Using TeamViewer Printing, you can print documents from remote computers directly on a locally accessible printer. This allows you to print documents from remote computers on your printer without transferring files.
From the remote computer, you can access the same printers (including network printers) as you would on your local computer.
Remote Printing is available for Windows and macOS. Remote Printing in color is also possible.
Important note:
If Windows 10 Version 1903 or 1909 is installed on the remote computer:
If Windows 10 Version 2004 (or higher) is installed on the remote computer:
This article applies to TeamViewer customers using Windows and macOS with a Remote Access, Business, Premium, Corporate, or Tensor license.
The first step to set up Remote Printing is to install the printer driver.
To install the printer driver:
Note: The native format on Windows is XPS. However, with the Windows 10 April 2018 Update, Microsoft has made the XPS-Viewer an optional feature. Therefore, you can select the format (PDF or XPS) to open documents within the Advanced Settings. By default, XPS is selected. If you selected PDF but do not have a PDF reader, the document will be opened as XPS as a fallback.
When installing the print driver, TeamViewer selects the default printer and calls it TeamViewer (ID). This improves general usability during the remote printing process.
Once the drivers have been installed, you can connect to your remote computer and activate remote printing in the TeamViewer (Classic) toolbar under Files & Extras.
Note: The local printers will now be displayed in the print dialog boxes on the remote computer. They will be labeled [name of the printer] via TeamViewer.
To run a print job, follow these simple steps:
Note: For TeamViewer (Classic) Version 12 or below, the remote printing function is only available for connections from Windows to Windows. The printer(s) used must support PostScript or EMF. More information can be found here. For compatibility with your printer supporting PostScript or EMF, please go to the manufacturer’s website and search for the printer model.
To install the printer driver on a Mac:
Once the drivers have been installed, you can establish a connection to your remote computer and activate remote printing in the TeamViewer (Classic) toolbar.
If you are connecting from a macOS to a Windows machine, it might be necessary to have an XPS viewer installed, dependent on the Windows and TeamViewer versions.
Due to the nature of your local client and the computer on the remote side, you may need an additional tool for printing. Each Operating System has its standard format for printing. If you connect devices running on the exact Operating System, you can directly print to any printer. If you have different Operating Systems on both sides, you might need an additional tool to start the print job.
The native format on Windows is XPS (in some versions, PDF is also supported), and the one on macOS is PDF.
Due to the nature of the remote machine, an XPS reader is required to print remotely for the following connections:
A PDF reader is required for the following connections: