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+# shippinglabel-converter
+
+The initial reason for this project was the fact that you only get A4 labels from DHL if you are a privat customer. If
+you are a business custommer you can get your shipping labels in the classic 4"x6" (100x150mm) format to print them
+directly on something like a thermal label printer. Because I'm a privat customer but have such a fancy printer, I
+needed a way to modify the A4 label I get from DHL and turn them into a smaller format.
+
+For ease of use this will get a simple web interface.