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OpenPrinting News - Opportunity Open Source 4.0 - Call for Locations

Till KamppeterFebruary 13, 2026

Where will the 4th edition take place? Please send us your proposal!

OpenPrinting News - Tech over Tea #300 - Brodie interviews Till Kamppeter

Till KamppeterDecember 3, 2025

Everything about OpenPrinting, history, what we are doing, funding and the future, ...

Zdenek DohnalNovember 27, 2025

CUPS 2.4.15 fixes two CVEs in scheduler

Who We Are

About OpenPrinting

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Learn more about OpenPrinting, how it works, the people involved, and the projects maintained by it

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Know how you can be part of an excellent community and help improve printing experience for millions of users

CUPS

CUPS is the standards-based, open source printing system that is used on Linux® and other operating systems.

Find Your Printer

Printer Compatibility

Most modern printers work using OpenPrinting software without additional drivers. We also host a compatibility database for legacy printers supported by free software drivers.

Driverless Printers

Most modern printers work 'out of the box' with OpenPrinting software. Browse the thousands of driverless printers.

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Legacy Printers

The Foomatic printer database lists all of the printers that are supported by free software printer drivers.

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Windows?!

Our Printer Applications revive old printers under current Windows, any model which works under Linux.

Community

Collaborations & Programs

OpenPrinting collaborates with standards groups and participates in coding and documentation programs.

Printer Working Group

OpenPrinting collaborates with the PWG's Internet Printing Protocol workgroup to support this ubiquitous printing standard.

GSoC - OpenPrinting

OpenPrinting participates in the GSoC program under its umbrella organization The Linux Foundation.

GSoD - OpenPrinting

OpenPrinting participates in the GSoD program under its umbrella organization The Linux Foundation.