Home  /  Productivity Apps  / Brother Print Service Plugin on Windows Pc

Brother Print Service Plugin on Windows Pc

Developed By: Brother Industries, Ltd.

License: Free

Rating: 3,0/5 - 67.066 votes

Last Updated: April 16, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.12.0
Size 35.1 MB
Release Date January 09, 24
Category Productivity Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (7)]

What's New:
Optimized for Black/Red labels- QL-810W, QL-820NWBPerformance Improvements [see more]

Description from Developer:
The Brother Print Service Plugin enables you to print directly from your Android devices (Android 5.0 or later), to your Brother printer through a Wi-Fi network. As this is a plugi... [read more]

App preview ([see all 6 screenshots])

App preview

About this app

On this page you can download Brother Print Service Plugin and install on Windows PC. Brother Print Service Plugin is free Productivity app, developed by Brother Industries, Ltd.. Latest version of Brother Print Service Plugin is 1.12.0, was released on 2024-01-09 (updated on 2024-04-16). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 10,000,000. Overall rating of Brother Print Service Plugin is 3,0. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 67,066 users, 27,336 users had rated it 5*, 27,336 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Brother Print Service Plugin on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Brother Print Service Plugin on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Brother Print Service Plugin on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install Brother Print Service Plugin using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Brother Print Service Plugin" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Brother Print Service Plugin on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Brother Print Service Plugin" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

Discussion

(*) is required

The Brother Print Service Plugin enables you to print directly from your Android devices (Android 5.0 or later), to your Brother printer through a Wi-Fi network. As this is a plugin application, you can print using the "Print" option of supported Android apps. Please see below for supported applications (as of March 2015):

- Chrome Browser
- Gmail
- Photos
- Google Sheets
- Google Slides
- Google Docs
- Google Drive

The following print options are available (compatible options will depend on the selected device):

- Copies
- Paper Size
- Color/Mono
- Orientation
- Media Type
- Quality
- Layout
- 2-sided
- Borderless

After installing this application, you must activate it in one of the following ways:
- Tap the icon displayed in the notification area immediately after installation, and enable it in the displayed screen.
- Tap "Settings" on your Android device and tap "Printing", then select "Brother Print Service Plugin". Enable it in the displayed screen.
If you are using Android 12 or later and cannot connect via Bluetooth or Wireless Direct, go to your device settings and allow the Brother Print Service Plugin app access to nearby devices.

Please visit your local Brother website for supported models.
*Please note the email address Feedback-mobile-apps-ps@brother.com is for feedback only. Unfortunately we cannot reply to inquiries sent to this address.

Optimized for Black/Red labels
- QL-810W, QL-820NWB
Performance Improvements
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows applications to change Wi-Fi connectivity state.
Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices.
Allows an app to create windows using the type TYPE_APPLICATION_OVERLAY, shown on top of all other apps.
Allows applications to change network connectivity state.
Allows applications to access information about networks.