
There are other programs that achieve the same thing, but this is the one we’ve successfully tested in our lab. Printopia will use your Mac as a middleman between the iPad and a printer. Read more: With two new models, which iPad should you buy now? The nice thing is that there’s no software needed for the iPad, just install the MacOS software and select your printer to share during the setup process.

Install the software on your MacOS computer and it allows you to print over Wi-Fi by using your Mac as a middleman, routing the file from the iPad to the printer. Google Cloud Print was shut down last year, but Printopia is a popular app alternative that still works. There are several software and cloud-based solutions if you don’t have an AirPrint printer on your network. If you have more than one AirPrint printer on your network, select the desired one from the list that appears.


To print a document, web page, email or anything else from your iPad, do this: To check if you have an AirPrint printer, or to find one to buy, check out Apple’s list here. Today, many printers come AirPrint-ready.
