It would have been nice if they had links directly from that page to the driver packages, but they don’t. If your printer is listed there, then you need to download the driver package and install it. Your only other option at this point is to check the manufacturer’s website and see if they have a Mac driver you can download that maybe isn’t included in the Apple driver package yet. You can see a list of all the printers supported by Apple on this page:įirst make sure your printer is actually listed there because if it isn’t, then you won’t be able to install the printer on OS X no matter how hard you try. Luckily, I was able to figure it out, but it does take a few steps to get your printer properly installed on OS X.įirstly, you have to manually download the printer driver package for your printer brand from Apple. I performed a software update, but there was nothing to update! So now I was pretty confused as to what I should do. After doing some research online, it seemed I had to perform a Software Update since the driver for my HP printer was supported by Apple.

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