Print Shop Software: Instant Quotes, Artwork Upload, Proof Approval and Press Scheduling

Mythex builds a print shop's quoting, artwork intake, proof approval, online ordering and production schedule from a description of your machines and price list. Quotes show three quantities side by side, artwork arrives attached to the job instead of in an inbox, and customers approve proofs with a recorded click.

Every job starts with a quote and a file

A print shop runs on small jobs, business cards, flyers, banners, with rushes before events, elections and the holidays. Almost every job begins with a quote built from quantity, stock, finish and turnaround, often worked out by hand. Then the file arrives by email, without bleed, in RGB, at 72 dpi, and the proof goes back and forth three times. Press time has to be balanced across digital presses, wide-format printers and finishing kit. Software helps most at three points: pricing the job consistently, taking files with the order, and seeing the load on each machine before promising a date.

Quotes from stock, click cost, finishing and setup
Price breaks at 250, 500 and 1,000 side by side
Artwork uploaded with the order
Proofs approved or rejected with comments
Jobs scheduled per machine with finishing time
Reorders reusing saved specs and artwork

What you can build for print shops

Quotes that show three quantities

Combine paper stock, click or ink cost, finishing and setup, show 250, 500 and 1,000 side by side so the unit price does the persuading, price standard and rush turnaround, and put a validity date on every quote because paper prices move.

Build a quote tool for my print shop. Price = setup + stock cost per sheet + click cost per side + finishing (lamination, rounded corners, folding). Show three quantities side by side with unit price, standard and rush turnaround prices, and a 14-day validity date. Accepted quotes become jobs.

Proof approval and one-click reorders

Customers approve or reject proofs with comments, follow each job from file received to printing, finishing and ready, and reorder past jobs with the same specs and artwork. Business accounts keep logos and brand files for future work.

Create a customer portal for my print shop where customers approve or reject PDF proofs with comments (recording who approved and when), see job status from file received to ready, reorder any past job with the same specs and artwork, and store brand files for their company.

Online ordering for jobs that need no conversation

Standard cards, flyers and posters where size, stock, finish, sides and quantity change the price as the customer picks. Every line needs an artwork upload, rush turnaround carries a surcharge, and checkout offers pickup or shipping. Custom work goes to the quote form.

Add online ordering to my print shop site for business cards, A5 flyers and A2 posters. Options for stock, finish, single or double sided and quantity update the price live, each item requires an artwork upload, rush turnaround adds 30%, and checkout offers pickup or shipping.

Schedule by machine, not just by due date

Jobs go onto the digital press, wide-format printer or cutter, with drying, laminating and finishing time built in before the due date. A rush job shows exactly what it pushes back, so you can quote rush honestly.

Build a production schedule for my print shop with machines (digital press, wide-format printer, laminator, cutter). Each job is assigned to machines with run times, finishing time is added before the due date, and adding a rush job shows which jobs move.

An artwork guide customers actually follow

Product pages that list the sizes, stocks and finishes you really offer, a plain-language guide to bleed, resolution, colour mode and file types with downloadable templates, turnaround and rush prices, and pickup hours.

Build a website for my print shop with product pages for cards, flyers, banners and merchandise, an artwork guide covering bleed, 300 dpi and CMYK with downloadable templates, turnaround times and rush pricing, and pickup and delivery details.

Accounts that reorder on a cycle

Model companies with the people who order, approve and pay, store brand colour references and preferred stocks, and tag schools, estate agents and event planners by when they usually order. A reminder a few weeks before their cycle wins the job before they shop around.

Build a CRM for my print shop with company accounts, contacts by role (orders, approves, pays), brand colour references and preferred stocks, order history, and a list of accounts whose usual reorder is due in the next 3 weeks.

Count reprints and their cause

Record every reprint with a reason: customer file error, press fault, finishing mistake. If most are file errors, tighten artwork checks at upload. If they come from the press or the guillotine, it is training or maintenance. Either way, each reprint is margin lost twice.

Reason recorded on every reprint
File checks at upload: size, bleed, resolution
Monthly reprint cost by cause

Deposits on custom jobs

Printed items with someone else's logo have no resale value. Take a deposit on large or custom jobs before they go to press, and invoice from the approved quote adjusted for overs and unders. Card payments need a payment provider account you connect yourself.

Questions

Can customers upload artwork with their order?

Yes. Files are stored in the app's file storage and attached to the job. You can ask for basic checks such as page size.

Can customers approve proofs online?

Yes. Proofs appear in the customer's portal with approve and reject buttons, and the decision is recorded with name and time.

Can the store take payments?

Mythex builds the ordering and records orders. Card payments need a payment provider account you connect yourself.

Do I need to code?

No. You describe your products and pricing and change them by chatting.

Is it free?

Free has daily credits and no card. Pro is $25/month for a custom domain, code editing and export.

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