The Printer Working Group

Our members include printer and multi-function device manufacturers, print server developers, operating system providers, print management application developers, and industry experts. We make printers, multi-function devices, and the applications and operating systems supporting them work together better.

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3D Printing

The PWG has defined an IPP extension for 3D printing using standard file formats and an associated XML print job ticket format.

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IPP Everywhere™

Print to any network or USB printer without using special software from the manufacturer.

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PWG Semantic Model

Support multiple network protocols and job ticket formats using our abstract model.

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Standards

PWG Standards define all of the common network protocols used by your printer.

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PWG Approved: IPP Driver Replacement Extensions v2.0 (NODRIVER) Mar 7, 2023

Candidate Standard 5100.13-2023: IPP Driver Replacement Extensions v2.0 (NODRIVER) has been approved. This specification defines new attributes, values, and operations to support features, capabilities, localization, and status information that traditionally could only be provided by vendor- or model-specific drivers.

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PWG Approved: IPP Job Extensions v2.1 (JOBEXT) Mar 2, 2023

Candidate Standard 5100.7-2023: IPP Job Extensions v2.1 (JOBEXT) has been approved. This specification defines the “media-col” Job Template attribute and extends the Job management, monitoring, and processing capabilities of IPP.

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PWG Approved: IPP Production Printing Extensions v2.0 (PPX) Feb 6, 2023

Candidate Standard 5100.3-2023: IPP Production Printing Extensions v2.0 (PPX) has been approved. This specification defines attributes used for imposition, layout, and printing of covers, insert sheets, separator sheets, and different kinds of job sheets in high-volume “production” environments.

This specification was previously titled the “IPP Production Printing Attributes - Set 1”.

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PWG Formal Vote: IPP Driver Replacement Extensions v2.0 (NODRIVER) (concluded) Feb 2, 2023

The PWG Formal Vote of the IPP Driver Replacement Extensions v2.0 (NODRIVER) specification is currently underway.

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PWG Call for Objections: IPP Job Extensions v2.1 (JOBEXT) (concluded) Jan 9, 2023

The PWG Call for Objections of the iPP Job Extensions v2.1 (JOBEXT) has begun.

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