News

October 10th 2025

MBC4.7.4 compatible with macOS 26 Tahoe

We are pleased to report that MBC4.7.4 is compatible
with the new macOS 26 Tahoe.

See the Upgrade Page for more details.

October 3rd 2023

MBC4.7.4 compatible with macOS Sonoma

We are pleased to report that MBC4.7.4 is compatible
with the new macOS 14.* PDF export not currently available under MacOS Sonoma.
See the Upgrade Page for more details.

October 25th 2022

MBC4.7.4 fully compatible with macOS Ventura

MBC4.7.4 is compatible
with the new macOS 13.

See the Upgrade Page for more details.

October 25th 2021

MBC4.7.4 rebundled for MacOS Monterey
and Apple Silicon

Apple's release of the Monterey OS required some modifications to the MBC4 bundle. MBC4.7.4 also runs flawlessly on Apple Silicon as well as older Macs.

See the Upgrade Page for more details.

November 18th 2020

MBC4.7.4 for MacOS Big Sur

Apple's release of the Big Sur OS brings new requirements to downloadable software. MBC4 has been updated to support the new OS (and all OS versions back to 10.9).

See the Upgrade Page for more details.

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April 11th 2019

Retina-friendly MBC4!

We've just released MBC4.7.2 with Retina support!

The on-screen display now supports the full resolution of Retina screens. Non-retina displays still look as good as always. And of course, the saved file is still as perfect as ever.

Version 4.7.2 also contains fixes and better compatibility with the last Mac OS versions. The upgrade is free for users of versions 4.7.0 and 4.7.1.

See the Upgrade Page for more details.

23rd March 2019

Upgrade those old copies!

Older versions of MBC4 (4.4.12 and earlier) are not supported on the newer versions of MacOS. In many cases however, they have continued to work without problems.

Recent updates to the Mac OS have now rendered the older versions incapable of saving files.

The current version (4.7.x) is fully compatible with the lastest OS versions. You can upgrade for a reduced price. See the Upgrade Page for more details.

26th January 2019

An all new Pharmacoder is here!

Version 3 of Pharmacoder (for Mac and Windows) is a brand new version of our popular pharmaceutical barcode creator. It produces multi-color Laetus-compatible Pharmacodes just like before, but now supports Regular and Mini single-track Pharmacodes. There is an optional text feature, improved color management and the abilility to match bar colors to external designs. Plus helpful tools to decode and create binary codes.

8th November 2018

MBC4 is now a 64-bit application, providing compatibility with the latest and future MacOS versions.

We have released version 4.7.1 of MBC4. Large parts of the program have been re-written to take advantage of the 64-bit Mac architecture. Version 4.7.1 will run on any multiple-core Mac running MacOS 10.8 or later. There is still a 32-bit version available for users of single core Macs.

4th September 2018

We have released version 4.7 of MBC4 and WBC4. The new version is fully compatible with the latest OS versions. It includes new features, fixes and the addition of GS1-Datamatrix. GS1-Datamatrix is a subset of the regular Datamatrix specification which can encode GS1 data structures. It is widely used in healthcare and for coding small items which might not have room for a traditional barcode.

MBC4.7 for Mac is now installed without the need for separate fonts. Installation is now as easy as drag and drop.

WBC4.7 has now been optimized for Chinese, Japanese and Korean systems. Previous versions suffered from slow execution speeds on these systems.

Stacked Databar codes can now be up to 20 modules wide.

Saved EPS files now open as "high-res" in 3rd party graphics software.

Go to the downloads page to try out the demo copy!

28th March 2017

When importing data for the batch production of barcode files, you can now specify the filenames that will be given to your saved files. We also added an Auto-detct feature to detect the type of file being imported.

Available now in WBC4 (Win) and coming very soon in MBC4 (Mac).

New Features Added!

New Version Released!

10th February 2017

MBC4.6 and WBC4.6 have been released. The new versions of our popular barcode generation apps include Datamatrix functionality. Datamatrix is a two-dimensional matrix barcode consisting of modules arranged in either a square or rectangular pattern. It can hold up to 2335 characters, employs error-correction and a range of encoding schemes.

MBC4.53 has been released. This update adds Mac OS 10.12 compatibility and includes new Open Type versions of our HRC fonts. The update is free to all users of version 4.5x.

Outer Case Labels Added!

A new label size has been added to our popular label range. The 99mm x 57mm label can be printed with an ITF-14 case code using the GTIN-14 number and a single line of text.

We offer a fast, reliable service for printed barcode labels without the costs associated with traditional print.

Choose your label size, your barcode type, enter your label data and pay - it's as simple as that! We will rush you high quality self-adhesive barcode labels with or without text descriptions. Order before 1pm for same-day despatch!

Labels are supplied with permanent adhesive on A4 sheets. Labels have rounded corners for easy application.

WBC 4.5 has launched!

The latest version of WBC4 contains Code 128 Subset A, USPS Intelligent Mail and the full compliment of GS1-Databar options: GS1-Databar Limited, GS1-Databar Omnidirectional, GS1-Databar Truncated, GS1-Databar Stacked, GS1-Databar Expanded, GS1-Databar Expanded Stacked, GS1-Databar Stacked Omnidirectional and US Coupon. Like the new version of MBC4, WBC4.5 includes the new Custom Formats feature. You can now add new barcode formats by dropping a special file into WBC4's Custom Formats folder. New Custom Formats will be available free from the Computalabel website. Most importantly, WBC4.5 supports the most recent changes to the GS1 global barcode specifications, so upgrade now and keep your barcodes legal!