---
name: "driverless"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "cups-filters"
version: "2.0.1-3"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/driverless"
---

# driverless(1)

PPD generator utility for driverless printing

## NAME

**driverless** - PPD generator utility for driverless printing

## SYNOPSIS

```
driverless [-h | --help | --version] [-d | -v | --debug] [list] [_ipps._tcp] [_ipp._tcp] [--std-ipp-uris] | [cat driver URI] | [IPP printer URI]
```

## DESCRIPTION

**driverless generates PPD files for printers which are designed** **for driverless IPP printing (currently IPP Everywhere, AirPrint,** **Mopria, and Wi-Fi-Direct printers, network printers and also** **IPP-over-USB printers with the help of [ippusbxd(8)](/ippusbxd/8.md)) by polling** **capability information from the printers via IPP. it can be either** **called for listing suitable printers in the network and for actually** **generating the PPD. It can also be called by CUPS when CUPS is listing** **available PPDs/drivers or creating print queues, making the setup of** **driverless printers with printer setup tools transparently working.**

**driverless is placed in /usr/lib/cups/driver/ for listing available** **driverless-capable printers and generating PPDs for them. It should** **also be put in /usr/lib/cups/backend/ (preferably by a symbolic link)** **to list IPP device URIs for suitable printers. Printer setup tools** **like system-config-printer, the CUPS web interface at** **http://localhost:631/, and CUPS' command line utilities can use** **driverless with CUPS to list available driverless-capable printers,** **determine their IPP device URIs and generate PPDs for them. The** **printers will be automatically and correctly set up for driverless** **printing. Note that driverless printing requires IPP communication** **with the printer.**

**A second symbolic link to /usr/lib/cups/driver/driverless from** **/usr/bin/ allows driverless to be called directly by a user.**

## OPTIONS

- **-h, --help, --version**

  **Show help page, including version number.**

- **-v, -d, --debug**

  **Debug mode, verbose logging to stderr.**

- **list**

  **List the driver URIs and metadata for all available IPP/IPPS printers suitable** **for driverless PPD file generation (to be used by CUPS).**

- **\_ipps.\_tcp**

  **Check for only IPPS printers supporting driverless printing .**

- **\_ipp.\_tcp**

  **Check for only IPP printers supporting driverless printing .**

- **--std-ipp-uris**

  **Show URIS in standard form**

- **cat *driver URI***

  **Generate the PPD file for the supplied** *driver URI* **from the output of "list"** **(to be used by CUPS).**

- ***IPP printer URI***

  **Generate the PPD file for the supplied** *IPP printer URI* **(suitable URIs are listed when calling driverless without options).**

**When called without options, the IPP printer URIs of all available** **driverless-capable IPP printers will be listed.**

## SEE ALSO

**[cups-browsed(8)](/cups-browsed/8.md), [ippfind(1)](/ippfind/1.md), [ippusbxd(8)](/ippusbxd/8.md)**

## AUTHOR

**The authors of driverless are listed in /usr/share/doc/cups-filters/AUTHORS.**