# tojocky/node-printer

Native node.js printer

Repository: https://github.com/tojocky/node-printer
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/node-printer
Language: C++
License Family: other
Last push: 2022-12-12T06:47:50+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5178, "days_push": 1360, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1568, forks 468 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:05.070983+00:00)

## What it is
A native Node.js addon providing bindings to printer APIs on POSIX (CUPS) and Windows systems, usable from Node.js, Electron, and node-webkit. It lets applications enumerate printers, inspect jobs and statuses, and send print jobs directly.

## Use cases
- print receipts from a node.js point-of-sale app
- list installed printers and their job statuses
- send raw print data to a thermal printer
- print files from an electron desktop app
- get the default printer name and driver options
- cancel a print job programmatically

## When to choose
- you need direct hardware printer access from Node.js or Electron
- you must send RAW or TEXT data to receipt or label printers
- you need to enumerate printers and manage print jobs on Windows or POSIX

## When to avoid
- you only need to print web pages or PDFs via the browser's print dialog
- you need a maintained library with active support for modern Node.js versions
- you need cross-platform printFile support on Windows

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: sdk, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, cross-platform, hardware
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: printing, native-bindings, cups, electron, hardware-access, nodejs, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- tojocky/node-printer (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:05.070983+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:58:58.506548+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/tojocky/node-printer (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:05.070983+00:00, sha be17d2b1615f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.