The utility model provides a laborsaving uncovering thermal printer, which comprises a base, a cover body, a rubber roller, a thermosensitive sheet, a thermosensitive support, a hold-down spring, two lock fasteners and two fastening elastic members, the cover body is provided with hinged supports on two sides of the thermosensitive sheet support based on the paper width direction, the hinged supports are provided with reamed holes along the paper width direction in a penetrating manner, and the reamed holes are provided with elastic fasteners. A through hole penetrating in the vertical direction is formed in the outer side of the reaming hole of the cover body, and a locking groove is formed in the position, below the through hole, of the base; the lock catch pieces are provided with hinge columns in the paper width direction and lock columns in the vertical direction, the outward end faces of the lock catch pieces are provided with operation parts, the hinge column of one lock catch piece is hinged to the hinge hole of the hinge support on one side, the lock catch pieces rotate around the hinge columns, and the lock columns penetrate through the through holes to be detachably clamped with the lock grooves. The buckling elastic piece is connected between the locking piece and the cover body support, and the buckling elastic piece applies buckling force to the locking piece. The hinge column is arranged on the lock catch piece, so that the structure is simpler, the cost is lower, and the cover opening is more labor-saving.