DYMO Label Maker LabelManager 160 Portable Label Maker, Easy-to-Use, One-Touch Smart Keys, QWERTY Keyboard, Large Display, for Home & Office Organization, Black

Why it's worth it

The DYMO LabelManager 160 has a QWERTY keyboard, a small display and no app at all. Anyone in the house can pick it up, type a word and print a durable D1 tape label in about fifteen seconds.

Some people don't want a label maker that requires a phone, a login and a Bluetooth pairing. If that's you, this is the one. Tom's Guide found the LabelManager 160's built-in keyboard and small LCD made it the fastest standalone option to operate, with no app or pairing at any point. Hand it to a kid or a houseguest and they'll figure it out.

The keyboard is the whole argument, and it's a good one. You type on a familiar QWERTY layout, format with one-touch keys, and pick from more than 200 symbols and clip art plus 20-plus ways to style the text, according to DYMO. Good Housekeeping's testers did rate app-connected models higher for making matching, aesthetic label sets — so if a coordinated pantry is the goal, weigh that.

From our review of 8 label makers for home organization

What we like

• +Some people don't want a label maker that requires a phone, a login and a Bluetooth pairing
• +The keyboard is the whole argument, and it's a good one
• +D1 tape is easy to live with

What to know

• –The screen is small and monochrome, so you're previewing a line of text, not a design
• –Tape tops out at 12 mm, which is narrow for a big storage tote label, and D1 cartridges run pricier per roll than the generic…