CUPS

CUPS is the standards-based, open source printing system developed by Apple Inc. for OS® X and other UNIX®-like operating systems.

Download Stable: CUPS v1.6.2 (8.0M) · Pre-Release: CUPS v1.7b1 (8.1M)

CUPS for Users

Introduction

Printing and Options

Using Kerberos Authentication

Using Network Printers

License Agreement

CUPS for Developers

Introduction

Filter and Backend Programming

Developing PostScript Printer Drivers

Developing Raster Printer Drivers

CUPS API

HTTP and IPP API

PPD API

Raster API

Recent News

cups.org Site Outage
14:15 Apr 24, 2013 by mike
The server hosting cups.org had a hardware failure Monday, April 22. We have brought up a backup server to provide access to the current CUPS source code and documentation. Full functionality will be restored as soon as our new dedicated hardware is online. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

CUPS 1.7b1
16:30 Apr 18, 2013 by mike
CUPS 1.7b1 is now available for testing. The 1.7 series is primarily a "polish" release with improved support for paid, PIN, and release printing, expanded support for IPP Everywhere, automatic support for data compression, and improved CUPS APIs.

ipptool April 2013 Release
16:29 Apr 18, 2013 by mike
The April 2013 release of ipptool fixes HTTP authentication and compression bugs and several test file issues.

CUPS 1.6.2
10:31 Mar 18, 2013 by mike
CUPS 1.6.2 adds localizations for Czech, French, and Russian, adds several improvements to the USB backend on Linux, and fixes several printing and tool bugs.