Flatstock, Sign & Wide-Format Printing Software
for Commercial Makers.
Ditch complicated spreadsheet math for sign making. Automatically calculate square-foot pricing, substrate waste yields (Coroplast, aluminum composite, vinyl rolls, poster stocks), grommet fees, and laminate additions. Quote jobs in seconds, schedule printing and contour cutting, and capture 5-star Google reviews for a flat $49/month with unlimited users.
No Credit Card Required for Trial • 14-Day Free Trial • Built for Scale
Sq Ft Math
Dynamic Substrate Pricing
Yields
Automatic Sheet Waste
$49/mo
Unlimited Signs & Rolls
4x8 Coroplast Yard Signs
Quote #4188 • 50 Double-Sided 18x24" Signs
Substrate Yield Automation
Zero Unaccounted Scrap
From Square-Foot Setup to 5-Star Review:
The Point A → Point Z Sign Shop Journey
See how The Print Life automates square-footage math, eliminates scrap waste errors, and organizes your wide-format print shop.
Stop guessing what to charge for yard signs, vinyl banners, or fine art posters. The Print Life factors in your shop's monthly overhead burden, roll/sheet substrate square footage, cutting scrap yield, and optional matte/gloss laminate coatings to automatically generate price grids.
Key Sign Shop Capabilities:
- Substrate Material Library: Configure Coroplast, foam core, acrylic, aluminum composite (ACM), and 13oz banner vinyl.
- Automatic Waste & Scrap Recovery: Calculates how many 18x24 cuts fit on a 4x8 master sheet.
- Finishing Add-On Surcharges: Hemming, grommets every 2 feet, pole pockets, and custom shape contour cuts.
| Substrate | 1–15 sq ft | 16–50 sq ft | 51–100 sq ft | 101+ sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13oz Outdoor Banner | $5.50 | $4.50 | $3.75 | $2.95 |
| 4mm White Coroplast | $6.25 | $5.15 | $4.25 | $3.50 |
Engineered For Sign Shops
& Flatstock Printers.
Everything your shop needs to quote, track, and fulfill wide-format signs, banners, and stickers with zero spreadsheet errors.
Square-Foot & Linear-Inch Math
Quote signs of any custom dimension in seconds with automated area formulas, per-square-foot tiers, and base setup rates.
Master Sheet Yield & Waste
Calculate how many cuts fit on standard 4x8 ft sheets of Coroplast, ACM, or Foamcore to eliminate unbilled scrap costs.
Finishing & Hardware Surcharges
Automatically price grommet spacing, pole pockets, double-stitched welded hems, contour cut lines, and H-stake wire stands.
Multi-Project Proposals
Quote outdoor yard signs, indoor banners, vinyl stickers, and screen-printed team shirts on 1 single unified customer proposal.
Wide-Format Production Kanban
Visual stages track jobs across Printing ➔ Lamination ➔ CNC / Plotter Cutting ➔ Eyeletting ➔ Packing with traveler QR codes.
3% Credit Card Fee Recovery
Recover merchant payment gateway fees automatically on online customer deposits with cash-first transparent invoicing.
Granular Action Time Estimation
Set exact times in seconds and minutes for flatbed print head travel, roll printing feeds, cold lamination, CNC routing, and eyelet punch operations on each sign matrix.
Time-Estimated Schedule Calendar
The master schedule calendar uses calculated wide-format and CNC cutting times to display open table hours and machine capacity slots for any day of the week.
Hands-Off Workflow Automations
Put your sign and wide-format shop on autopilot. 18+ system triggers execute bidirectionally on shop actions and customer actions (dimensional proof sign-offs, online deposits, substrate arrivals) to move stages and notify operators with zero manual friction.
Sign & Flatstock FAQs
Everything you need to know about pricing, tracking, and scaling your wide-format sign business.