Action proposal: Set default printer

[Pconde2A]

Description

To replace ControlPlane that is no more supported, I would like to use Shortcuts.
One of the feature that I use most is the ability to change the default Printer depending on the location (home, office, customer office sites, ...)
It would be great if you could add this action.
Thx and take care

[sindresorhus]

I looked into this. There's no App Store compatible way to set the default printer. It is possible if an app is not sandboxed, but Actions is. I may make a separate app called Actions Plus or something in the future with actions that require more access, but not anytime soon. What is possible is to get the default printer and available printers. I will make actions for that later this year.

However, the solution for you is to use the "Run Shell Script" action with the following command:

lpoptions -d PRINTER_NAME

Example:

lpoptions -d HP_ENVY_5640_series

You can get a list of printer names by running in the Terminal:

lpstat -a

[sindresorhus]

Note to self: Get default printer with NSPrintInfo.shared.printer.

[sindresorhus]

Good news. I found a way to do it using some low-level APIs. It's included in the latest release.