libpaper ☆

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Description:
Library for handling paper characteristics

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 2.2.7@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 4, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: System utilities

Tags: library printing paper system-utility configuration

Install: brew install libpaper

About:
libpaper is a user-configurable library that allows applications to manage and retrieve paper size definitions from a central configuration file. It provides a standard interface for determining the default paper size, which is essential for generating correctly formatted print and PDF documents. This library helps ensure consistency across different printing and document-handling applications on a system.

Key Features:

Centralized configuration for paper sizes
Simple API for applications to query paper dimensions
User-definable default paper size
Command-line utility for managing paper settings

Use Cases:

Setting a system-wide default paper size (e.g., A4, Letter) for all applications
Enabling print dialogues in GUI applications to automatically select the correct paper format
Developing software that needs to generate reports or documents with correct page layout

Alternatives:

cups – CUPS is a complete printing system that also handles paper sizes, but libpaper is a lightweight, standalone library focused solely on paper configuration management.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Dec 4, 2025 2:09pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	26793703
Sep 14, 2025 6:28am		0	VERSION_BUMP	f80f646b