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PDF Crop Marks Generator, which is a free, console-based application for Windows that adds true prepress quality marks to existing PDF files. It goes beyond basic tools that add simple boxes or rectangles — this tool generates accurate and visually correct crop marks, CMYK registration targets, and optional GRACoL/SWOP color bars, all based on user-defined page layouts.
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...Rendering and printing is automatically done on the receiving location.
So this project contains some major components: a designing program to design the labels. A 'server' components which will manage and send the definition xml files to the client. A client component which will receive and optionally render and print. A management program like printmanager which will manage the queue in incoming print requests and allow for printer definitions on the client.
Latest version on https://github.com/mvendert/LabelPrint.git