LAN Print Share

A cross-platform desktop application for sharing printers over a local network (LAN).

Features

Server Mode

• Automatically detect USB-connected printers
• Select which printers to share on the network
• View connected clients and print queue
• mDNS broadcasting for automatic discovery

Client Mode

• Discover shared printers on the network
• Manual IP connection option
• Print documents (PDF, images, text, Word documents)
• Configure print settings (copies, page range, orientation)
• View recent print jobs

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18 or higher
• npm or yarn

Installation

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Start development mode
npm run dev:electron

Building for Production

# Build the application
npm run build

The built application will be in the release directory.

Technology Stack

• Electron - Cross-platform desktop framework
• React - UI framework
• TypeScript - Type-safe JavaScript
• Tailwind CSS - Styling
• Vite - Build tool
• bonjour-service - mDNS discovery
• electron-store - Settings persistence

Project Structure

lan-print-share/
├── src/
│   ├── main/           # Electron main process
│   │   ├── services/   # Backend services
│   │   └── utils/      # Utilities
│   ├── preload/        # Preload scripts
│   ├── renderer/       # React frontend
│   │   ├── components/ # UI components
│   │   ├── context/    # React context
│   │   └── styles/     # CSS styles
│   └── shared/         # Shared types and constants
├── assets/             # Icons and images
└── package.json

License

MIT