Printing with Pitt Print from Personal Computers

Print from your Windows or macOS computer by installing the Pitt Print Client from software.pitt.edu. The Pitt Print Client gives you all of the same printing options as if you were printing to a personal printer. This is the preferred way to send print jobs.

Using Your Personal Computer with Pitt Print

1. Ensure the Pitt Print Client is installed, see the Installing the Pitt Print Client section below.
2. Open the file you would like to print and select the Print command.
3. A Print window will display. Select the printer named either Pitt Color Print Station or Pitt B&W Print Station and click OK.
4. A Pharos Print Job Details (Windows) or Pharos Popup (macOS) window will appear. Enter your University Computing Account username and password then click Print.
       
   Note: If you send additional print jobs during the same login session on your computer, you do not need to retype your credentials. Instead, your password will be cached and you can proceed to step 5.
5. Your print job is sent to the print queue. You may release your print job from any Pitt Print Station.

Installing the Pitt Print Client

The Pitt Print client is available for 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows 8 and 10, as well as macOS 10.12 and higher. To use the service, install the required Pitt Print Client from the Software Download Service via My Pitt (my.pitt.edu).

Determine if your Windows Computer Uses a 32-bit or 64-bit Operating System

The Pitt Print Client for Windows is available for download via the Software Download Service via My Pitt (my.pitt.edu) as a 32-bit or a 64-bit version. Before beginning a Windows download, use the following instructions to determine whether your computer is running a 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows:

1. Move the cursor to the lower-left corner of the screen to see a Windows thumbnail tile.
2. Right-click the tile and select System.
3. Under System, you can view the System type information. This will tell you if it is a 32-bit or 64-bit computer.
4. Close any open windows.
5. Configure Your Computer
    

To download the Pitt Print client, complete the following steps:

1. Log in to the Software Download Service via My Pitt (my.pitt.edu) using Pitt Passport.
2. Click "I hereby agree to the terms mentioned in this page" and "Agree and Close" to continue.
3. Search for "Pitt Printing Client" using the search bar or locate the "Pitt Printing Client" entries in the Popular section.
4. A list of matching results will display. Click the Pitt Print Client link for the version of the download that you need.
5. Click the Download button to display the download link. Click the file download for the Pitt Printing Client and the download will begin.
    

To install the client, complete the following steps based off your operating system:

Windows​​

1. Double-click the downloaded file to launch the installer.
2. Click the Install button to begin the installation

MacOS

1. Open the downloaded Pitt Print Client disk image.
2. Next, double-click the Pitt Printing Client file to launch the installer.
3. Click the Continue button.

Next steps for both OS:

1. Follow the prompts to complete the installation process.
2. To log out of the Software Download Service, close your web browser.
3. The Pitt Print Client has now been installed on your computer.
   Note: You may need to restart the computer for the printers to show up in the Print menu of your applications.