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# Printing

Display the system print panels and manage the printing process.

## Topics

### Print panels

[`UIPrintInteractionController`](/documentation/UIKit/UIPrintInteractionController)

A user interface that manages the printing of documents, images, and other printable content in iOS.

[`UIPrinterPickerController`](/documentation/UIKit/UIPrinterPickerController)

A view controller that displays the standard interface for selecting a printer.

### Renderer

[`UIPrintPageRenderer`](/documentation/UIKit/UIPrintPageRenderer)

An object that draws pages of content to print, with or without the assistance of print formatters.

[Building and improving your app with Mac Catalyst](/documentation/UIKit/building-and-improving-your-app-with-mac-catalyst)

Improve your iPadOS app with Mac Catalyst by supporting native controls, multiple windows, sharing, printing, menus and keyboard shortcuts.

### Job info

[`UIPrinter`](/documentation/UIKit/UIPrinter)

A printer on the network.

[`UIPrintInfo`](/documentation/UIKit/UIPrintInfo)

Information about a print job that the system uses when it prints.

[`UIPrintPaper`](/documentation/UIKit/UIPrintPaper)

The size of paper for a print job and the rectangular area that the content prints within.

### Formatters

[`UIPrintFormatter`](/documentation/UIKit/UIPrintFormatter)

An abstract base class for print formatters, which are objects that lay out custom printable content that can cross page boundaries.

[`UIViewPrintFormatter`](/documentation/UIKit/UIViewPrintFormatter)

An object that lays out the drawn content of a view for printing.

[`UISimpleTextPrintFormatter`](/documentation/UIKit/UISimpleTextPrintFormatter)

An object that lays out plain text for printing, possibly over multiple pages.

[`UIMarkupTextPrintFormatter`](/documentation/UIKit/UIMarkupTextPrintFormatter)

An object that lays out HTML text for a multipage print job.

### Printer service discovery

[`UIPrintServiceExtension`](/documentation/UIKit/UIPrintServiceExtension)

An extension that locates and sets up a printer without a configuration profile.

[`UIPrinterDestination`](/documentation/UIKit/UIPrinterDestination)

A description of a single printer.

### Keyboard shortcut

  <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/BundleResources/Information-Property-List/UIApplicationSupportsPrintCommand>


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