AirPrint is a feature in Apple Inc.'s macOS and iOS operating systems for printing without installing printer-specific drivers.

[2][4][5] Following the iPad's introduction in 2010, user concerns were raised about the product's inability to print, at least through a supported Apple solution.

The simplest solution for all platforms is to create a new Bonjour service that tricks iOS clients into believing they're talking to an AirPrint device.

Some software packages address this completely by translating between the two dialects of IPP, avoiding compatibility issues, while most just re-share printers using the AirPrint service name.

[14] In most Linux distributions, AirPrint support should be automatic with the CUPS default printing subsystem since version 1.4.6, which has been released on January 6, 2011[15] (e.g. in Ubuntu 11.04 and later[16] or in Fedora 15 and later[17]).

[18] There are a number of third party solutions, available on the Apple App Store and elsewhere, that allow printing to non-AirPrint printers directly or via an application helper.

It offers features useful to large organizations including centralized management, directory integration, and allows AirPrint to operate across subnets.