Make custom products with DTG printing
Direct-to-garment (DTG) printing turns your designs into vibrant, full-color prints on custom apparel and more. No order minimums, no upfront cost to start. Test one design or build out a full line without the risk.
Vibrant colors
The digital printing process ensures bright and crisp image quality for your custom artwork.
Free design tool
Create designs with images, patterns, or text in minutes using our free Product Creator.
Product scope
DTG goes beyond garment printing, from accessories to home decor, towels, and even stuffed animals. Print it all.
What is DTG printing?
Direct-to-garment (DTG) printing is a digital printing method that uses inkjet technology to spray ink directly onto fabric, producing full-color designs in a single pass. Unlike screen printing, the DTG printing process doesn’t need separate screens per color, so it fits naturally into on-demand custom clothing printing.
Using water-based inks, DTG works best on fabrics with at least 50% cotton, and looks sharpest on 100% cotton. It handles fine detail and color transitions well, making it a common choice for photographic designs and intricate artwork on t-shirts and other apparel.
Want the full walkthrough? Read our DTG printing cheat code guide.
Design and sell DTG printed products in five steps
DTG vs screen printing vs DTF
Direct-To-Garment
+ Environmentally-friendly. Keep your image green with eco-friendly inks and energy-efficient service.
+ No minimum order. Produce as few or many DTG printed products as you want. Single-shirt printing is faster, too, since there’s no screen or film step to set up first.
+ Unlimited colors. DTG handles multi-color and complex designs without needing separate screens, delivering detailed designs no matter the color count.
- Limited fabric options. DTG delivers the best print quality only on fabric with at least 50% cotton.
- Lower durability. These inks will fade quicker from washing and drying than screen-printed ones.
Screen Printing
+ Flexible fabric options. This print type works with almost any material as long as the surface is flat.
+ High durability. Garments with this print type last up to 50% longer than heat-pressed or DTG-printed.
- Not so eco-friendly. Screen printing leaves a lot of waste, including chemicals, rags, containers, and inks.
- Mainly good for bulk orders. Printing in low quantities won’t be cost-effective.
- Limited colors. Only several colors are available for your custom design.
Direct-to-film
+ Wide fabric range. This printing technique works on cotton, polyester, and blends, and extends to non-garment items like hats and bags.
+ High Durability. DTF prints resist cracking and peeling, even after repeated washing.
+ Flexible Order Volume. Works well for both small custom runs and bulk production.
- Extra production steps. Printing requires transfer film, adhesive powder, and a heat press, adding steps DTG doesn't need.
- Lower Eco-Friendliness. Adhesive powders and transfer films create more waste than DTG's water-based inks.
Our Print Providers offer several printing methods beyond DTG, screen printing, and DTF. See the full list to find the best fit for your product.
Why sell direct-to-garment products with Printify?
Printify connects you to a global Print Provider network for direct-to-garment printing. Turn your designs into a real custom apparel business without inventory or upfront investment.
100% free
Sign up, customize DTG products, and list them online for free. Zero risk, no setup costs to worry about.
Round-the-clock support
Our Merchant Support team is available 24/7 via live chat and contact form to help with your on-demand production journey.
Global fulfillment
Work with 70 Print Providers worldwide, so orders are produced and shipped efficiently, no matter where your customers are.
Best value for the price
Get competitive pricing across our product offering, and subscribe to Printify Premium to save up to 33% on new products.
Product scope
Choose from over 300 DTG-ready products for custom apparel businesses of any size, from custom t-shirt printing to home decor. Our Catalog stores over 2,000 custom products and continues to expand.
Explore other products for DTG
From custom t-shirts to towels and more, browse product categories available in DTG printing.
