type="topic" style="task"

      id="printing-inklevel">

  <info>

    <link type="guide" xref="printing"/>

    <revision pkgversion="3.4.0" date="2012-02-19" status="candidate"/>

    <revision pkgversion="3.13.92" date="2014-09-22" status="candidate"/>

    <revision pkgversion="3.18" date="2015-09-29" status="final"/>

    <credit type="author">

      <name>Anita Reitere</name>

      <email>nitalynx@gmail.com</email>

    </credit>

    <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>

    <desc>Check the amount of ink or toner left in printer cartridges.</desc>

  </info>

  <title>How can I check my printer’s ink or toner levels?</title>

  
How you check how much ink or toner is left in your printer depends on

  the model and manufacturer of your printer, and the drivers and applications

  installed on your computer.

  
Some printers have a built-in screen to display ink levels and

  other information.

  
Some printers report toner or ink levels to the computer, which can be

  found in the <gui>Printers</gui> panel in <app>Settings</app>

  
The drivers and status tools for most HP printers are provided by

  the HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) project. Other

  manufacturers might supply proprietary drivers with similar features.

  
Alternatively, you can install an application to check or monitor

  ink levels. <app>Inkblot</app> shows ink status for many HP, Epson

  and Canon printers. See if your printer is on the 

  href="http://libinklevel.sourceforge.net/#supported">list of

  supported models</link>. Another ink levels application for Epson and

  some other printers is <app>mtink</app>.

  
Some printers are not yet well supported on Linux, and others are

  not designed to report their ink levels.

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