Questions tagged [printing]

Software that involves printing data onto either physical or virtual media

Filter by
Sorted by
Tagged with
1 vote
1 answer
28 views

Usable driver/software for Brother all-in-one inkjet MFC-J480DW

I have a printer that is no longer compatible with the new operating systems. It is very important to me as it has the ability to scan and print film strips and negatives. There are no current printer ...
dwtjan 's user avatar
1 vote
1 answer
17 views

An Easier Way to Print Labels

We run an online web site where we sell groceries online. We get 30-40 orders a day and in each order we need to copy and paste the customers' addresses to the label printing software (Bartender) - ...
Umut Tereci's user avatar
1 vote
0 answers
19 views

Cross-platform (Mac/Win) printing framework that meets following requirements

The platform should meet the following requirements: Ability to request the installed printers and their corresponding paper trays/sources, and send and print a PDF file to one of these printers and ...
Invader's user avatar
  • 11
0 votes
0 answers
29 views

Fonts emulating dot matrix printers

I am looking for True Type fonts that render printed characters as those generated by needle, thermal or inkjet printers, of the industrial type. I mean real printer fonts with sizes like 5x7, 7x9 or ...
Yves Daoust's user avatar
1 vote
1 answer
332 views

How to make android phone a wireless printer server?

Is there any software with which I can make my usb printer a wireless printer with my old android phone as a printer server? Can anybody please explain? Thank you in advance.
Lusypher's user avatar
0 votes
0 answers
39 views

Printing multiple layers using household inkjet printer

Question. Is there application or package thal allows to print several layers with usual household printers? Is it usually tehnically possible at all? I prefer Linux OS. Clarification of question. For ...
Alex Alex's user avatar
  • 101
1 vote
2 answers
66 views

How can I save to PDF from Chrome with as good results as Safari?

On macOS, Safari's "Export as PDF..." menu option is fast, and prints to a single page PDF. I'd like to do the same in Chrome. It seems the recommended way to save a page as a PDF is to &...
lowellk's user avatar
  • 111
0 votes
0 answers
15 views

Book printing software

I need a software for editing books for printing. It should have 1. adding numbers to pages 2. option to manage how an a5 book is printed (like rotating the text in each page so it can be the folded, ...
CasseroleBoi's user avatar
1 vote
0 answers
125 views

Reliable software for ESC/POS thermal printer (USB interface)

I installed the printer driver, but the manufacturer didn't provide much in the way of SDK or API. They assumed that the printer will only be used with a USB printer software POS, but I want to print ...
Andy's user avatar
  • 11
1 vote
0 answers
19 views

Scanning / printing server software with gui and file sharing

I am trying to build a home scanning / printing service with a raspberry pi, so no one has to download drivers and all these operations can be centralized. Currently, it can be controlled remotely by ...
jthulhu's user avatar
  • 111
1 vote
1 answer
37 views

Any scanner apps for Android?

I'd like to have an app that can use a real network printer-scanner to scan documents on Android, but all I can find are apps which use the camera. Are there apps that could use a printer to scan ...
Kureteiyu's user avatar
  • 113
1 vote
1 answer
668 views

Creating a virtual printer to handle custom print job events

I'm looking to create a .NET virtual printer that I can install on client's machines and have them print to it so that I can do some custom print job events such as: Parse the printjob for specific ...
norbpat563's user avatar
1 vote
1 answer
57 views

Looking for software that can transfer PDF files and print them automatically (and then move them to a processed folder)

I'm running a webshop that is hosted online. Shipping labels for orders are currently exported once a day in a CSV file. I import them, and then print them to my local printer. We want to automate ...
Tom's user avatar
  • 11
1 vote
0 answers
52 views

Kayleigh alternative for Linux

I wanted to ask if anyone know is there any Linux alternative for Kayleigh that I could use for our Sharp printers (MX-2651)? I need print server that would be compatible with SHARP OSA and allow me ...
Vallar's user avatar
  • 11
1 vote
0 answers
44 views

app to automatically print e-mails from iphone to a printer wirelessly

Right now I am using an email client to forward my emails to my printer from my computer. It's called thunderbird. Thunderbird however doesn't have a phone app. what i would like is the ability ...
evan's user avatar
  • 11
-1 votes
1 answer
42 views

Gratis Windows PDF printer

My Windows "print to PDF" functionality no longer works. I am unable to make it work, and unwilling to reinstall Windows. I am seeking a gratis background spooler service for Windows, which I can ...
Mawg says reinstate Monica's user avatar
1 vote
1 answer
170 views

Windows PDF printer with no dialog

When printing documents in SAP Business One (our ERP) it automatically goes to default printer. If I set any printer, it goes straight to the printer. No questions. If I set 'Microsoft Print to PDF' ...
Antonio Rodríguez's user avatar
1 vote
0 answers
34 views

Code printing with support for TrueType, code ligatures, UTF-8, command line

I'm searching for a tool that can pretty-print code on paper. My requirements are: TrueType support Supports C/C++ Coloured output Command-line interface (scriptable) Runs on Linux Supports UTF-8 ...
Åsmund's user avatar
  • 111
1 vote
1 answer
24 views

Application to extract & print directory list for Windows

I'm looking for an application to extract or print the Directory list. Preferably, Can be saved as a text file, PDF file, HTML and XML tables Output File Lists Including Metadata Filter File And ...
user avatar
1 vote
2 answers
82 views

Export select pages from PDF as copyable text?

I sometimes need to export a few pages from a big PDF file. The pages must then be "copyable", ie the pages must not be exported as images. On my older Windows 7 computer, a 200 page PDF crashes ...
Gulbahar's user avatar
  • 221
1 vote
0 answers
25 views

Software for combining non-rectangular images on a large sheet

I would like to automate process of creating batch sheets for printing filled with a lot of non-rectangular images. These images (stickers) have various shapes and different sizes. Source images are ...
pfcode's user avatar
  • 11
1 vote
1 answer
302 views

Dot Matrix Printer (Epson FX 1) Emulation C#

I've a old(er) battery analyzer, a CASP 2500. It has a DB25 connector on the back of it. I'm using a DB25-DB9 converter to connect it to the COM1/Serial Port of my computer. I've modified some C# ...
Daniel Pavlovsky's user avatar
0 votes
0 answers
22 views

What GUI tool to make CMYK datavisualisation

When designing for print it would be nice to be able to select the colors in CMYK values. This way the user can control the black levels and not rely on RGB to CMYK conversions, which can be ...
joojaa's user avatar
  • 166
1 vote
1 answer
22 views

Variables to be made part of text for print the easy way

I have the content of appointment letters of a number of employees to be printed in A4 page with variables like name, date of joining, post, salary. I need suggestion regarding software that takes ...
Splendid Digital Solutions's user avatar
0 votes
1 answer
66 views

Software to print PDF to booklet with scaling

I have an OKI C911 printer that can do duplex printing up to SRA3. I often want to print PDFs that have a smaller page size (e.g. A4 or smaller). Adobe Acrobat Reader allows either setting scaling, ...
Adrien's user avatar
  • 424
1 vote
3 answers
62 views

Print info into database

I am in need of software which can act as a printer and allow me to insert the information into a database. The problem is in Pharmacy in uk the prescription info is encoded so we can’t get to it for ...
Peter Thnoia's user avatar
0 votes
1 answer
209 views

Open-source software for printing calendar months (with a printer)

I'm wanting a program for Linux (I use Xubuntu) where I can print calendars (with a printer; I don't just mean printing it to the screen). It would be nice if I could add events to it before printing, ...
Brōtsyorfuzthrāx's user avatar
1 vote
1 answer
640 views

Printer Management software (Open source)

if we have around 30 Windows 10 PC and multiple Network printers I need a software for managing those printers from my desk, for example If I need to install/manage/delete a printer at desktop number ...
Mostafa Fouda's user avatar
1 vote
0 answers
1k views

What programs/utilities exist to print to epub file?

Google Chrome, Microsoft Word, and Windows for that matter all have a "Printer" called "Print/Save to PDF." This permits one to print pages from any program to a PDF file. I have considered using this ...
user avatar
0 votes
2 answers
352 views

Compose multiple picutures onto a single A4 page for printing

I've got a large collection of holiday photos I want to print off in small sizes to glue into a scrap book. I'm after sizes smaller than 6x4 so visiting a standard print kiosk isn't an option. ...
Neil P's user avatar
  • 101
1 vote
1 answer
77 views

Writing training slides and a workbook at once

I'm going to rework one of our trainings in our company. There will be more reworked trainings with the next year. As a side note, we offer technical trainings, so we need slides filled with source ...
Paebbels's user avatar
  • 129
0 votes
2 answers
39 views

Printing a monthly calendar with custom pictures and events

I want to print a monthly calendar on A3 (or 11x17", tabloid) paper, with spiral bindings in the middle of the (cut) sheet. The top half is a nice photo and the bottom is one month, with custom events ...
anarcat's user avatar
  • 285
0 votes
1 answer
42 views

merge a scanned multi-page document into a single PDF (Windows) - no 3rd-Party

In Windows10, I wanted to know how to merge a scanned multi-page document (the result was multiple images - 1 per page) into a single PDF without installing new/untrusted software. My search for ...
G B's user avatar
  • 101
1 vote
0 answers
21 views

Printing posters via tiled regular paper sizes on macOS?

I find myself often needing to print posters. I'd like to use an app like Pages to generate the poster layout initially and then just print it, but obviously there's no print engine in macOS that ...
ylluminate's user avatar
1 vote
2 answers
69 views

A program that prints a pdf containing grey text so that all greys (or colours) go to black

Often when you download .pdfs of books from Archive.org, you find that the printed text has been rendered grey. I am seeking a program runnable on 64-bit Windows 7 Pro that can print such a .pdf with ...
user avatar
1 vote
1 answer
46 views

Print PDF as double-sided mini (half-page) booklet

On my old printer there was an option to print a regular PDF (or any series of pages) in a way such that the output would form a double-sided mini booklet, in that you would take all the printed pages ...
laggingreflex's user avatar
2 votes
2 answers
77 views

Print just 1/few word(s) covering the whole page

I often have to print just one or a few words in very large fonts filling up the entire A4 page, like signs (EXIT) or banners and such. I usually do this in MS Paint by writing the text in a HUGE ...
laggingreflex's user avatar
0 votes
1 answer
98 views

Delaying print job in Windows

Right now I often print a lot of pages. About 100-200 pages front and back. Is there a tool or something I can do to add a delay between N-pages when printing on windows to rest the printer cartrigde? ...
Frizky's user avatar
  • 3
1 vote
1 answer
51 views

Instant print screen

This is probably obvious, but is there a way to make the print-screen button print the screen? No pasting to paint or other long solutions. I need it to work everywhere, including in games. Windows ...
Lumify's user avatar
  • 15
2 votes
1 answer
45 views

Printing images to scale (on multiple pages?)

I would like to find software to print images (svg, png, jpg, etc) to a scale I can set, with reasonable accuracy. If I could print on multiple page to tape together that would great. I'm wanting this ...
tootin' putin 's user avatar
0 votes
1 answer
27 views

Need help finding a specific directory printing program

I used to have this program that would print a list of folders into a txt document like so (little lines included): 01 Recipes ├───Cookies │ ├───Christmas │ │ ├───Red │ │ └───Green │ └───...
AsdfMan's user avatar
4 votes
0 answers
66 views

Cartography: Software for creating high quality topographic maps

I’m looking for recommendation for (a) professional solution(s) for printing large-scale high-quality topographic map (e.g., topographic map for hiking like this one or large-scale city map like that ...
juminet's user avatar
  • 141
0 votes
0 answers
15 views

PrintServer (PDF) which archives tray selection meta data

PDF does not contain information about tray selection. You need to store this side-by-side the pdf file. Unfortunately cups (which we use up to now) does not support the archiving of this meta data. ...
guettli's user avatar
  • 157
2 votes
2 answers
437 views

Need Software/pseudo printer to redirect print jobs to other printers and keeping copies of said jobs

I need a virtual printer capable of doing this at the same time: Print to PDF (automatically placing PDFs in some user accessible folder, without asking the user). Forward the print job to another -...
Yanko Hernández Álvarez's user avatar
1 vote
4 answers
260 views

Virtual PDF printer to print from Firefox

There are some documents I need in PDF format. On a website it has the "print" button and it opens the standard options. I would like a simple, free "virtual PDF printer" that will save the document ...
Celeritas's user avatar
  • 151
1 vote
0 answers
40 views

Software for scanning/printing documents in a large size for visually impared student

I work in a school where a lot of standard physical (non electronic) documents need to be re-worked and re-printed in a larger font size so that a visually impared student can read them. This is ...
Slab's user avatar
  • 111
2 votes
1 answer
193 views

Print identifier on printed document

I have many printed documents (several thousands) and want to print unique numeric identifiers on them. The identifiers should either be generated by a special algorithm (ex. Damm or Verhoeff), or ...
Karatheodory's user avatar
1 vote
0 answers
11 views

App to streamline complex printing configuration

I have a web application which generates PDFs to print that are out of the ordinary in terms of their size. Being in Europe, we normally print sheets of paper that are A4, but these PDFs are A5. Thus, ...
daveslab's user avatar
  • 151
3 votes
1 answer
73 views

PDF Printer with Preview

I'm often sending letters as PDF and prefer to proof read the final document to be sure embedded pictures, paragraphs etc. are correct. Hence I am looking for a PDF Printer that will show a preview ...
Anachronism's user avatar
0 votes
1 answer
71 views

Print from Mac to Windows only USB printer

I'm looking for some software to help me print from OS X to Windows, I have a USB Printer that has no driver for Mac, but I need to print from there (OS X 10.8). There is, however, a driver for ...
user28366's user avatar