PrintAssist

Project Overview

PrintAssist is a Windows-only batch file printing control desktop application. It references the Print Conductor task flow, using Rsbuild + React + Ant Design for the frontend and a customized Tauri 2 / PakePlus-inspired native shell.

Key Features

• System printer enumeration: Default printer, online/offline status, color/duplex capability reading (Win32)
• In-memory print queue: Append without overwrite, cleared on restart
• Common default settings + per-file override: Color, duplex, flip, copies, page range
• File entry: Page select files/folders, drag-and-drop, command-line arguments, classic context menu and "Send to"
• Office document support: Prefer printing via local Office COM to PDF
• Failure isolation and retry of failed items
• GitHub Actions CI / Release
• Update check: Reads the latest stable GitHub Release and opens the download page

Target Audience

• Windows users
• Users who need to batch print PDF, Office documents, and images
• Users who need a Print Conductor alternative

Quick Start

# Toolchain
# Node 22+ / npm / Rust 1.97.1
npm install
npm run dev

# Desktop development
npm run tauri:dev

Core Advantages

• References the Print Conductor task flow design
• Supports batch printing of multiple file formats
• In-memory print queue for flexible operation
• Failure isolation and retry for more reliable printing

System Requirements

• OS: Windows
• Additional dependencies: Node 22+, npm, Rust 1.97.1