For large enterprises with thousands of .LBL files, manual recreation is often not feasible.
There is to convert .lbl files (typically from NiceLabel , ZebraDesigner , or LabelView ) into BarTender’s native .btw format. Label design files are proprietary, meaning BarTender cannot directly open or "save as" from another software's format. Recommended Migration Workflow
Before attempting a conversion, it is crucial to understand what these files actually are. Calling them both "label files" is technically correct, but it is like calling a PDF and a Word document both "text files"—the underlying code is entirely different.