#Printopia windows pdf#
#Printopia windows install#
#Printopia windows Activator#

You can save it to a standard folder, a Dropbox folder, or send the file to an application (such as iPhoto, Yojimbo, Evernote, etc.)

#Printopia windows pdf#

Using Printopia to print to a folder means that whatever it is your printing gets saved as a PDF to that folder on your Mac. Printing to a folder is just like the вЂњSave as PDFвЂ¦вЂќ options in your MacвЂ™s print dialog box.

and it works very well, very quickly, and very consistently.

allows me to вЂњprintвЂќ directly to an application (such as Yojimbo or PDFpen).

allows me to print to my home printers.

runs in the background with no Menu Bar or Dock icon.

Printopia is the app I ended up going with, for several reasons: If youвЂ™re looking for the least expensive and simplest way to enable AirPrint for your iOS devices, then I would keep an eye on AirPrint Activator. I could get it to work a few times, but not every time.

#Printopia windows Activator#

However, this latest beta of AirPrint Activator seems finicky for me. I gave the latest beta version a try (2.1b7 as of this writing) and it seems that AirPrint Activator can now run in the background without showing itвЂ™s Dock or Menu Bar icon. The developer is currently in active development on version 2, and there is a public beta available. ItвЂ™s even more of a deal breaker for me than being run in the Menu Bar. Background utility apps like this should not require being run in the Dock. The latest version - 1.1.3 - requires that the application be open and running in the Dock in order to work. It is a free application (donations are encouraged) that does just one thing: take the printers your Mac is connected to and share them as AirPrint enabled printers. If all you want to do is print, then AirPrint Activator may be the app for you. I am ardent about having as few icons in my Menu Bar as possible, and therefore I kept searching for alternatives. It costs $10 and not only does it allow you to print to your printers, but it also lets you set up folders and print to a folder on your computer.Д«ut there was one critical deal breaker for me: Fingerprint runs in the Menu Bar. We were searching for AirPrint enablers that worked on Windows.ДЇingerprint has both a Mac and a Windows version, and so if youвЂ™re on Windows this may be the ideal solution for you. And the reason I came across this application is because initially I was helping a friend set up AirPrint with his Windows-equipped office. Here is a quick look at some of those 3rd-party apps: FingerprintДЇingerprint was the first app I came across that could solve the AirPrint conundrum. But, which one? I found that with certain 3rd-party apps you get additional functionality and benefits beyond just being able to print from your iPhone.

#Printopia windows install#

If you donвЂ™t own an AirPrint-enabled printer, yet you want to print from your iPhone or iPad, you will need to install a 3rd-party app. These apps work by sharing the printers it has access to and tricking iOS into seeing those printers as being AirPrint enabled. However, there are some 3rd-party applications which you can install on your Mac to enable printing from your iPhone or iPad. Which means even though iOS supports printing, I havenвЂ™t been able to print to any of the printers in my house. I own two printers and neither of them support AirPrint.