What is Printcart Connect?

Printcart Connect is the layer of Printcart that adapts print technology to each business. It covers the Cloud API for the designer, pricing options, templates, AI workflows, plugins and apps, and integrations, plus custom projects for stores and print shops.

Does Printcart integrate with my ERP, MIS or accounting system?

Printcart provides an API and webhooks, and the connection to your system is built for each customer. There is no packaged ERP, MIS or accounting connector, so the work starts with a project scope.

Which plan do I need?

Projects that combine several Printcart solutions on one store run on the Printcart Advanced plan or above, and creating API keys also needs the Advanced plan. Each project is quoted for the store.

Can my own developers do the integration?

Yes. Developers can work with the Printcart REST API, webhooks and SDKs. The documentation covers authentication, the path from product to print-ready PDF, webhooks and the AI services.

What are Preset Services?

Preset Services are ready-made service packages from the Printcart services catalog, such as integration, product options setup and print preflight. Each has a defined scope and is quoted for your project.

Can I run two Printcart plugins on one store?

Each store connects one Printcart solution, because two plugins side by side would give buyers two design experiences and two order pipelines. Stores that sell several kinds of print products combine solutions in a Connect project, on the Advanced plan or above.

Are there project case studies?

Not yet. Projects are published only with the customer’s permission, so this page shows none until a customer has agreed.

What is print on demand?

Print on demand is a business model where a product is printed only after a customer orders it. The seller lists customizable products and handles the design experience and the customer, while a print partner prints and ships each order. There is no stock to buy in advance.

Do I need to hold inventory?

No. Products are produced after the order is placed, so you do not buy or store stock. You do need a print partner for production and shipping, and a product designer so buyers can personalize what they order.

How is web-to-print different from print on demand?

Web-to-print is the technology: an online designer, print rules and print-ready files. Print on demand is the business model that uses it. Many print shops use web-to-print without calling themselves POD, and many POD sellers rely on web-to-print software under the hood.

Which platforms does Printcart work with?

Printcart has apps for WordPress and WooCommerce, Shopify and Wix, and a REST API with SDKs for custom stacks. The apps page lists each app and what it does.

Does Printcart print and ship my products?

Printcart is the software layer: the designer, templates, print-ready files and order workflow. Printing and shipping are done by a print shop or fulfillment partner you work with. The tutorials explain how to find and work with printing partners.

Printcart Connect

Printcart Connect: print technology adapted to your business

Printcart Connect is the layer of Printcart that adapts print technology to each business. It brings together a Cloud API for the product designer, pricing options, global templates, AI workflows, ready-made plugins and apps, and integrations with ecommerce platforms, MIS, ERP and accounting systems, plus custom projects built case by case.

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Start from who you are

Print businesses run on very different systems and have different resources. Pick the starting point that fits yours.

Online merchant
You sell print products in a store and want a solution that works out of the box.
Find the right app
Print shop
You want to connect web-to-print with how your shop already produces orders.
See preset services
Brand or agency
You need a custom storefront, theme or workflow for your own brand or for clients.
Plan a custom project
Developer
You integrate through the REST API, webhooks and SDKs.
Read the documentation
ERP or MIS team
You want print orders to reach the systems your company already runs.
See the integration service

Six technology pillars, one connected platform

Each pillar has one home page. The status label says what is live today and what Printcart builds for each customer.

Pillar 1Live
Cloud API for the Designer
A REST API, webhooks and SDKs to embed the product designer and carry a design from product to print-ready PDF. Creating secret and public API keys needs the Advanced plan.
Read the API documentation
Pillar 2Live
Pricing Options
A platform-neutral engine for product options and price rules, configured for each store and available through the API.
See the setup service
Pillar 3Design templates live, pricing templates coming soon
Global Templates
Design templates and cliparts are public today and can be used as a starting point for buyers. Shared pricing templates are not live yet.
Browse design templates
Pillar 4Live
AI Workflow
AI services for print preflight, background removal, upscaling, face crop and bulk QR codes, available as free tools and through the API. Multi-step automated workflows are built for each customer.
Try the AI tools
Pillar 5Live
Plugins and apps
Ready-made apps for WordPress and WooCommerce, Shopify and Wix, plus Printcart Canvas for canvas prints. A Photobook plugin exists and its public page is coming.
Compare the apps
Pillar 6Stores live, MIS, ERP and accounting built for each customer
Store, MIS and ERP integrations
Order and product sync for WooCommerce, Shopify and Wix is live. Connections to MIS, ERP and accounting systems are built for each customer on top of the API and webhooks.
See the integration service

How Printcart Connect fits together

Your store or print shop sits on the left. Printcart Cloud provides the technology in the middle. Your other systems and your print partners connect on the right.

Your store or print shop
WooCommerce, Shopify, Wix, custom site
Printcart Cloud
Designer API, Pricing Options, Templates, AI Workflow
Your other systems
MIS, ERP, accounting (built for each customer)
Print partners
Order handoff through an API is planned

Diagram: a store or print shop connects to Printcart Cloud, which provides the Designer API, Pricing Options, Templates and AI Workflow. Printcart Cloud connects out to ecommerce platforms, MIS, ERP and accounting systems, and to print-on-demand partners. Sending orders to a print partner through an API is planned.

Preset Services

Ready-made service packages from the Printcart services catalog. Each one has a defined scope and is quoted for your project.

Integrations
Printcart integration into your print shop store
Print shops
Combine the Printcart designer and workflow with the store you already run.
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Cloud API
API integration for automated print shop workflows
Developers and print shops
Connect orders, designs and production steps to your own systems through the Printcart API.
Start this project
Integrations
Fulfillment workflow automation
Print shops and ecommerce teams
Send orders to production and partners without manual re-entry.
Start this project
Pricing Options
Product options and pricing setup
Merchants and print shops
Model sizes, materials, quantities and price rules so buyers can configure a product.
Start this project
AI Workflow
AI print file preflight setup
POD stores
Check uploaded artwork for resolution, bleed and color problems before production.
Start this project
Global Templates
Custom design template creation
Merchants and agencies
Design templates built for your products and your brand in the Printcart designer.
Start this project

See all Printcart services

Guidelines

Step-by-step guidance for common Connect questions. Start with what to do when a store sells several kinds of print products.

Three Printcart plugins, one store
Each Printcart plugin is a complete solution for one product niche, and one store connects one solution. See why, and the three ways to sell several kinds of print products from one store.
Read the guideline
From product to print-ready PDF
The end-to-end API guide for developers.
Read the API guide
Which Printcart app fits your platform
A comparison of the apps for WordPress and WooCommerce, Shopify and Wix.
Read the comparison

All Connect guidelines

Partners and print on demand

Connect also links print partners with products that can be sold on demand.

Today you can browse the POD catalog, design a product and prepare the files for your sales channel. Sending orders straight to a print partner through an API, tracking and payouts are planned and not live yet.

Brands and partners — print stores and brands using Printcart
POD product catalog — customizable products ready to sell

Printcart Connect questions

What is Printcart Connect?: Printcart Connect is the layer of Printcart that adapts print technology to each business. It covers the Cloud API for the designer, pricing options, templates, AI workflows, plugins and apps, and integrations, plus custom projects for stores and print shops.
Does Printcart integrate with my ERP, MIS or accounting system?: Printcart provides an API and webhooks, and the connection to your system is built for each customer. There is no packaged ERP, MIS or accounting connector, so the work starts with a project scope.
Which plan do I need?: Projects that combine several Printcart solutions on one store run on the Printcart Advanced plan or above, and creating API keys also needs the Advanced plan. Each project is quoted for the store.
Can my own developers do the integration?: Yes. Developers can work with the Printcart REST API, webhooks and SDKs. The documentation covers authentication, the path from product to print-ready PDF, webhooks and the AI services.
What are Preset Services?: Preset Services are ready-made service packages from the Printcart services catalog, such as integration, product options setup and print preflight. Each has a defined scope and is quoted for your project.
Can I run two Printcart plugins on one store?: Each store connects one Printcart solution, because two plugins side by side would give buyers two design experiences and two order pipelines. Stores that sell several kinds of print products combine solutions in a Connect project, on the Advanced plan or above.
Are there project case studies?: Not yet. Projects are published only with the customer’s permission, so this page shows none until a customer has agreed.

Start a project

Tell the Printcart team about your store, your platform and what you want to connect. Projects that combine several Printcart solutions run on the Printcart Advanced plan or above, and each project is quoted for the store.

Start a project See Printcart plans

Print on demand basics

New to print on demand? The guide below explains how the model works and how to start with Printcart.

One complete solution for each product niche

Each Printcart plugin and app is a complete solution for one kind of product: the product setup, the design button, pricing, orders and order sync, tuned for that niche.

A general print or POD store runs Printcart Store, the WordPress and WooCommerce plugin. A store that sells canvas prints runs Printcart Canvas. Shopify and Wix stores use the app for their platform. Each solution brings its own buyer flow, so one store connects one Printcart solution.

Printcart Store for WordPress and WooCommerce — general print and POD stores
Printcart Canvas Print — stores that sell canvas prints
All Printcart apps — Shopify, Wix and every other solution
Three plugins, one store — the Connect guideline for stores that sell several kinds of print products

How the POD business model works

A POD business sells made-to-order products. The seller owns the catalog, the design experience and the customer relationship; a print partner handles production and shipping.

The buyer picks a product, personalizes it in an online designer and pays. Production starts after the order, so there is no stock to buy up front and no unsold inventory. Margins depend on product cost, shipping, fees and marketing, which is why pricing and product choice matter more than volume at the start.

Web-to-print is the technology behind this model: an online designer, rules for print areas and bleed, and files that are ready for press. Printcart provides that layer and connects it to the store you already use.

Web-to-print vs print on demand: which model fits your business — compare the two models before you choose
How to launch a print-on-demand store with Printcart — the step-by-step launch guide
Determining profit margins for POD — work out what a product really earns
POD marketing strategy — the key elements of selling personalized products

Product categories you can sell

The Printcart POD catalog lists customizable products you can add to a store, and the template library covers the product types buyers personalize most often.

Start from the catalog to see what can be customized, then open a template category to see ready-made layouts for that product type. Apparel, stationery, home and gift items, labels and stickers all have their own template categories.

POD product catalog — customizable products ready to sell
Brands Network — print stores and brands using Printcart
T-shirt templates — apparel layouts
Business card templates — stationery layouts
Tote bag templates — bags and gifts
Sticker templates — labels and stickers
Creating custom apparel — a step-by-step tutorial
Building a custom product catalog for POD stores — choose and organize products

Design tools: templates, cliparts and the designer

Buyers personalize a product in the Printcart online designer. Templates and cliparts give them a starting point, so they finish a design faster and the shop gets cleaner files.

Templates are editable layouts for a product type, and cliparts are vector graphics buyers drop into a design. Input fields let a buyer type a name or a message into a fixed layout, which is how personalization works at scale without a designer on call.

Design templates — editable layouts by product type
Cliparts — vector graphics for personalization
AI print tools — background removal, preflight, upscaling and more
Setting up the online product designer — a complete guide
Personalization at scale — templates, cliparts and customer input fields
Customizing personalized gifts for POD — a step-by-step guide

From design to print-ready file to production

Printcart turns each saved design into a print-ready file and keeps the order connected to it, so the print partner receives artwork that matches what the buyer approved.

Order placed
A buyer customizes a product and checks out.
Design saved
The design, print area and bleed are attached to the order.
Print-ready file
Printcart generates a print-ready PDF and runs a preflight check.
Production partner
Your chosen print shop or fulfillment partner prints the order.
Delivery
The partner ships the finished product to the buyer.

Each product side carries its print area, bleed and safe zone. When an order arrives, Printcart can generate a print-ready PDF with trim and bleed boxes. Before production, a preflight check catches low resolution, missing bleed and color problems that would otherwise cost a reprint.

Printcart is the software layer. Printing and shipping are done by the print shop or fulfillment partner you work with, so choosing and managing that partner is part of the workflow.

Print file preflight — check a file before production
Preparing print-ready files — DPI, bleed, color and fonts
Collaborating with printing partners — how to establish a successful partnership
Joining a POD fulfillment network as a printer — for print shops that want POD orders
Automating POD orders and fulfillment with the API — for developers
API guide: from product to print-ready PDF — the end-to-end developer guide

Platform integrations

Printcart connects to the platform you already sell on, so you add customization to an existing store instead of rebuilding it.

Install the app for WordPress and WooCommerce, Shopify or Wix and add the designer to product pages. For a custom stack, use the Printcart REST API and SDKs.

All Printcart apps — choose the app for your platform
WordPress and WooCommerce plugin — product designer for WooCommerce
Shopify app — sell custom print products on Shopify
Wix app — add a product designer to a Wix store
Which Printcart app fits your platform — a comparison guide
Developer documentation — REST API, webhooks and SDKs

Tutorials, services and the web-to-print guide

Learn the model first, or hand the setup to the Printcart team.

The tutorials cover store launch, margins, marketing, files and fulfillment. Printcart Services handle setup, integration and custom work. For the wider web-to-print background, the Web2Print Solutions site explains the platforms and approaches in depth.

POD tutorials — guides for sellers and print shops
Printcart Services — implementation, integration and training
Web-to-print on Web2Print Solutions — background on platforms and approaches
Web2Print community — guides and discussion

Print on demand questions

What is print on demand?: Print on demand is a business model where a product is printed only after a customer orders it. The seller lists customizable products and handles the design experience and the customer, while a print partner prints and ships each order. There is no stock to buy in advance.
Do I need to hold inventory?: No. Products are produced after the order is placed, so you do not buy or store stock. You do need a print partner for production and shipping, and a product designer so buyers can personalize what they order.
How is web-to-print different from print on demand?: Web-to-print is the technology: an online designer, print rules and print-ready files. Print on demand is the business model that uses it. Many print shops use web-to-print without calling themselves POD, and many POD sellers rely on web-to-print software under the hood.
Which platforms does Printcart work with?: Printcart has apps for WordPress and WooCommerce, Shopify and Wix, and a REST API with SDKs for custom stacks. The apps page lists each app and what it does.
Does Printcart print and ship my products?: Printcart is the software layer: the designer, templates, print-ready files and order workflow. Printing and shipping are done by a print shop or fulfillment partner you work with. The tutorials explain how to find and work with printing partners.

Start your print-on-demand store

Choose the app for your platform and add a product designer to your store, or follow the launch guide first.

Browse Printcart apps Read the launch guide

Start from who you are

Online merchant

Print shop

Brand or agency

Developer

ERP or MIS team