problem

Weight & height calculations required before the job lands

Solution

Weight & Stacked Height

Enter size, GSM and quantity - get exact total weight and height instantly. The information can assit with packing orders, freight quotes, booking consignments and more. Get access to an entire list of common substrate GSM presets.

Problem

Imposition planning done in someone's head

Solution

Imposition Layout · Imposition Canvas

Input substrate and print size to instantly see how many fit, the grid layout and substrate coverage. Works for anyting from sheets, rigids and even stacking pallets.

Problem

Costly same day couriers, ineffcient and limited systems

Solution

Route Plan · Labels

Get your own driver! Plan and manage your own multi-stop driver runs with up to 3 drivers across 7 days. Single-click route optimisation, print custom branded A6 thermal labels. Improve customer service and turnaround times, reduce costs.

Problem

Roll length guesswork

Solution

Roll Length · Roll Data

Calculate remaining lineal meters on a roll of SAV from weight or diameter. Save substrate profiles so common media loads instantly. No more mid-job surprises.

Problem

Sequential numbering padding mistakes

Solution

Sequential Number Sets · Imposition Layout

Enter your number set, n-up and print settings to get the correct page and sheet count every time. No guess work, no reprints, number sets perfectly align down the stack.

Problem

Custom packaging is required for the order

Solution

Wrap Box Dieline · Square Mailing Tube Dieline

Anyone can now generate custom wrap box and square mailing tube dielines - all in the browser. No additional software install needed. DXF loads directly into your digital cutter with crease and cut layers.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Printhead replace my existing MIS?

No - and it's not designed to. Printhead runs alongside your MIS and handles the calculations, data formatting and workflow tasks that a job management system wasn't built for. Think of it as the toolbox that sits next to your MIS on every desk.

Do I need to install anything?

Nothing at all. Printhead runs entirely in the browser — desktop, tablet or phone. No downloads, no plugins, no IT department involvement. If you can open a webpage, you can use Printhead.

Are multiple accounts necessary?

No. Most modules process data as temporary sessions, visible only to the active user, so multiple team members can work simultaneously without conflict. Shared data — such as core account settings, driver routing, saved address labels, and roll data — is stored permanently and accessible to all users with account access, which is intentional by design.

What type of print businesses is it suited to?

Printhead has been built for commercial print environments of all kinds - wide format, sheetfed, digital, trade print, sign and display. If your team produces and despatches printed work, the modules will be relevant.

Is there a lock-in contract?

No. Printhead is a month-to-month subscription with no long-term commitment. Your subscription includes full access to 40+ modules, and you can cancel at any time — we'll simply close out your account at the end of the billing period. To get started with a free trial, reach out via the contact form.

Are new modules added over time?

Yes. Printhead is actively developed, with new modules added on an ongoing basis. If your team needs a specific tool that isn't currently available, we'd love to hear from you — we're always open to feature suggestions.

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Module Spotlight

PDF Press

A fast, browser-based PDF toolkit designed for print workflows.

Visual Page Management
Drag-and-drop reordering, rotation, duplication, and deletion. Insert blank pages, or specific pages straight out of another PDF file with a built-in page picker. Duplicate pages as collated sets, uncollated simplex, or uncollated duplex (keeping front/back pairs intact).
Full undo/redo history throughout.

Deep File Inspection
Instant access to media, trim, and bleed sizes. View critical metadata including embedded image resolution, colour space, spot colours, overprint, transparency, and layers. Automatic detection of standard ISO 216 and common print sizes.

Smart Preflight
Automatic warnings for mixed page sizes, mixed orientation, missing bleed, unembedded fonts, and non-standard formats - catching errors before they hit the press.

Page Tools
Crop to Media, Trim, or Bleed box with one click, or dial in a custom inset.
Resize by percentage or step through standard ISO A0–A7 sizes.
Add Bleed by extending edge colours as flat vectors or mirroring the artwork edge as a raster with optional trim marks.
Cut Contour adds a spot-colour cutline at the trim edge or a custom inset, choice of preview colour, and custom spot name.
Flatten rasterises pages to RGB at your chosen DPI, for files needing a final, editable-proof render.

Export & Extract
Export your final document, extract specific selections, or split entire files into individual pages with full print quality preserved throughout.

Create Documents
Build a client-ready approval or job information document directly from your PDF artwork. Enter details manually or paste an entire job template in one step. Each page is rendered as a flattened visual proof with media, trim, bleed and quantity clearly labelled, alongside a built-in signature and approval block.

Mobile & Tablet Optimized
Fully responsive, allowing for seamless editing and preflighting even on tablets and mobile devices.

100% Private & Local
No uploads, no servers. All processing happens entirely within your browser for maximum security and speed.

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Weight & height calculations required before the job lands

Imposition planning done in someone's head

Costly same day couriers, ineffcient and limited systems

Roll length guesswork

Sequential numbering padding mistakes

Custom packaging is required for the order

Try Printhead Free. No Strings Attached.

Try Printhead Free.
No Strings Attached.