Stocky shut down on August 31, 2026 - keep printing barcode labels from your POs
LabelCraft - barcode labels for Shopify that print at exactly the size you set.
Every label prints at the size you set - measured, not approximate.
Overflow or a missing barcode always raises a visible warning before you print.
Native ZPL puts every bar on whole printer dots. Bars under 2 dots wide, or PDF EAN/UPC bars thinner than the GS1 minimum, raise a warning.
We only write to your barcodes that were empty when we read them, unless you ask us to fix them.
Try it now - no install needed
Paste your Stocky (or any supplier) CSV export and instantly see which barcodes will scan, which are missing or invalid, and what your labels will look like once printed. It is a public tool: free, no install, no sign-up.
Shopify retired Stocky on August 31, 2026. On that date Stocky and all of its APIs stopped working, and Shopify steers merchants toward native Transfers for receiving and inventory. If you relied on Stocky to print barcode labels for the items on your purchase orders, you need a replacement - and that's exactly what this page is for. LabelCraft prints labels that actually scan from Shopify's native Purchase Orders (received via Transfers), from Stocky exports, and from any other PO app's CSV.
Install free - 200 labels per month →
LabelCraft is free for up to 200 labels per month. Pro is $6.99/mo with a 14-day trial when you need higher volume. Every label is rendered to your exact stock size, with a ±0.1 mm dimension promise so what you measure on paper is what we drew - no silent scaling, no guesswork at the printer.
What stopped working on August 31, 2026
It's worth being clear about what the shutdown actually meant, because some of it was easy to miss:
- Your Stocky data did not migrate automatically. Nothing moved to native Transfers on its own. Whatever you exported before the cut-off is what you have to work from.
- Supplier data could not be exported from Stocky. The supplier records you built up over the years couldn't be pulled out, so recreate the pieces you depend on elsewhere.
- PO label printing inside Stocky went away. The ability to print barcode labels for the items on a purchase order disappeared with the rest of the app - this is the gap LabelCraft fills.
Your migration checklist after August 31, 2026
Work through these steps in order. Each one sets up the next, and together they get you back to printing labels from your purchase orders without Stocky.
- Keep your Stocky exports as a reference. If you downloaded purchase orders, receiving records, or stocktakes before the deadline, keep them where your team can find them: there is no way back into Stocky now, and LabelCraft can print from those exports.
- Confirm your catalog barcodes are valid. Run a Barcode check over your products so you find blanks, duplicates, and malformed codes before they reach a label.
- Install LabelCraft. It's free for 200 labels a month, so you can set it up and test it at no cost.
- Do a test print. Print a sheet or a roll on your actual hardware and verify the dimensions, the barcode, and the scan before you rely on it for a real delivery.
- Switch your receiving to native Transfers + LabelCraft. Move new purchase orders into Shopify Transfers and let LabelCraft handle the labels, so your receiving no longer depends on anything Stocky used to do.
Keep printing labels the moment stock arrives
LabelCraft's "Receive & label" feature reads your native Shopify Transfers shipments directly. It takes the accepted quantity on each line, builds the print job for you, and renders exact-size labels - so the labels go on the products as soon as the box is open, no manual counting or copying.
When you'd rather work from paper, "Print from a list" is the on-ramp: paste or upload a supplier slip or a PO CSV, and LabelCraft matches each row to your catalog by SKU or by barcode/UPC. Matching is exact and never guessed - anything it can't match with confidence lands in an Exceptions panel for you to resolve, so nothing wrong slips onto a label.
Generate valid barcodes for items that arrive without one
Some items show up with no barcode at all. LabelCraft's one-click "Generate missing barcodes" fills the gaps: it creates a real GTIN-13 when you've set a GS1 prefix in Settings, or a unique internal Code 128 otherwise. It never overwrites a barcode you already have. See our GS1 barcode guide for how to set up your prefix.
Install free - 200 labels per month →
Still sorting out receiving after August 31, 2026, or stuck on a tricky setup? Our support team can help you finish the migration and get printing again.
Related guides
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