Every shop is set up differently, and every shop will have their own procedures, workflows, and systems, but if you scrape the forums and groups that discuss screen printing you will see a few universal pieces of software that everyone uses in this industry. Each one of these tools requires a bit of training and practice. Here are the few that you will need to get started. ----------- Try Printavo: https://www.printavo.com

1. What Software Do I Need
For Screen Printing?
Printavo – Simple, online shop management software
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2. Introduction
Every shop is set up differently, and every shop will have their
own procedures, workflows, and systems, but if you scrape the
forums and groups that discuss screen printing you will see a few
universal pieces of software that everyone uses in this industry.
Each one of these tools requires a bit of training and practice.
Here are the few that you will need to get started.

3. Art & Design Software
- Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Illustrator is a vector based design tool. Vector art is an
important concept to understand early, as it will create the most
precise pieces of art necessary to print. It works on Mac & PC.
- Adobe Photoshop
Photoshop is a high-level editing tool for editing logos, pictures,
and photos. It is used in screen printing to edit raster images.
Experienced artists can separate artwork by adjusting channels
and using halftones. It works on Mac & PC.

4. Art & Design Software
- Corel Draw
Corel Draw is very similar to Adobe Illustrator, though it only
works on PC. For simple spot color printing, Corel will actually
separate artwork for you. It is a very friendly piece of software
and is easy to use.
- Separation Software
Since every color equates to a different screen, software like
Separation Studio, SimpleSeps, Ultra Seps, and AccuRIP are
tools that will "rip" your artwork and separate it for screen
burning. You will need to use this tool if you are doing
simulated spot color or 4 color process printing.

5. Shop Management Software
- Printavo
Use to manage workflow, order intake, quoting, and invoicing.
- Quickbooks
Printavo will also sync with a software like Quickbooks for
accounting to manage your receivables and cash flow.
- Slack
Simple company messaging tool that you can get your entire
company on! It is great for project communication and file
transfer.

6. Shop Management Software
- Gsuite
It is time to put away that personal Gmail and Yahoo account
and sign up for an email service that includes your company
website. You can do this through Gsuite for a fee per month.

7. Shipping Software
- Stamps.com
Only used for US postal, Stamps is a great tool for quickly
creating a postal label.
- Easypost
With simple integration with Printavo, Easypost can integrate
right with your shop management software to print UPS and
FedEx Labels directly from your invoice.
- ShipStation
If you need to batch ship several products, ShipStation has a
great import tool that allows you to manage several shipments
at once.