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HP Color LaserJet CP1215 driver for Mac

Works on Apple Silicon Macs with macOS 27, macOS 26 Tahoe and macOS 15 Sequoia. One free installer, no Rosetta, nothing to compile.

✅ The HP Color LaserJet CP1215 is supported

⬇ Download the free driver

Free · Signed and notarized by Apple · Any Apple Silicon Mac, macOS 12 or later

  1. Plug the printer in with USB and switch it on
  2. Open the downloaded file and click through
  3. Print. The printer is set up for you

Still not printing? Restart the Mac once and re-plug the printer, then see troubleshooting. Wi-Fi printer? See below.

Wi-Fi, network, or not detected over USB

  1. Install the driver above.
  2. Open System Settings → Printers & Scanners and click Add.
  3. Select your printer, then under Use choose Select Software…
  4. Pick “HP Color LaserJet CP1215” ending in “Apple Silicon” and click Add.

Print from your iPhone or iPad? Your Mac can share the HP Color LaserJet CP1215 over AirPrint. See how →

Why did my HP Color LaserJet CP1215 stop working?

HP's own Mac driver for this printer was built for Intel Macs only. On Apple Silicon it ran through Rosetta, but macOS 27 marks Intel-only printer drivers as incompatible, so System Settings now says “The printer software is not compatible with this device”. This package replaces it with foo2zjs 20200505, compiled natively for Apple Silicon.

The HP Color LaserJet CP1215 is a host-based printer that doesn't understand PCL or PostScript, so it uses the bundled native arm64 foo2zjs driver. Paper size and color mode are in the print dialog. This driver is new and hasn't been tested on every model. If yours doesn't print, tell us and we'll fix it.

Print quality and black & white: in the print dialog open Printer Features (Printer Options on macOS 27). Quality is under Resolution; for black & white set Color Model to Grayscale. Ink and toner levels can't be shown by open source drivers.

Questions

Does the HP Color LaserJet CP1215 work on macOS 27, macOS 26 Tahoe and Apple Silicon?

Yes. This free package adds a native arm64 foo2zjs driver for the HP Color LaserJet CP1215. It runs on every Apple Silicon Mac with macOS 12 or later, including macOS 27, without Rosetta.

Do I need to write my own HP Color LaserJet CP1215 driver?

No. The HP Color LaserJet CP1215 is already supported by foo2zjs, an open source driver with years of tuning for this printer. Install the package; there is nothing to write, compile or patch.

Why does my HP Color LaserJet CP1215 say “The printer software is not compatible with this device”?

HP's Mac driver for the HP Color LaserJet CP1215 is Intel-only, and macOS 27 marks Intel-only printer drivers as incompatible. Install this package, restart the Mac once, then unplug and re-plug the printer.

Advanced: set it up from Terminal

Driver: foo2zjs 20200505 · Model id: foo2-hp-color-laserjet-cp1215

sudo gutenprint-add foo2-hp-color-laserjet-cp1215

Network printer, with a name and its address:

sudo gutenprint-add foo2-hp-color-laserjet-cp1215 MyPrinter socket://192.168.1.50
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