Custom Index Tabs — From $5.45/Set, Free PDF Proof

Four steps, all on this page: pick the tab cut (how many tabs step across the page edge — 1/5, 1/8, 1/10 and so on), enter your titles by typing them, pasting a list, or photographing an existing set, click the dot under any tab to color it from the 19 Mylar colors, and watch the price update live as you build. When it looks right, a free PDF proof is emailed for approval before anything prints — no design software, no template, no artwork required.

Yes. You can assign a different color to each tab in the set at no extra charge on paper tabs — choose from 19 standard Mylar colors in the online designer.

90# index is our standard everyday weight and suits most binders. 110# index is heavier and more rigid, a good choice for tabs that get handled frequently or need to stand up to heavy use.

Mylar reinforcement is a clear plastic strip bonded along the binding edge of each paper tab. It greatly increases tear resistance, so Mylar-reinforced index tabs hold up to repeated use in a three-ring binder far longer than plain paper.

Collated tabs — often called copy tabs — arrive pre-assembled in finished set order, ready to drop straight into a binder. Uncollated tabs are grouped by position so you can assemble the sets yourself.

At Tabzoola a printed 5-tab paper set is $5.45 per set at the 25-set minimum ($136.25 total), $2.35 per set at 100 sets, and $1.08 per set at 1,000. An 8-tab paper set is $8.00 per set at 25 and $2.44 at 250. Wipe-clean .015 poly costs more for the same set — a 5-tab poly set is $31.50 per set at 25 and $11.85 at 100 — because the material and screen printing cost more than paper. Setup is included in every figure and there is no quote form: price depends only on the material, how many tabs are in each set, and how many sets you order, and the exact total for any combination appears on screen as you design. Full price tables are published rather than given out on request.

Yes, and sharply rather than gently, because setup is a real cost spread across the whole run. A 5-tab paper set runs $5.45 per set at 25 sets, $3.20 at 50, $2.35 at 100, $1.57 at 250 and $1.08 at 1,000 — so the per-tab cost falls from about $1.09 to about $0.22. Every price break is visible in the designer before you order, and UPS Ground shipping is free over $75.

It depends on how many sets you need. Printing your own from a free template costs nothing but your time and is genuinely the better answer for one or two binders. Blank divider packs from an office supplier run a few dollars a pack but cannot carry your printed section titles. Ordering printed to order starts at $5.45 per set at Tabzoola's 25-set minimum and falls to $2.35 per set at 100, and those arrive collated, Mylar-reinforced at the tab extension and 3-hole punched. Home-printed tabs have no reinforcement where tabs actually fail, and every set is assembled by hand — so past a few sets, printed wins on both cost per set and durability.

Tabzoola manufactures custom index dividers to order in Schaumburg, Illinois and sells them directly online — design the set at tabzoola.com with live per-set pricing, no quote form or account required. Every set is printed with your own section titles, die-cut in any standard cut from 1/2 to 1/15, collated, and shipped nationwide with a free PDF proof before anything prints.

Our minimum order is 25 sets. You can order any quantity from 25 sets up to 1,000+ sets, and the per-tab price drops as your quantity increases.

Paper tab orders typically produce in about 5 business days, and poly (plastic) tab orders in about 15 business days, measured from the moment you approve your proof. Rush production is available on many orders for an additional charge — contact us before ordering to inquire.

Yes. After you order, we email you a PDF proof showing exactly how your tabs will print. Nothing goes into production until you review and approve that proof, so you can check every tab's spelling, color, and order first.

Yes. You approve a free PDF proof before anything is printed, and we stand behind that proof: if your tabs don't match the proof you approved, or there's a manufacturing defect, we'll reprint your order or refund it at no cost to you — just contact us within 30 days of delivery. Because every set is custom made, we can't accept returns of correctly produced orders that match the approved proof, so reviewing your proof is the moment to catch anything.

Orders of $75.00 or more ship free via UPS Ground to the lower 48 US states. Orders under $75.00 ship UPS Ground for $19.95. Need it faster? Contact us before ordering to ask about expedited options.

Every order is manufactured to order in the USA at our facility in Schaumburg, Illinois.

A tab cut is how many tab positions span the width of the page. We offer every standard cut from 1/2 to 1/15 — including the most popular 1/5 cut, 1/8 cut, and 1/10 cut tabs. The cut spaces your tabs across the binding edge so they don't overlap.

Yes. Our custom index tab dividers are widely used for legal case and exhibit binders, medical and patient chart dividers, and other professional filing. Because you print your own text, you can label them for any legal, medical, or business use.

Absolutely. Enter the numbers — or any text — you want on each tab in the online designer, and we print them in order. Numbered index tabs are a common choice for exhibits, sections, and reference sets.

No. On a paper tab the color you pick is the Mylar film bonded over the tab extension, not the tab itself. The body is white index stock — 90# or 110# — so a Clear Mylar tab is a white tab with a clear protective film on the extension. Choose Red and it is the same white tab carrying a red film. The film exists because the extension is where tabs tear first, and it is bonded on both sides of the tab.

Paper tabs print in black ink on white index stock — there is no ink choice to make, and no extra charge. Poly dividers print in black or white, because white type is what stays readable on the dark colors like Black, Blue and Emerald; both cost the same. Printing is on both sides of the tab when you choose 2-sided, so the title reads from either direction in a binder.

For size, match the tab cut to how many sections you need and how much text goes on each tab: a lower cut like 1/5 gives fewer, wider tabs with room for longer labels, while a higher cut like 1/8 or 1/10 fits more sections per bank with shorter labels — our tab cut calculator shows the exact tab width for any cut. For color, use one color per section and keep neighboring tabs high-contrast so a section is findable at a glance; color-code consistently across every set. On Tabzoola tabs the color is the Mylar tab (19 Mylar colors on reinforced paper) or the whole poly divider (11 colors), and each tab in a set can carry its own color.

Count the sections your document actually needs, then add one spare tab at the back for growth — sets almost always expand over time. The number of tabs then determines the cut and how many banks the set uses: for example, 12 sections in a 1/5 cut is two banks of five plus a bank of two. Our free tab cut calculator does this for you — enter your section count and it shows the recommended cut, the bank layout, and the exact tab size, so you order a set that reads cleanly and leaves room to grow.

Order close to what you actually need, not a big surplus just to reach a lower per-set price. The per-tab price does drop at higher quantities, but for custom printed tabs a large stockpile often costs you more in the end: tab labels go out of date when your section names or conventions change (a common headache for medical charts, legal exhibits, and estate binders), reinforced paper tabs can curl or yellow in long storage, and cash sits tied up on a shelf. Because every Tabzoola set is made to order with a low 25-set minimum, the smarter play is to order what you need now and reorder the identical set in about two minutes whenever you run low — your design stays saved, so there's no re-setup. You get the honest price for the quantity that fits your real usage, without the waste.