As of July 7, 2024 the Gutenprint project has formally deprecated MacOS support. This means that no further MacOS-compatible binaries will be produced.
Gutenprint has not had an active MacOS maintainer for over three years, and the remaining developers lack the technical ability to produce MacOS binaries, much less undertake the substantial amount of work necessary to produce, test, and support binaries on newer (post-Mojave/10.14) MacOS releases.
For older versions (<= 10.14) of MacOS, there is a Gutenprint web page for OS X that answers most questions on how to use Gutenprint and Gimp-Print with OS X 10.2 "Jaguar" and beyond, and provides direct download links.
What is Gutenprint? Why would I want to install it? Gutenprint (formerly called Gimp-Print) is a package of high quality printer drivers for Mac OS X, Darwin, Linux, BSD, Solaris, IRIX, and other UNIX-alike operating systems. In many cases, these drivers rival or exceed the OEM drivers in quality and functionality. Our goal is to produce the highest possible output quality from all supported printers. To that end, we have done extensive work on screening algorithms, color generation, and printer feature utilization. We are continuing our work in all of these areas to produce ever higher quality results, particularly on the ubiquitous, inexpensive inkjet printers that are nonetheless capable of nearly photographic output quality. Additionally, Gutenprint provides excellent drivers for many printers that are otherwise unsupported on Mac OS X.
How can I find out more information about Gutenprint? Where can I get the newest version? For the latest information or the newest version of Gutenprint be sure to check the Gutenprint web page.
I've read this entire document but I'm still having problems. How can I contact the developers? If you're having problems it's a good bet that you are not the only one. If you can't find a solution to your problem in this FAQ or in How to Print with Gutenprint, located on the installer disk, your next stop should be the Gutenprint project forums. These can be accessed from the support page. If you have looked through the forums and you still cannot find a reference to your problem then you may simply be the first person to encounter it. It is helpful to the developers and users of Gutenprint if you post a description of the problem you are facing in the Gutenprint project help forums. When you post in the forums, developers can respond to your post and everyone browsing the forums can benefit from the exchange. Please browse the forums before posting as your question may already be answered.
I added my dyesub printer, but nothing prints. Certain models of dyesub printers need a special manual configuration in order to select a custom "backend" driver in Gutenprint 5.2.10 and above. The specific models include: Canon (SELPHY ES, CP series)
Kodak (Professional 1400, 805/6800/6850/605 Photo Printer)
Shinko/Sinfonia (CHC-S2145)
Sony (UP-DR150, UP-DR200)
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