Ziplock Paper Bags with Window.

At or slightly below the fill line, so the window always shows product and never empty space. Contents settle in transit, and a window placed above the settled level shows air at the top of the pack. On a shelf that looks like a half-empty bag.

If fill heights vary between flavours or weights, a vertical side strip is the safer layout, because part of it always shows product.

It can if the film isn't matched to the liner, so we always specify them together. An unmatched window in a barrier bag lets moisture and air through the opening and undoes the liner's work. On standard builds we use clear PET with a barrier level chosen to suit the liner behind the kraft.

Anti-fog film is the choice for chilled or moist fills where condensation would mist the view, and cellulose film keeps a compostable build compostable.

Yes, windows are die-cut, so ovals, arches and letterforms from your logo are all possible. The shape is cut through the paper face before the film goes on behind it. Very tight curves and thin strokes are the practical limit, since the paper around them needs enough width to stay flat.

We check every shape on the dieline and send a proof before cutting.

Treat the product behind the window as the main image and design the print as a frame around it. A busy pattern running right up to the opening fights with what shows through. Windowed kraft bags usually keep the face to a matte kraft ground with the brand, the product name and a simple border.

Leave a margin of lightly printed paper around the cut. Print-to-cut registration moves slightly on every run, and that margin hides it.

Yes, with the right build, and a small window makes that much easier than a large one. Paper-stream recycling depends on the share of the bag that is paper, and every square inch of film and liner lowers it. High-paper builds with a modest window can still qualify.

For a compostable pack, we pair a cellulose window with a certified compostable liner and zipper, and the mark printed on the bag states which claim applies.

We make these most often at 5 x 3 x 8 inches and 6 x 3.5 x 10 inches, width by gusset by height. To place the window, we need the fill weight and roughly how high the product sits once the bag is standing and settled. That settled height fixes where the window goes.

Custom sizes follow the same method. The tear notch and press-zip sit above the window, as on our plain zip bags.

We take orders from 500 windowed bags. The same minimum covers shaped windows, since the cutting die is made once and reused on every reorder. Runs can go up to 100,000.

Tell us how many flavours or variants you plan to launch and we'll quote the run around them.

Once the proof is approved, production takes 7 to 10 business days. If the launch date is close, a rush slot brings that down to 5 to 7 business days. Because window placement depends on how your product settles, we'd suggest a sample first, which takes 5 to 7 business days, and its fee is credited back on the production order.

Delivery is available USA-wide.