PrintAble Server

PrintAble is a simple solution to print from your Windows Phone 8 phone. It currently supports images and PDF files.

How does it work?

A small server application runs on your Windows PC. You can choose which printers you want to share. Then use the PrintAble client to send the files you want to print to the server.

Get the server for free

The server application is available for free download here. The current version is 2.2.0.0 (September 2014).

Click here to find out what is new in each version.

Try the client for free

The client is available from the Windows Phone Store here. The current version is 2.0.0.0. The trial version is free, but adds a short delay before printing.

What files are supported?

PrintAble supports printing the following formats:

• • • BMP

    • GIF

    • JPEG

    • PNG

    • TIFF

    • * NEW * version 1.8 supports printing of PDF documents (for the full version only).

    • ODT (must have LibreOffice/OpenOffice installed on the server PC)

Note that we cannot currently support printing of emails or Microsoft Office documents due to limitations of Windows Phone.

Installation

• 1. Install the PrintAble server application to your Windows PC. The server is available for download here.

  2. Run the server application, and choose which printers you want to share. Make sure you have started the server.

  3. Install the PrintAble client application to your Windows Phone.

  4. Make sure your phone is on the same network as the PC server.

  5. Run the client on your phone, and enter the IP address of your server.

  6. Congratulations, you are ready to go. See the "How do I print?" section below.

If you are having problems with the install, see the Support page.

There's a free trial, why should I buy it?

The PrintAble application is available as a free time-unlimited trial. If you find it useful, please buy it on the Windows Phone Store.

Your purchase allows us to work on additional features or new exciting applications.

The full version also enables printing of PDF files (see the PDF printing page for limitations).

Support

We have a number of customers successfully using PrintAble. If you are having problems, please see our Support page first.

If your problem isn't covered, then you can email us at windowsphonesoftware@live.com., you can contact us at windowsphonesoftware@live.com. Make sure you include which versions of PrintAble you are using, and also the version of Windows the server is installed on.