CUPS for Mac
Common UNIX printing system.
Free
In English
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CUPS overview
CUPS is a standards-based, open source printing system developed by Apple Inc. for macOS® and other UNIX®-like operating systems. CUPS uses the Internet Printing Protocol ("IPP") and provides System V and Berkeley command-line interfaces, a web interface, and a C API to manage printers and print jobs. It supports printing to both local (parallel, serial, USB) and networked printers, and printers can be shared from one computer to another, even over the Internet!
Internally, CUPS uses PostScript Printer Description ("PPD") files to describe printer capabilities and features and a wide variety of generic and device- specific programs to convert and print many types of files. Sample drivers are included with CUPS to support many Dymo, EPSON, HP, Intellitech, OKIDATA, and Zebra printers. Many more drivers are available online and (in some cases) on the driver CD-ROM that came with your printer.
CUPS is licensed under the Apache License Version 2.0. See the file "LICENSE" for more information.
What’s new in version 2.3.3
Version 2.3.3:
- The ppdOpen function did not handle invalid UI
- constraint. ppdcSource::get_resolution function did not handle
- invalid resolution strings.
- The ippReadIO function may under-read an extension
CUPS for Mac
Free
In English
Version 2.3.3
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Aug 18 2014
Version: 1.7.2
HELP!!!!
hi, I download 1.7.2 Released 12-Apr-2014 and then make install
and then I can't launch any apps, crash log is:
Dyld Error Message:
Library not loaded: /usr/lib/libcups.2.dylib
Referenced from: /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/PrintCore.framework/Versions/A/PrintCore
Reason: no suitable image found. Did find:
/usr/lib/libcups.2.dylib: mach-o, but wrong architecture
/usr/lib/libcups.2.dylib: mach-o, but wrong architecture
How Can I Do Now???
Jan 10 2014
Version: 1.7.1
Get the following error at the "make" command:
3 errors generated.
make[1]: *** [adminutil.o] Error 1
Running a clean 10.9.1 and using XCode 5.0.2.
Am thus unable to test and/or rate this update.
Mar 18 2013
Version: 1.6.2
As a reminder, the general policy for CUPS is:
1) Don't install CUPS unless you know you need it, or are geeky enough to want to play with it.
2) Never install anything but a stable version of CUPS, unless you're already an experienced beta tester. Beta CUPS can badly mess up your computer.
BTW: There is no such thing as 'Easy Software Products', a company that went defunct years ago. I wish MU would remove that label for the developer website link. CUPS is an open source project sponsored by Apple. The project can be found at CUPS.org.
Jul 30 2012
Version: 1.6.1
Current version of CUPS built in to 10.7.4 is 1.5.3.
Feb 6 2012
Version: 1.5.2
Current version of CUPS built in to 10.7.3 is 1.5.1.