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DESCRIPTION

Gutenprint is a set of very high quality drivers for printers, with particular emphasis on inkjets.

Gutenprint is the new name for the Gimp-Print project.

WHAT'S NEW
Version 5.2.4:
  • adds support for the Canon SELPHY CP-520, EPSON Stylus Photo R2880, and EPSON Stylus DX4000 printers
  • corrects printing for the Epson PM-D600, EPSON Artisan 700 and 800, and Stylus Photo P/TX700 and 800 series printers.
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.3 or later.

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Developer:The GutenPrint Project
Downloads:83,400
  - Version d/l:3,093
Drivers:Printers
License:Free
Date:30 Jul 2009
Platform:PPC/Intel
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Sep 2 2009
*****

THEKIDFROMTHEREDBANK  This software is great. THANK YOU! Now I don't have to buy a new printer. (Just because the manufacturer (HP) is to lazy to supply new drivers and wants customers to throw away printers after 2 years.  
(Version 5.2.4)

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Jul 18 2009
*****

GPATPANDP  Hurrah For these DRIVERS !!!

...I still own/use a very reliable Epson Printer I bought brand new in 1997. I grew SOOOOO dag gone sick and tired of having to finagle and coerce the system drivers to work each and every time I updated to the newest version of OSX 10.5 (10.5.7 this time around). In these tough economic times (in case anyone has forgotten), WHY in tarnation should I have to run out and buy a new printer when mine works perfectly fine if/when/ever the system drivers will operate correctly.

Out of sheer frustration, I came SOOOOO close today to scrapping my whole updated system in favor of reverting to my OSX 10.5.6 (of which I had absolutely no issues printing at all once I spent a few days finagling and coercing it to work from the previous update) system backup because this time around I just could not get them to work in OSX 10.5.7. Then "whola !" I discovered these drivers upon which I happily got rid of those old pieces of junk and feel quite certain that I will never have to revisit this nonsense ever again. ***Whew*** !!! :)  
(Version 5.2.4rc1)

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Dec 23 2008
*****

THREEDEE912  I have to say, printing has gotten MUCH faster on my Epson R200 with the last few Gutenprint updates. It used to take FOREVER to print a single page on "Standard" quality. Now it only takes a few seconds!

Plus it has drivers for my old HP LaserJet too!

Only thing that annoys me is the "Common Settings 1, Common Settings 2, Extra Settings 3" or whatever, as it's difficult to find a specific setting hidden in all of the generic-named menus.  
(Version 5.2.3)

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+5
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Nov 19 2008
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SUNDAYS  Good update for Epson.

But since apple use GP and Cups to print, my old HP does not work correctly.

I use instead a generic postscript driver.  
(Version 5.2.2)

praisebury
-5
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Nov 18 2008
*****

MANNYAM  I have an Epson RX-580 and I lost the driver CD, so for me to print directly onto a CD, I had to search forever for the drivers, with this I am able to print from the print dialog without the need for extra software and it has many extra features that arent available in the stand Epson drivers. Works great!  
(Version 5.2.2)

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Dec 28 2007

SMACTRON  This release doesn't seem to have the Brother HL-2040 even though it has CUPS 1.1. What gives?  
(Version 5.1.4)

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Dec 12 2007
*****

RONL  This made it possible for me to continue using an older Epson printer (which still prints excellently and which I had recently bought cartridges). Thank you! Also their forums are extremely helpful. And to think these are free!  
(Version 5.1.4)

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Dec 12 2007

RONL  Forgot to add... I'm using Leopard 10.5.1  
(Version 5.1.4)

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Jul 1 2007

AYMAN  Tried everything to make my Epson CX4700 with out any luck.

After installing GutenPrint; Worked like a charm.

WOW  
(Version 5.1.3)

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Jun 7 2007

CHRIS.JEROME2110  These Printer, and Also Scanner Vendors too, are notorious for releasing broken, or crappy drivers for their printers on the Mac Platform even while the System 7/OS 9 era,

Now, it's either:

• Non-intel or universal binary drivers

• Printers and/or Scanners with no ColorSync/ICC Profile support.

• Scanners with no TWAIN/Apple Image Capture support.

These comanies really need to get with the Times.

Hurray for good old open source!! Open source to the rescue again!

The biggest offenders are Canon, and EPSON!!!, Don't know about HP nowadays.

I'm so Glad I bought a Brother Color Laser Printer a few month's back, and since I've never looked back. The Color is exellent, and so is the Print Quality too. No drivers, or any other incompatible nonsense to worry about, just a good old text based PPD File, Compatible ANYWHERE!!!.  
(Version 5.1.2)

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Jul 31 2006

TIMBO13  haha, typical.

Great to see a intel compatible version of this. Just a little too late for me though. We have a hp laserjet 1010 and have been unable to print to it from our MBP's. We are receiving a new HP laser which is compatible with Mac OS X today. The same day the intel compatible version of these drivers are released which work with our old, no obsolete hp laser... Isn't life ironic. sigh.  
(Version 5.0)

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