Let’s be honest: They don’t make them like they used to.
So, how do you bridge the gap between the and the Silicon Mac ?
Have you gotten an ancient printer working on a modern Mac? Tell me your war story in the comments below! samsung ml-2010 driver mac
Here is how to install them on your modern Mac: Head to the official Splix repository (usually hosted on GitHub or via MacPorts/Homebrew). For the non-developer, look for the .prefpane or the direct Samsung ML-2010.ppd file.
Fast forward to 2026. Your Mac is running macOS Ventura, Sonoma, or Sequoia. Your printer is 20 years old, dusty, but still has half a toner cartridge left. Let’s be honest: They don’t make them like they used to
The problem? Samsung doesn’t exist as a printer company anymore (HP bought them). And Apple certainly isn't writing drivers for a machine that was discontinued when the iPod Classic was cutting-edge.
The ML-2010 is a GDI printer. Unlike modern PostScript or PCL printers, GDI relies on the computer’s CPU to do the heavy lifting of rendering the page. Without Samsung’s proprietary driver, your Mac has no idea how to talk to it. The (Free) Fix: Splix Don't go digging through Samsung’s dead website. The official drivers stopped working two macOS versions ago. Tell me your war story in the comments below
The hero of this story is an open-source project called . These are reverse-engineered drivers specifically for old Samsung and Xerox GDI printers.