---
name: "cups-calibrate"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "gutenprint"
version: "5.3.5-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cups-calibrate"
---

# cups-calibrate(8)

ESP CUPS Printer Calibration Tool

## NAME

cups-calibrate - ESP CUPS Printer Calibration Tool

## SYNOPSIS

**cups-calibrate**

## DESCRIPTION

This program allows you to calibrate the color output of printers using the **Gutenprint** *CUPS* driver. Please note that this program **only** works with the **Gutenprint** *CUPS* driver.

These drivers are identified by the text *CUPS+Gutenprint* in the model description displayed by the CUPS web interface.

To make a calibration profile for all users, run this program as the **root** user.  The program displays a series of prompts which should simply be followed.

## SEE ALSO

CUPS Software Administrators Manual, http://localhost:631/documentation.html

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright ©  2001 Michael Sweet (mike@easysw.com)

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.

This manual page was written by Roger Leigh (rleigh@debian.org).