AnyPrint Documentation

AnyPrint is a lightweight Windows desktop application that creates a secure local API bridge between your DAXTOP web store and USB thermal printers. No cloud, no configuration — just install and print.

What is AnyPrint?

When you process a sale in DAXTOP, your browser needs a way to send ESC/POS commands to a USB thermal printer on the same PC. Browsers cannot talk to USB devices directly, so AnyPrint runs as a small background service that accepts print commands over a local HTTP API on 127.0.0.1:3088.

DAXTOP connects to this local API automatically. From the cashier's perspective, receipts just print — no extra steps.

Why a local print bridge?

Web applications are sandboxed: a browser tab cannot open a USB device, and the generic Windows print dialog is far too slow for a checkout line. A local bridge is the industry-standard answer — a small trusted service on the same machine that accepts print jobs from the browser and speaks the printer's native protocol.

AnyPrint implements that pattern with a deliberately small footprint: one background process, one port, ESC/POS output only. Receipts start printing in well under a second, and the checkout flow never leaves the browser.

Architecture overview

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Browser (DAXTOP) ──HTTP POST /print──► AnyPrint (127.0.0.1:3088)
                                                │
                                       USB ◄────┘
                                    Thermal Printer

AnyPrint binds exclusively to 127.0.0.1 — it is never accessible from the network. All requests require a Bearer token that DAXTOP generates and stores locally. No data leaves the PC.

The service starts with Windows, recovers automatically when a printer is unplugged and reconnected, and queues jobs from multiple browser tabs at once — the queue drains in order, so receipts never interleave.

AnyPrint and the DAXTOP platform

AnyPrint is developed by DAXTOP, the company behind the DAXTOP business management platform — point of sale, inventory, and back-office software used by retail, restaurant, hospitality, pharmacy, dental, and logistics businesses in more than 150 countries. Every DAXTOP store detects AnyPrint automatically; there is nothing to configure on the platform side.

The bridge is not locked to DAXTOP, though. Its HTTP API is documented in full, so any browser-based POS running on the same PC can integrate receipt printing the same way.

Licensing

AnyPrint is free for commercial and personal use. There is no license key, no seat limit, and no paid tier — the application is funded and maintained by DAXTOP as part of its platform tooling. Installers are distributed from this site and from GitHub Releases, and silent auto-updates keep every installation current.

Quick navigation

Getting Started — System requirements, installation, and first print.
User Manual — Full guide: printer setup, printing, tray icon, troubleshooting.
Auto-Updates — How updates work and how to apply them.
API Reference — Full documentation of the local HTTP API.
Printer Compatibility — Tested models and known limitations.

Getting help

Found a bug or have a question? Open an issue on GitHub or contact DAXTOP support at dev [at] daxtop.com.