ObjectPrint Free Edition

ObjectPrint Free Edition is an application that facilitates control over printers, in addition to quota allocation and user restriction. It provides you with a centralized administration system wrapped in a web interface that can be accessed with your hostname and a port.

The setup pack of ObjectPrint Free Edition is customizable since you can set the purpose of the application to quota or monitoring mode. The quota mode gives you the possibility to keep track of printing activity by printer, user, computer or group, control them with quotas and restrictions, set the derivative print cost and restrictions for each, as well as examine advanced reports and charts.

The monitoring method, on the other hand, can be used only for two of the previous goals: tracking and reports. Toward the end of the setup, it's necessary to create an administrator account (username and password).

After installation, ObjectPrint Free Edition creates a desktop shortcut that launches the tool in your default web browser, using your hostname and 1561 port. Once you log in with your admin account, you gain access to the control panel.

The utility is packed in a user-friendly interface, displaying all options in an intuitive setting. The main components can be accessed from separate areas to get an overview of the printing activity, set up servers, users, printers, computers and groups, examine reports, and customize preferences.

With ObjectPrint Free Edition, it's possible to create as many users, computers and groups as you want to provide printing access to. However, the free version limits activity to one printing server. Restrictions can be made to the color detection mode (disable color or non-color documents, enable all), documents by title, number of pages or file size. Quota can be limited or unlimited.

You can check out reports for daily or hourly printing, users, printers, computers, the print server, or print traffic savings. There's also a section with various paper types having default formats, gray and color colors, duplex gray and color costs, which can be configured. From the settings area, you can also set default values for users, computers, groups and charging mode so you don't have to waste time setting the same option in each session.

All aspects considered, ObjectPrint Free Edition proves to be a reliable asset to any user or non-profit organization looking to effortlessly manage and oversee printing activities, thanks to intuitive options. It worked smoothly on Windows 10 in our tests and had minimal impact on the computer's performance. For commercial usage and more features, you can check out ObjectPrint.

The free edition can be used in private, non-commercial environments, including for educational purposes, charity and other types of humanitarian organizations. It lacks some features available in the commercial version, such as secure web-based access, support for SQL databases and multiple interface languages, as well as unlimited number of printing servers. Technical support is not available either.