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Mac: change default printer

  • Sep 23, 2025
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The default printer on your Mac you can change at any time. So you don't have to set after every reboot the correct printer.

The default printer in Mac OS X change

If you can determine a default printer, you will save time when the next printing operations. Especially if you use one or more printers in a network, it is useful to set a default printer.
  1. Open the "system settings". These are usually placed in the Dock. Alternatively, you can also find it via the Spotlight search in the top right.
  2. Now you select under the heading "Hardware", select "printer & scan".
  3. On the left are displayed all the well-known printer. Further down in the window you will see the menu for the default printer (see picture). Click on the arrow icons in the button. Then, you will see a list of known printers.
  4. Select your favorite printer. This is set up as the default printer.
The default printer on the Mac

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