Google Cloud Print is a new technology that connects your printers to the web. Using Google Cloud Print, you can make your home and work printers available to you and anyone you choose, from the applications you use every day. Google Cloud Print works on your phone, tablet, Chromebook, PC, and any other web-connected device you want to print from.

Google Cloud Print can print to Cloud Ready printers, which connect directly to the web and don’t require a PC to setup. Google Cloud Print can also connect to existing (classic) printers that are plugged into a Windows or Mac computer with Internet access, using the Google Cloud Print connector in Google Chrome.

• To connect a Cloud Ready printer to Google Cloud Print, follow the instructions for connecting Cloud Ready printers.
• To connect your classic printer, you will need to install Google Chrome on a Mac or Windows computer that is connected to your printer. Once installed, enable the Google Cloud Print connector in Google Chrome.

We’re working to provide Google Cloud Print integration with many Google products and services, the first of which are Chrome OS, Chrome, Gmail for mobile, and Google Docs for mobile. You can also print to 3rd-party native mobile apps on the Android and iOS platforms. See applications that allow you to print to Google Cloud Print

You can let your friends use any printer you connected to Google Cloud Print, as long as they also have Google Accounts. Follow these steps to manage your printer's sharing permissions:

1. Visit the Google Cloud Print management page.
2. Click the Printers on the left side.
3. Select the printer that you want to share.
4. Click the Share button.
• When you share printers, you'll share printer names so choose a descriptive name when setting up your printer for the first time.
5. In the dialog that appears, enter the email address for the person or Google Group you want to share with.
6. Click Share.

Your friend will receive an email notification. To disable sharing, follow the steps above to open the Sharing dialog for the printer and edit the user list.

Sharing your printer with a group of friends

Want to share your printer with a group of friends? First, you'll need to set up a Google Group. Once you've set up the group and invited all your friends, follow the instructions above to share the printer. If you've shared a printer with a group and you're the group owner, you're all done -- group members can now access the printer as long as they have a Google Account. If you're not the group owner, a request will appear for the group owner the next time they go to their Google Cloud Print management page. Once they approve the request, group members can access the printer.

Don't see the printer?

If you don't see a printer, try these tips below.

• Refresh your printer list.
• Check with the printer owner or group owner. Remember, the owner controls printer permissions.

If you're the owner of a printer, you can rename your printer by following these steps:

1. Visit the Google Cloud Print management page and click Printers.
2. Choose the printer you want to rename and click Rename.
3. Edit the name of your printer and click on Rename.

If your printer can’t be reached at the time you submit your print job (e.g. the computer running the Google Cloud Print connector is turned off, or your Cloud Ready printer is disconnected), your job will wait in the print queue in the cloud. Your printer will download and print the job normally as soon as it comes back online.

For your classic printer to be connected to the Google cloud, you must be logged into the user account you used to enable the Google Cloud Print connector on your Windows or Mac computer. Your print requests will be saved and fetched normally when you log back in.

You can connect any number of printers that you like to Google Cloud Print.

If you delete your printer by mistake or change your mind later, you can re-connect the printer (including printers on your local device) by following the instructions below.

For a classic printer: Sign back into Google Cloud Print from Chrome.

For a Cloud Ready printer: See instructions for connecting a Cloud Ready printer.

Google Cloud Print jobs are submitted and retrieved over https, and are available only to you and to the printer you submitted the job to.

The steps you take to print will vary from application to application. Find applications that allow you to print to Google Cloud Print.

On Chromebooks, click the wrench and select Print to print the webpage you are viewing (you can also use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+P). To learn more about printing on your Chromebook, visit the Chrome OS Help Center. If you administer Chromebooks for your organization, learn more about configuring printers in the Chrome OS Administration Help Center.

Print directly from your Chrome browser by following these steps:

1. Click on wrench icon on the browser toolbar and select Print.
2. In the "Destination" section, choose Print using Google Cloud Print.
3. Click on the Print button.
4. In the dialogue box that appears, select your printer and click the Print button.

To send a webpage from your computer to your tablet or phone, use the Chrome to Mobile Beta extension.

On mobile Google Apps (like Gmail and Docs), click the menu in the top right corner and select Print. For printing with Google Docs, visit the Google Docs Help Center. For more information, visit the Google Mobile Help Center.

Want to save a copy but don't want to print it out? You can easily save documents, like flight itineraries or purchase confirmations, as a PDF file in Google Docs. To save documents as PDF files, open your list of printers and select Save to Google Docs. If you don't see this printer listed, search for [ Docs ] or [ PDF ] to find the printer. Once you've selected the printer, your document will be instantly converted to a PDF and saved in your Google Docs account where you can view or download a copy at any time.

Quickly print a file from your computer by following the instructions below:

1. Visit the Google Cloud Print management page and click the Print button.
2. Choose Upload file to print.
3. Click on Select a file from my computer.
4. Select the file you want to print and click on the Open button.
5. Choose your printer and click the Print button.

Forgot to print a document before you left the house? Need to print out multiple 2-sided copies? Need to print a document that's 11" x 17"? You can print documents directly at FedEx (US locations only), by following these steps:

1. From your Chromebook: Press Ctrl+P >choose Search for additional printers > select Print to FedEx Office.
   From Chrome: Ctrl+P, choose Google Cloud Print from the destination, select Print, and then select Print to FedEx Office.
2. You’ll be asked to share your email address with FedEx and agree to the FedEx terms of use. If any issues occur with your print job, FedEx will notify you via email. Check the box “I agree” and click on the Print button.
3. A notification box appears with a FedEx code that is available for use immediately and valid for up to 10 days. Use this code to pick up your document from any FedEx Office location. When you pick up your document at FedEx, you'll have the chance to customize your document in a number of ways. Some examples are printing larger sizes, double sided printing, printing select pages, and printing in color or black and white.

• Make sure your Google Cloud Print connector is running on a computer with Mac or Windows (Linux support coming soon!).
• If you are using Windows XP , make sure you have the Microsoft XML paper specification pack installed.
• Confirm that the computer connected to your printer is powered on and that you are logged in.

To print directly from your Chrome browser, make sure you're running the latest version of Google Chrome.

If your documents are stuck in the print queue, try these tips below to solve this issue.

If you're using a classic printer...

• Make sure your Google Cloud Print connector is running on a computer that is turned on and using the latest version of Google Chrome.
• Make sure your printer is on and connected to the computer running the Google Cloud Print connector.
• Make sure you're printing to the correct printer. Sometimes, there may be duplicate printers shown.
• In Google Chrome, select Options > Under the hood > Sign out of Google Cloud Print. Visit the Google Cloud Print management page and click on Printers. Delete any duplicate printers (printers with the exact same name) and then sign in to Google Cloud Print again.

If you're using a cloud ready printer...

• Make sure your printer is on.
• Make sure you've set up Google Cloud Print on your printer and try printing again.

If you have an extension installed, such as Ask Toolbar, it may cause issues with Google Cloud Print. Try disabling your extensions one by one to see if a particular extension is causing the problem. To disable an extension, click the wrench icon on the browser toolbar > Tools > Extensions. Once you've disabled an extension, try printing your document again.

If you're using a restricted or corporate network, Google Cloud Print may not work properly. For example, your documents may get stuck in the print queue and won't print until you restart the computer that has the connector enabled.

If you're an IT administrator and interested in setting up Google Cloud Print for your corporation, contact the Google Cloud Print developers group.

If you see a "'Could not get printer information from HP" error, you've probably already registered your HP ePrint printer with another account. To resolve this issue, you can follow any one of the steps below.

• Unregister the printer with the original account and register it with a new account.
• Share the printer from the original account to your new account.
• Request a new email address from HP and re-register your printer.

If you don't see any printers listed on the Google Cloud Print management page, try these troubleshooting tips below.

• Make sure you're signed in to the same account on your Google Cloud Print management page and the Google Cloud Print connector in Google Chrome.
• Make sure you have local printers available. In other words, your printers should be installed on the computer with the Google Cloud Print connector.
• Verify you're on the latest OS version on your Chromebook, Mac, or Windows machine.
• Sign out and sign back in to the Google Cloud Print connector.
• Verify the computer with the Google Cloud Print connector is on and running.

For a step-by-step guide to developing printers that integrate with Google Cloud Print, check out the tutorial available on our codesite.

If you are an application developer looking to enable Google Cloud Print in your web, mobile, or native app, check out the tutorial available on our codesite.

The Google Cloud Print connector in Chrome is open-source and available for review. Sorry, we're unable to offer support to teams looking to build or compile Chromium or Chromium OS beyond what is publicly available in the developer forums.

Sample code relevant to both application developers and printer makers is also available on our codesite.

There are three categories of information shared with Google when you use Google Cloud Print - information about the jobs you send for printing, the documents themselves, and server logs created from each request you make to the Google Cloud Print service.

• Of course. Google keeps information about the print job in question (the job title, the printer you sent it to, printer status information) as a record, along with your Google Account ID. We need this information in order to process the jobs you send for printing, and to allow you (and only you) to view and edit your printing history through the Google Cloud Print dashboard.
• Google also keeps a copy of each document you send for printing - but only for so long as the printing job is active and not complete. We have to do this to make sure your document gets printed. Once the job is complete, the document is deleted from our servers.
• Finally, our servers also keep logs of the requests made by all of the Google Cloud Print users. These are routine server logs and do not contain any personal information. You can read more about how Google treats server log data.

Yes, but only for so long as the printing job is active and not complete. We have to do this to make sure your document gets printed. Once the job is complete, the document is deleted from our servers.

Yes. Google keeps information about the print job in question (the job title, the printer you sent it to, printer status information) as a record, along with your Google Account ID. We need this information in order to process the jobs you send for printing, and to allow you to view and edit your printing history through the Google Cloud Print dashboard.

Absolutely. You can see and edit these records through the Google Cloud Print dashboard at any time.

Documents you send to print are your personal information and are kept strictly confidential. Google does not access the documents you print for any purpose other than to improve printing.

Your use of the Google Cloud Print service is covered under the Google Privacy Policy. If you’d like to learn more about Google’s commitment to your privacy and protecting your personal information, please take a look at the resources on our Privacy Center.