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Live Ink
by Live Ink
What Live Ink is
Live Ink provides print-on-demand fulfilment for custom clothing, merchandise, and homeware. Items are produced after customers order, and sellers can upload artwork to create products and download free mockups. Direct integrations are listed for Shopify, Etsy, Squarespace, WooCommerce, and Not On The High Street; an API supports custom stores. Connected products and orders synchronize automatically, after which Live Ink prints or embroiders and dispatches orders worldwide from its UK facility. The customer’s payment goes directly to the seller, while garment, production, and postage costs come from account credits. Options include screen printing, direct-to-garment printing, and embroidery. Screen printing starts at 20 units; DTG and embroidery have no minimum. Branded packing slips, swing tags, and garment relabelling support white-label fulfilment. Live Ink says garments are organic or sustainably sourced and packaging uses plastic-free recyclable paper mailers.
Who it suits
Live Ink suits merchandise, clothing, and retail businesses such as run clubs, streetwear brands, charities, illustrators, and bands. It is useful for sellers needing store integrations, custom branding, and global dispatch.
What it does well
- No subscription or commission
- Integrates with five named storefronts
- API available for custom stores
- DTG and embroidery have no minimum
- Worldwide dispatch from the UK
What to know first
- Screen printing starts at 20 units
- Production and shipping costs use account credits
- Fulfilment is handled from a UK facility
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Print on Demand | Free to use; no subscription or commission · Pay fixed production and shipping costs from account credits when orders are placed | Free |
As live.ink lists them, read 11 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Live Ink combines product creation, storefront synchronization, branded fulfilment, and worldwide shipping for made-to-order merchandise. Its free-to-use model avoids subscriptions and commissions, while sellers still pay fixed production and shipping costs per order.
Facts from Live Ink's own pages
- API access
- Yes · live.ink, 22 Sept 2026
- Branding
- The service supports branded packing slips, swing tags and garment relabelling for branded fulfilment. · live.ink, 11 Oct 2026
- Custom branding
- Yes · live.ink, 22 Sept 2026
- Design and mockups
- Yes · live.ink, 22 Sept 2026
- Design tools
- Users can upload artwork to create products and download free product mockups. · live.ink, 11 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2013 · live.ink, 28 Sept 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · live.ink, 22 Sept 2026
- Fulfillment coverage
- global · live.ink, 22 Sept 2026
- Fulfilment payment
- The customer’s payment goes directly to the seller, and Live Ink deducts its garment, production and postage costs from account credits. · live.ink, 11 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Bristol, United Kingdom · live.ink, 28 Sept 2026
- Ink credentials
- The company says its screen-printing and DTG inks are water-based and lists OEKO-TEX ECO PASSPORT and GOTS credentials; its DTG inks are also CPSIA compliant. · live.ink, 11 Oct 2026
- Intended customers
- The company describes its print-on-demand users as merchandise, clothing and retail businesses, including run clubs, streetwear brands, charities, illustrators and bands. · live.ink, 11 Oct 2026
- Materials and packaging
- Live Ink says its garments are organic or sustainably sourced and its orders ship in plastic-free, recyclable paper mailers. · live.ink, 11 Oct 2026
- Order automation
- Connected products and orders sync automatically, and Live Ink prints or embroiders and dispatches orders to customers. · live.ink, 11 Oct 2026
- Printing options
- Live Ink offers screen printing, direct-to-garment printing and embroidery; its About page says screen printing starts at 20 units while DTG and embroidery have no minimum. · live.ink, 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- The privacy policy says Live Ink uses encryption when collecting or transferring sensitive data such as credit-card information. · live.ink, 11 Oct 2026
- Shipping
- Live Ink says it dispatches orders worldwide from its UK facility and provides customers with shipping tracking numbers. · live.ink, 11 Oct 2026
- Storefront integrations
- Shopify,WooCommerce,Etsy,Squarespace,Not On The High Street · live.ink, 22 Sept 2026
- Store integrations
- Direct integrations are listed for Shopify, Etsy, Squarespace, WooCommerce and Not On The High Street, with an API for custom stores. · live.ink, 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- Live Ink provides setup and integration guides and lists [email protected] and a Bristol telephone number for contact. · live.ink, 11 Oct 2026
- What it does
- Live Ink provides print-on-demand fulfilment for custom clothing, merchandise and homeware, producing items after customers order them. · live.ink, 11 Oct 2026
- White-label shipping
- Yes · live.ink, 22 Sept 2026
Where Live Ink stands on Freedom251
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