Bodno ID Card Software - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

Bodno ID Card Software is a desktop ID card design and printing solution for Windows (including Windows 11) and macOS, available in five tiered editions: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, and Diamond. Trusted by 75,000+ customers since 2017, it serves a broad range of organizations, from single-operator setups to teams sharing a network license across up to 16 PCs on the same subnet. Target industries include education, corporate and enterprise, healthcare, government, access control, hospitality, events, clubs, and nonprofits, covering use cases such as employee badges, student IDs, visitor passes, membership cards, and access control credentials.

Bodno ID Card Software ships with card templates and a built-in design toolset for adding logos, text, shapes, and photos. A built-in cardholder database supports photo storage and record search, with higher editions adding MS Access, SQLite, ODBC, and external SQL database connectivity. Photo and signature capture from webcam or scanner, a built-in image editor, and automatic face detection with face crop (Gold and above) support consistent, high-volume card production. Barcode support spans 1D barcodes in all editions, QR codes from Silver, and 2D barcodes from Gold. Encoding capabilities scale from magnetic stripe (compatible printer required) through contact and contactless smartcard, RFID, and NFC encoding (Platinum and above, Windows only), up to MIFARE DESFire, Classic, and Ultralight encoding in the Diamond edition (Windows only). Advanced workflow features include conditional printing, batch printing, a print spooler, dual-sided printing, user permissions, audit logs, scripting for custom automation, command-line and batch file print job submission, and a web print server (Diamond, Windows only). All card data, photos, and database connections remain on the user's device or local network with no cloud data transmission.

Licensing is per computer via activation code delivered by email within 15 minutes of purchase. A lifetime license option is available across all editions, valid for the life of the printer and transferable to a new computer. Free software updates are included in all editions at no extra charge, and a no-time-limit free trial with watermarked output is available prior to purchase. Every printer sold by the vendor includes a bundled software license, reducing upfront cost for new hardware buyers.