Purpose-Built For Apparel Decorators

Screen Printing Shop Management Software for Decorators Big & Small.

From calculating True Shop Hourly Overhead and building guaranteed-profit pricing grids to automated press scheduling, centralized customer inbox threads, and 5-star Google review collection. Run your entire screen print shop on autopilot for a flat $49/month with unlimited users.

$49/mo

Flat Rate • Zero User Taxes

18+

Shop Workflow Automations

0% Fee

Online Merch & Team Stores

Screen Print Job #4082
Automatic Press 1

Apex Athletics 3-Color Tee

480 pcs
Decoration LocationsCalculated Runtime: 1h 12m
1. Full Front (12" × 14")
3 Colors (PMS 186C, 286C, White)
Mesh: 156 / 230 / 110Flash: Underbase On
2. Back Yoke (3.5" × 3.5")
1 Color (White)
Mesh: 156 Poly-WhiteScreens Burned & Ready
Automated Next Action:Status: Burning Screens
Customer Paid 50% Deposit • Stock Received

Matrix Profit Margin

58.4% Net Margin Guaranteed

The Complete Shop Workflow

From Cost Setup to 5-Star Review:
The Point A → Point Z Screen Print Journey

See how The Print Life eliminates bottlenecks, automates busywork, and protects profit margins at every single stage of your shop.

Step 01Never Guess Your Print Prices Again
Point A: Overhead Cost Setup & Profit-Guaranteed Price Matrices

Enter your monthly recurring shop overhead (rent, press lease, utility bills, employee wages, and target net profit margin). The Print Life automatically calculates your True Shop Hourly Rate and generates calibrated 1 to 10-color screen printing price matrices based on real press run speeds.

Key Screen Print Capabilities:

  • True Hourly Burden Rate: Factors exact monthly fixed overhead into cost-per-minute press time.
  • Auto-Calculated Matrix Grids: Tiered quantity breaks (12, 24, 48, 72, 144, 288, 500, 1000+) generated in 1 click.
  • Screen & Ink Cost Recovery: Set default screen burning fees, flash underbase charges, and specialty ink markups.

Live System Simulation

Standard Automatic 1-10 Color Screen Print Matrix

58.4% Guaranteed Margin

Based on $145.00/hr Shop Burden Rate & 450 Impressions/hr

Shop Hourly Overhead

$145.00 / hr

1-Color @ 48 Pcs

$2.15 / print

4-Color @ 144 Pcs

$3.40 / print

Flash Underbase

+$0.50 / piece

Workflow StatusFully Automated ($49/mo)
Core Screen Printing Modules

Everything Built Specifically for
Manual & Automatic Screen Printers

No bloat, no generic CRM workarounds. Precision tools tailored for the daily reality of ink, mesh, and press throughput.

Financial Engineering

True Hourly Burden & Price Matrices

Stop guessing what to charge per print. Factor your shop lease, electricity bills, manual/auto press speed, and operator wages into guaranteed profit matrix pricing.

Automatic 1 to 10-color tiered price break tables
Configurable flash underbase & screen setup fees
Real-time profit margin & break-even calculation
Artwork & Proofing

Multi-Location Mockup Generator

Arrange graphics across Front, Back, Sleeves, and Inside Tags directly on the quote. Generate crisp client proofs without opening third-party graphics software.

Interactive canvas with live garment colorways
Support for high-res PNG, SVG, and JPEG uploads
Assign PMS / Pantone and manufacturer ink colors
Procurement

Live Distributor Catalog Sync

Direct PromoStandards integration with SanMar, S&S Activewear, AlphaBroder, and Otto Cap pulls real-time inventory counts and wholesale tiered pricing.

Live warehouse stock counts across all US hubs
1-click customer-supplied blanks toggle
Auto-generated purchase orders with vendor splitting
Shop Floor Operations

Darkroom & Screen Staging Pipeline

Track screen burning, coating, mesh counts, and reclaiming. Know which screens are exposed, on-press, or torn before a production run starts.

Mesh count assignments per print location
Reclaim & burn status tracking on Kanban boards
Scan-to-verify barcode job traveler tickets
E-Commerce

0% Fee Spirit Wear & Merch Stores

Launch customized apparel stores for schools, local businesses, and events. Run limited-time campaigns or evergreen stores with 0% platform transaction cuts.

White-label branded subdomains & apex domains
Batch order aggregation for single print runs
Guided Bin Wall packing & sorting screen
Customer Experience & Payments

Automated Proof Sign-Offs & Cash-First A/R

Send mobile-friendly approval portals where customers sign off on proofs and pay deposits upfront via Stripe or Square with automated 3% surcharge fee recovery.

Digital mockup approvals with revision logging
Automated 3% card fee offset recovery
30/60/90+ day aging bucket receivables ledger
Capacity Planning

Granular Production Action Time Estimation

Configure exact action times in seconds and minutes for every screen printing setup (burn times, tape/blockout, ink mixing, press setups, manual/auto impressions per hour). The system dynamically calculates exact run times for every job.

Individual setup and impression action durations
Dynamic total job time calculation (Est: Xh Ym)
Accurate cost and schedule capacity modeling
Shop Scheduling

Time-Estimated Production Schedule Calendar

Harness calculated production run times to display true available press capacity for any day of the week. Drag jobs into time slots to prevent overbooking and floor bottlenecks.

Visual daily and weekly press capacity slots
Auto-scheduling based on matrix action times
Prevents press overload and delivery delays
True Shop Autopilot

Hands-Off Workflow Automations Suite

Put daily shop management on complete autopilot. The system executes automated actions not only from internal shop triggers, but also when customers approve artwork proofs, sign quotes, submit payments, or request portal changes.

Bidirectional internal and customer event triggers
Auto-converts approved quotes to active invoices
Dispatches notifications and schedules press runs
Built Different

Why Screen Printers Are Switching to The Print Life

Other platforms charge hundreds per month, tack on per-user seat penalties, and take commissions on your merch sales. We keep it simple.

No Per-User Fees

Unlimited Staff Seats

Give your front office sales reps, darkroom techs, press operators, and accountant their own role-based accounts without paying extra per seat.

18+ Automations

Chained Action Engine

Automatically move jobs, send customer emails, notify staff, and generate distributor POs when quotes are paid or proofs are approved.

0% Store Cut

Unlimited Merch Stores

Launch spirit wear and fundraiser stores for schools and teams with zero software commissions, countdown timers, and batch fulfillment.

$49 / month flat

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Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about migrating your screen print shop to The Print Life.

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