Printopia For Mac Os

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For a long time, iPhone and iPad owners were looking for a way to print documents from their iOS devices. For a while, the only option was to transfer documents to your Mac or PC and print from there, but the addition of the AirPrint feature to iOS finally made printing possible. However, for many people, this still proved problematic.

This is where Printopia can help. The functions of the app are two-fold. Firstly Printopia makes it possible to share a printer that is connected to your Mac so that it can be accessed by your iPhone or iPad. The second option is to ‘print’ documents as PDFs which will then be sent to your Mac ready for use.

If your Mac can print to a printer, Printopia can enable your iOS device to do so, too. What’s proved even more important to me in my daily use is that Printopia can print to files on your Mac. Printopia is a very easy to install System Preferences Pane for macOS that enables you to quickly send documents from your iOS device to any of the printers connected to your computer. In addition, Printopia allows you to save the documents to your disk, can send them to specific applications, or can place. . No Need To Modify Your Operating System: Beware of printing solutions that re-configure your Mac's printing system. Printopia runs independently from printer sharing, and does not modify your Mac or iOS operating system in any way. Limitations: 7-day trial. Requirements: OS X 10.7+ iOS 4.2+ Intel. Mac OS X: You could use AirPrint Hacktivator (or do it manually) to add AirPrint support to your Mac, but if you don't want to modify your system files and would like virtual printers, you.

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No special printer is needed – any laser printer, inkjet, network or USB printer can be used in conjunction with Printopia. The app makes use of Dropbox to make it possible to send documents to your Mac as PDF or JPEG files so you can queue up documents for printing wherever you may be, regardless of network coverage.

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Printopia For Mac Os Versions

It does not matter if you have a printer that is connected directly to your Mac or if you are making use of an AirPort or Time Capsule – set up and use is equally simple no matter how your system is configured.

Verdict:

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A simple and cost effective way to add printing capabilities to iOS if you find AirPrint to be troublesome or too restricted.