Printer Interface DLL

Important

The modern print platform is Windows' preferred means of communicating with printers. We recommend that you use Microsoft's IPP inbox class driver, along with Print Support Apps (PSA), to customize the print experience in Windows 10 and 11 for printer device development.

For more information, see Modern print platform and the Print support app design guide.

This section provides the following topics:

Introduction to Printer Interface DLLs

Functions Defined by Printer Interface DLLs

Sample Printer Interface DLL

Creating Property Sheet Pages for Printers

Identifying a Printer's Color Capability

Print Ticket and Print Capabilities Support

Adding Print Ticket Support to Monolithic Print Drivers

Printer Driver and Plug-in Helper Interfaces

Keyword Mapping