ID Card Software
Which Card Imaging software edition do you need?
Card Imaging ID card software comes in three editions: XXS designs and prints your cards, XS prints a whole batch from a spreadsheet, and XM keeps your cardholders and photos in a database. Answer six quick questions to find yours, then buy it right here.
Find your edition
1. Where will your cardholder names and photos come from?
2. Will you need to pull up past cardholders and reprint their cards?
3. What kind of barcode goes on your cards?
4. How will you get photos onto your cards?
5. Which computer will you print from?
6. Do you already have Card Imaging software?
Your code is printed on a card that came in the box with your software.
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Compare all editions
Every edition, side by side.
XXS Type each card in by hand | XS Your list is in a spreadsheet | XM Cardholders and photos in a database, Windows only | |
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| Card design with clipart, shapes and sample templates | |||
| Built-in image editor | |||
| Photos from your computer, a scanner or a webcam | |||
| Signature capture | |||
| Print date, print counter and other auto-filled fields | |||
| 1D barcodes | |||
| Magnetic stripe encoding | |||
| Front and back printing | |||
| Network (Ethernet) printers | |||
| Conditional printing | |||
| Free software updates | |||
| Upgrade your edition online | |||
| QR codes | - | ||
| Print cards from a spreadsheet, data and photos | - | ||
| Browse and find records | - | ||
| Production mode (batch printing) | - | ||
| Print queue control (card by card, wait for user) | - | ||
| Overlay, UV and F panel control (Windows only) | - | ||
| Password-protected card designs | - | ||
| 2D barcodes | - | - | |
| Automatic face detection and face crop | - | - | |
| Database view | - | - | |
| Save cardholder data and photos in MS Access (Windows only) | - | - | |
| Search (query) records | - | - |
XS and XM are upgrades to Card Imaging XXS, and XM runs on Windows only.
Not sure what you're running?
Tell us your printer and how you issue cards, and we'll match the edition.