PayPal Shipping Label Maker — Free Alternative

PayPal ended their shipping label service in 2023, leaving millions of eBay sellers and small business owners scrambling for an alternative. For years, PayPal's label tool was the go-to: a simple, no-account-needed way to create and print shipping labels directly from a PayPal payment notification. What sellers lost was the convenience of the all-in-one workflow — payment received, label created, done. ShippingLabel is built to be that replacement, and in many ways it's better than what PayPal offered. No PayPal account required, no fees to create labels, support for all major carriers (UPS, USPS, FedEx, DHL — not just USPS like PayPal offered), and proper 4x6 thermal label formatting that PayPal's old tool didn't always handle well. The workflow is the same: enter your addresses, choose your carrier format, download the PDF, and print. If you're a high-volume seller, the Pro plan adds CSV batch import so you can generate dozens of labels from a spreadsheet in one shot. The only thing ShippingLabel doesn't do (same as PayPal's old tool): we create the label format, not the postage. You purchase postage separately through Pirate Ship, USPS.com, or your carrier — which actually gives you more flexibility to find the best rate rather than being locked into whatever PayPal's system offered.

Who this is for

  • Former PayPal Ship Now users displaced by the 2023 shutdown who still want a no-account label workflow
  • Casual sellers on eBay, Mercari, and Facebook Marketplace who use PayPal for payment and just want a matching label
  • Small sellers shipping a few packages per week who don't need full postage management
  • Anyone who used to print PayPal multi-order labels and needs a simple CSV replacement (Pro plan)

When PayPalisn’t the right fit

  • High-volume sellers — you'll want real postage discounts via Pirate Ship, ShipStation, or Stamps.com
  • Sellers who only ship USPS and want postage baked into the label in a single step

How to create a PayPal label in under a minute

  1. 1

    Copy buyer info from your PayPal transaction

    Open the PayPal payment email or transaction page and grab the shipping address.

  2. 2

    Paste it into the form below

    Fill in your return address once — we'll remember it for next time.

  3. 3

    Pick a carrier format

    USPS, UPS, FedEx, or DHL — PayPal's old tool only did USPS, so this is an upgrade.

  4. 4

    Download and print

    4x6 thermal for speed, or letter size to tape onto boxes.

  5. 5

    Buy postage on the carrier or Pirate Ship

    Purchase postage separately and write or paste the real tracking number onto the label.

From (Sender)
To (Recipient)
Package Details
Label Options

Encodes the Reference Number above as a real, scannable code. Not a carrier tracking barcode — use for your own order IDs, SKUs, or RMA numbers.

Label Preview

SHIPPING LABEL
From:
Sender address
Ship To:
Recipient address
Enter reference # to generate barcode
REF-000000
shippinglabel.co
Ship like a pro from $9/mo. Unlimited clean labels, 4×6 thermal printing, saved addresses. See plans → Cancel anytime.
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How it works: We format the label with your barcode/QR. Buy postage from your carrier (USPS, UPS, FedEx, DHL) — they add the tracking barcode at drop-off.

Limitations & caveats

  • This tool doesn't connect to PayPal — you copy the address manually from your PayPal transaction.
  • We don't buy or embed postage in the label — that step happens on USPS.com, Pirate Ship, or your chosen carrier.
  • No automatic tracking upload back to eBay or other marketplaces. Add the tracking number in the marketplace manually.

Alternatives to consider

Pirate Ship
Use when When you want PayPal-style simplicity plus discounted USPS Commercial Plus postage built in
eBay Labels (in Seller Hub)
Use when When your PayPal payments are from eBay sales and you want tracking auto-uploaded to the buyer
Shippo
Use when When you want a modern PayPal-like UI with multi-carrier postage and no monthly minimum

PayPal Shipping Label FAQ

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Make PayPal-formatted labels in seconds. Free forever, or upgrade for CSV batch import and unlimited labels.