Microsoft has brought a public preview of Universal Print to macOS. The tool allows companies to use their printers without having to install drivers on local PCs. Instead, they run in the cloud, via Azure.
Universal Print becomes available to users of macOS Ventura 13.3, said Microsoft. The tool is accessible via the Microsoft Azure Portal for Microsoft 365 users. The settings now say ‘macOS Support (preview)’, with which all printers can be made visible. The Universal Print app can then be installed via the App Store from Apple. From there, printers can be searched for by name or location of the device.
Universal Print has been available to all Microsoft 365 Business and Education users since March 2021. The service supports printers from Brother, Canon, Epson, HP, Ricoh and Xerox, among others.
According to Neowin Microsoft wanted to release Universal Print on macOS earlier. The original plan was to make a public preview available in June last year, as was previously stated on the Microsoft 365 roadmap. The full version should have been available in September last year. It is unknown why this timeline shifted.
2024-02-08 11:03:55
#Microsoft #releases #Universal #Print #macOS
