hp-printer-app A Generic PCL Printer Application

Version License C Linux | macOS | Unix

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HP Printer Application v1.3.0 February 09, 2024

HP Printer Application v1.2.0 May 15, 2022

hp-printer-app implements printing for a variety of common PCL printers connected via network or USB. Features include:

What is Supported?

Clients:

  • Android™ (4.4+)
  • Chrome OS™
  • iOS® (4+)
  • Linux® (w/CUPS 1.4+)
  • macOS® (10.14+)
  • Windows® (10+)

Printers:

  • HP: Most DeskJet, LaserJet, Photosmart, and OfficeJet
  • Other: Laser printers with PCL 5 support from Canon, IBM, Lexmark, Kyocera, Ricoh, Xerox, etc.

System Requirements

Tools:

  • C99 compiler (Clang, GCC, MSVC)
  • POSIX-compliant `make` (all but Windows)
  • Xcode (optional for macOS)

Required Libraries:

  • Avahi (0.8+) or mDNSResponder
  • CUPS (2.4+) or libcups (3.0+)
  • GNU TLS (3.0+), LibreSSL (3.0+), or OpenSSL (1.1+)
  • PAPPL (1.2+)
  • ZLIB (1.1+)

Optional Libraries:

  • JPEGLIB (8+) or libjpeg-turbo (2.0+)
  • LIBPNG (1.6+)