For a long time, iPhone and iPad owners were looking for a way to print documents from their iOS devices. For a while, the only option was to transfer documents to your Mac or PC and print from there, but the addition of the AirPrint feature to iOS finally made printing possible. However, for many people, this still proved problematic.
This is where Printopia can help. The functions of the app are two-fold. Firstly Printopia makes it possible to share a printer that is connected to your Mac so that it can be accessed by your iPhone or iPad. The second option is to ‘print’ documents as PDFs which will then be sent to your Mac ready for use.
No special printer is needed – any laser printer, inkjet, network or USB printer can be used in conjunction with Printopia. The app makes use of Dropbox to make it possible to send documents to your Mac as PDF or JPEG files so you can queue up documents for printing wherever you may be, regardless of network coverage.
It does not matter if you have a printer that is connected directly to your Mac or if you are making use of an AirPort or Time Capsule – set up and use is equally simple no matter how your system is configured.
Printopia will look for printers on your Mac and the Dropbox directory and will share them on your local network. From any iOS device, select “Print” and you’ll find the printers from your OS X machine shared through Printopia. Run Printopia on your Mac to share its printers to any capable iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Printopia will also adds virtual printers, allowing you to save print-outs to your Mac as PDF files. Printopia works with your iPhone or iPad's built-in printing capability. Automatic Scaling. Advanced scaling, margin detection and more ensure your printouts look right every time. Print even when there's nobody logged in to your Mac. Mac software from Ecamm Network, featuring PhoneView for iPhone and Call Recorder for Skype. Printopia is a very easy to install System Preferences Pane for macOS that enables you to quickly send documents from your iOS device to any of the printers connected to your computer. In addition, Printopia allows you to save the documents to your disk, can send them to specific applications, or can place.
Verdict:
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A simple and cost effective way to add printing capabilities to iOS if you find AirPrint to be troublesome or too restricted.
For a long time, iPhone and iPad owners were looking for a way to print documents from their iOS devices. For a while, the only option was to transfer documents to your Mac or PC and print from there, but the addition of the AirPrint feature to iOS finally made printing possible. However, for many people, this still proved problematic.
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This is where Printopia can help. The functions of the app are two-fold. Firstly Printopia makes it possible to share a printer that is connected to your Mac so that it can be accessed by your iPhone or iPad. The second option is to ‘print’ documents as PDFs which will then be sent to your Mac ready for use.
No special printer is needed – any laser printer, inkjet, network or USB printer can be used in conjunction with Printopia. The app makes use of Dropbox to make it possible to send documents to your Mac as PDF or JPEG files so you can queue up documents for printing wherever you may be, regardless of network coverage.
It does not matter if you have a printer that is connected directly to your Mac or if you are making use of an AirPort or Time Capsule – set up and use is equally simple no matter how your system is configured.
Verdict:
A simple and cost effective way to add printing capabilities to iOS if you find AirPrint to be troublesome or too restricted.