Mopria
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| Formation | September 2013 |
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| Founder | Canon, Hewlett-Packard, Samsung, and Xerox |
| Type | Trade association |
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| Website | mopria |
Mopria Alliance Inc. is an American non-profit organization for technical standards related to printing and scanning.[1]
The alliance was formed in September 2013 by Canon, Hewlett-Packard (now HP Inc.), Samsung, and Xerox.[1] Other member organizations include Google, Microsoft, and Qualcomm.[2]
The Mopria Alliance and its member companies have published certifications for mobile devices, mobile print accessories, and 9,000+ printer models from 24 brands, representing more than 120 million print devices in use today.[1] More than 5 billion Android devices support Mopria through the Mopria Print Service and the Android Default Print Service,[3] including Amazon Fire tablets running Fire OS 7 or higher.[4] Microsoft has supported Mopria in Windows since Windows 10 version 1809.[5]
Organization
[edit]The Mopria Alliance was formed as a Delaware non-profit membership corporation and operates as a 501(c)(6) nonprofit corporation. Representatives from member organizations can serve on the board of directors and the three primary working groups: technical, certification, and marketing.[citation needed]
Member companies include leading mobile device providers, software application vendors, printer and scanner manufacturers and OS providers:[1]
- Adobe Inc.
- Alps Alpine Co.
- Brother Industries
- Canon Inc. (founder)
- Cirros Document Solutions
- DEX Imaging
- Epson
- Fiery
- Fujifilm Business Innovation
- HP Inc. (founder)
- Katun
- Konica Minolta
- Kyocera
- Lexmark
- LRS
- Microsoft
- OKI Data
- Pantum
- PaperCut
- Primax
- Qualcomm
- Ricoh
- Riso
- Samsung Electronics (founder)
- SOFHA
- Toshiba
- Tungsten Automation
- Vivo
- Xerox (founder)
- Y Soft
Standards and products
[edit]Universal standards
[edit]Mopria Alliance develops Mopria, a set of industry standards which allow users to print and scan without requiring them to install device-specific applications or drivers. As of February 2026,[update] more than 9,000 printer and MFP models work with Mopria, with more than 120 million units in use.[3]
Mopria Print Service
[edit]The Mopria Print Service for Android was released to the Google Play Store in October 2014. It is a plug-in that enables printing from Android devices to Mopria certified printers and MFPs.[citation needed]
A client uses mDNS to automatically discover a printer through the local 802.11 wireless network. The printer must be connected to the network either wirelessly or with an Ethernet cable.[citation needed]
Windows support for Mopria certified printers
[edit]Microsoft began supporting Mopria certified network printers in Windows 10 version 1809, and would use Mopria if device-specific printer drivers were not available.[6] Microsoft expanded support to all Mopria certified network and USB printers in Windows 10 21H2 and Windows 11.[7] Windows 11 24H2 introduced Windows Protected Print Mode (WPP), an opt-in feature which disables third-party printer drivers and relies solely on the built-in Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) class driver; printers that don't support Mopria cannot be used in WPP mode.[8]
Microsoft plans to stop distributing any third-party printer software via Windows Update on July 1, 2027.[9][10] It recommends that printer makers that wish to offer enhanced functionality create UWP-based Printer Support Apps (PSAs), which can expand upon the Mopria-based IPP class driver that Microsoft includes in Windows.[11]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Mopria Alliance and Standards FAQ". Mopria Alliance. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
- ↑ "Mopria Member Companies". Mopria Alliance. Retrieved February 8, 2026.
- 1 2 "What is Mopria". Mopria Alliance. Retrieved February 8, 2026.
- ↑ "Print From Amazon Fire". Mopria Alliance. Retrieved February 8, 2026.
- ↑ "Print With Windows". Mopria Alliance. Retrieved February 8, 2026.
- ↑ Martinsen, Ron (October 23, 2018). "What's New in Printing in Windows 10, version 1809". Microsoft Windows IT Pro Blog. Microsoft. Retrieved February 8, 2026.
- ↑ "What's New in Windows 11 for Universal Print". Microsoft Community Hub. Microsoft. Archived from the original on December 23, 2025. Retrieved February 8, 2026.
- ↑ "Windows Protected Print Mode". Microsoft Learn. Microsoft. Retrieved February 8, 2026.
- ↑ "End of Servicing Plan for Third-Party Printer Drivers on Windows - Windows drivers". Microsoft Learn. Microsoft. Retrieved February 8, 2026.
- ↑ Humphries, Matthew (September 11, 2023). "Tired of Buggy, Bloated Windows Printer Software? So Is Microsoft". PCMag. Retrieved February 8, 2026.
- ↑ "Print Support App v1 and v2 Design Guide – Windows Drivers". Microsoft Learn. Microsoft. Retrieved February 8, 2026.