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CUPS Last modified: Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Short for Common UNIX Printing System, CUPS is a portable printing layer used on UNIX-based operating systems to provide a common printing interface across a local network. CUPS uses the Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) for managing print jobs, print queues and it adds network printer browsing and PostScript Printer Description-based printing options. CUPS was first developed by Easy Software Products, but it is currently owned and maintained by Apple Inc.

CUPS 1.3 User Documentation This whitepaper provides an overview of the CUPS software and architecture. CUPS: Common UNIX Printing System This CUPS Web site offers a FAQ, articles, documentation, and downloads. The CUPS Printing System A basic introduction to what CUPS is and why you might want to use it rather than LPD.