Share your printer on Mac

You can share your printer with another Mac or with a UNIX computer. The computers must be on the same local network as your Mac, and the Mac users must be using OS X 10.4 or later.

Printer sharing is for non-network or non-wireless printers that typically are plugged in directly to your computer. You don’t need to share network, wireless, or AirPrint compatible printers because they are already shared on your network.

  1. On your Mac, choose Apple menu  > System Settings, click General in the sidebar, then click Sharing. (You may need to scroll down.)

    Open Sharing settings for me

  2. Click the Info button next to Printer Sharing.

  3. Turn on Printer Sharing.

  4. Below Printers, select the printer you want to share.

  5. Do one of the following to choose who can use the printer:

    • Let everyone use the printer: Click the pop-up menu next to Everyone, then choose Can Print.

    • Choose who can use the printer: Click the Add button at the bottom of the Users list, then select users.

  6. Click Done.

To remove a user, select the name, then click the Remove button. You can’t remove Everyone.

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