Check Factory

What Check Factory is

Check Factory is Windows desktop software for printing MICR checks and business forms from accounting software. It prints check details and MICR encoding together onto blank check stock, replacing preprinted checks and forms. A visual drag-and-drop designer lets users create or modify form layouts. Output can go to Windows printers, PDF, or email, and each part of a multipart form can be routed to a different printer. Listed accounting integrations include QuickBooks, Dynamics SL, Dynamics GP, Sage 50, Macola ES, Macola Progression, BusinessWorks, Passport, MAS 90/200/500, Platinum, and FHA Software - Simply Computer. Permission groups control product features, while account groups restrict checking-account access. An optional audit report can record dates, check numbers, payees, amounts, times, accounts, and user names. MICR printing requires a monochrome laser printer and MICR magnetic toner. The software is paid from $799, with a free trial and no free plan.

Who it suits

It suits Windows users who need MICR checks, customizable forms, and accounting imports. It is also relevant to organizations needing account permissions and audit records.

Limits

There is no free plan. The evaluation version adds an evaluation message, cannot save modified forms, restricts external PDF form files, and prints zeros for the MICR routing number.

Getting started

1. Open the Check Factory website
2. Choose the accounting-system plan that matches your software
3. Install the Windows desktop software
4. Connect a monochrome laser printer with MICR magnetic toner
5. Import accounting data through a file or supported integration
6. Design or adjust forms in the drag-and-drop designer
7. Print checks or forms to a printer, PDF, or email

Verdict

Check Factory combines blank-stock MICR printing, form design, accounting integrations, and access controls in a Windows desktop package. Buyers should account for the paid pricing and required MICR hardware.