Mopria Alliance
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| Formation | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Type | Trade association |
| Location | |
| Website | mopria |
The Mopria Alliance is an association of printer and scanner manufacturers and producers of related software, that develops "universal standards and solutions[buzzword] for scan and print".[1] The alliance was formed in September 2013 by Canon, Hewlett-Packard (now HP Inc.), Samsung, and Xerox.
Member companies have published certifications for mobile devices, mobile print accessories, and 8,500+ printer models from 24 brands, representing more than 120 million print devices in use today.[1] There are more than 5 billion Android devices with Mopria print technology including the Android Default Print Service.[2]
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.
Member companies include leading mobile device providers, software application vendors, printer and scanner manufacturers and OS providers:[1]
- Canon Inc. (founder)
- HP Inc. (founder)
- Samsung Electronics (founder)
- Xerox (founder)
- Adobe Inc.
- Brother Industries
- DEX Imaging
- Epson
- Fiery
- Fujifilm Business Innovation
- Katun
- Konica Minolta
- Kyocera
- Lexmark
- LRS
- Microsoft
- OKI Data
- Pantum
- PaperCut
- Primax
- Qualcomm
- Ricoh
- Riso
- Toshiba
- Vivo
- Y Soft
Universal standards
[edit]Mopria Alliance develops standards for seamless printing and scanning to, and from any Mopria-certified device. The standards are available to Mopria Alliance member companies.
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.
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. Mopria Print Service also supports printer connection through Wi-Fi Direct.
Mopria Print Library
[edit]The Mopria Print Library enables third-party plug-ins and provides support for a vast range of printers from multiple vendors. The Mopria Print Library is part of the Samsung Print Service by HP, giving Samsung Galaxy users the ability to print content from their devices.
Android Default Print Service
[edit]Mopria core print technology is integrated in the Android Default Print Service.
Windows support for Mopria certified printers
[edit]Microsoft implemented an IPP printing solution[buzzword] based on the Mopria print standard enabling Microsoft Windows to support Mopria certified printers.[3] In 2023, Microsoft announced it would phase out Windows's support for third-party printer drivers—which have long tended to frustrate computer users—by 2027.[3]
Mopria Scan
[edit]Mopria Scan provides a universal standard for scanning that is compatible with scan devices from most manufacturers.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Mopria Alliance". Mopria Alliance. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
- ^ "What is Mopria". Mopria Alliance. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
- ^ a b Humphries, Matthew (September 11, 2023). "Tired of Buggy, Bloated Windows Printer Software? So Is Microsoft". PCMag. Retrieved March 25, 2025.