The family with a NAS
Three laptops, one printer for everything. Whoever gets a bill or a letter from school prints it to Printstow. It lands neatly named in the right folder on the NAS, whichever computer it came from.
Coming soon
No more “Document (3).pdf”.
Printstow is a virtual printer for Mac and Windows that files instead of prints: every document lands as a PDF with date, sender and document type in its name, right in your folders – on your computer, your NAS or in your cloud of choice.
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- Files into the folders you already have
- Reads and sorts on your computer, no account, no cloud
- Buy once, no subscription
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Print. Watch. Done.
How does Printstow work?
You print as usual to the printer “Printstow”. A local AI model reads sender, document type, date and person, picks one of your folders and saves the PDF there with a clear name.
The demo plays automatically; pick an example to stop it.
Riverside Power
Your electricity bill for August 2026Dear Mr. Doe,Amount due$96.40
- ✓Read
- ✓Sort
- ✓Stow
SenderRiverside Power
TypeElectricity bill
DateSep 12, 2026
Person–
New file name2026-09-12_Riverside-Power_Electricity-Bill.pdf
Archive
- Bank
- Bills
- 2026
- 2026-09-12_Riverside-Power_Electricity-Bill.pdfnew
- Car
- Health
- Insurance
- Taxes
- _Review
- 1. PrintChoose “Printstow” as the printer in any app, also on other computers on your home network.
- 2. ReadThe AI model reads the text on your computer, even from scans without a text layer.
- 3. SortPrintstow picks one of your existing folders, or the review folder when unsure.
- 4. StowThe PDF lands in the target folder with date, sender and document type in its name.
No more guessing file names
How does Printstow name my files?
Following the pattern date_sender_document-type, plus the name for person folders: for example 2026-09-12_Riverside-Power_Electricity-Bill.pdf.
- Downloads/Document (3).pdf
- Downloads/Scan_0042.pdf
- Downloads/download.pdf
- Downloads/letter_final_v2.pdf
- Downloads/IMG_20260903.pdf
- Bills/2026/2026-09-12_Riverside-Power_Electricity-Bill.pdf
- Health/2026/John/2026-09-08_Maple-Clinic_Medical-Bill_John.pdf
- Insurance/2026-08-30_Harbor-Mutual_Premium-Change.pdf
- Taxes/2025/2026-09-02_State-Revenue-Office_Tax-Notice_2025.pdf
- Bank/2026/2026-09-01_Northside-Bank_Statement-August.pdf
Use cases
Who is Printstow for?
For anyone who files paperwork digitally: households with several computers, people who keep their documents out of the cloud, and freelancers with lots of receipts.
The privacy-minded
Bank statements, insurance, medical letters: these documents should never leave their own Mac. Printstow reads and sorts them locally, with no account and no cloud.
For freelancers & small offices
File receipts while you work. Not the Sunday before your tax return.
The invoice from the online shop, the scanned fuel receipt, the reminder from a supplier: you print them to Printstow and you’re done. Every receipt carries date, sender and type in its name and lands in the folder of the right year. At the end of the quarter, your accountant gets a sorted folder instead of a pile.
- Year folders for receipts, created automatically if you like
- Duplicates stand out before they reach your books twice
- Every computer in the office prints to the same archive without drivers
- Printstow reads client data only on your computer
Household
Can the whole household use Printstow?
Yes. Printstow runs on one computer and shows up as a printer on your home network. Other Macs find it on their own, on a PC you add it once, and none of them needs a driver.
- Office MacBookmacOS
- Study PCWindows
- Living room laptopmacOS or Windows
Printstowvisible on your network
Your archiveA plain folder, wherever it lives.
- This computer
- NAS
- iCloud Drive
- Dropbox
- OneDrive
What can Printstow do?
Printstow files into your existing folder structure, catches duplicates, can add year and person folders, and reads scans too.
BankBillsCarHealth
Your folders stay
Documents go into the structure you already have.
AI
AI on your computer
The AI model runs locally. No document leaves your device.
Already filed
Duplicates caught
Already in the archive? Printstow asks first.
Health/2026/John
Year and person
Optional subfolders per year and household member.
?_Review/
Unsure? Review folder.
Anything unclear never lands just anywhere.
Reads scans too
Pages without a text layer are recognised and read.
Privacy
Are my documents safe with Printstow?
Yes. Printstow reads your documents only on your computer, and the AI model ships inside the app. No document, no file name and no usage statistic goes to a server, and there is no account through which we could learn anything.
The AI can be wrong, mostly with folders that are similar. So you stay in the loop: after every print, a notification tells you what was filed, and anything unclear goes to the review folder. Everything Printstow files is a plain PDF in your folders, which you keep even without Printstow.
- No account
- No cloud
- No telemetry
Your computer
AI
no cloud
Printstow or a regular PDF printer?
A PDF printer only saves and asks where every time. Printstow saves, names and files.
| Feature | Printstow | PDF printer (e.g. “Save as PDF”) |
|---|---|---|
| Saves as PDF | Yes | Yes |
| Gives the file a clear name | Yes | No |
| Files it in the right folder | Yes | No |
| No save dialog for every document | Yes | No |
| Catches duplicates | Yes | No |
| Other devices on the network can print to it | Yes | No |
Questions about Printstow
What is Printstow?
Printstow is a virtual printer for macOS and Windows. Printing to it produces no paper but a PDF with a clear file name in the right folder, sorted by a local AI model.
When will Printstow be available?
Printstow is almost ready and will launch in the Mac App Store and the Microsoft Store. There is no fixed date yet; join the list above and we’ll email you when it starts.
Do I need to install Printstow on every computer?
No. Printstow runs on one computer. Other Macs on your home network find the printer on their own; on a Windows PC you add it once under “Printers & scanners”. None of them needs a driver.
What do I need for Printstow?
A Mac with macOS 14 (Sonoma) or later, or a PC with Windows 10 (version 2004 or later) or Windows 11. On a Mac, the built-in AI needs Apple silicon (M1 or later); on Intel Macs, Printstow files documents with the date in their name or sorts through your own local AI model. Allow about 1 GB of disk space. While sorting, Printstow briefly needs 3 to 4 GB of memory, so a computer with 8 GB is enough.
Does Printstow upload my documents?
No. Printstow processes everything on your computer and sends neither documents nor usage data to any server.
Which folders can I use as a destination?
Any regular folder: on your computer, on a NAS, or in a sync folder of iCloud Drive, Dropbox or OneDrive.
Does Printstow work offline?
Yes. The AI model ships with the app, so Printstow sorts without an internet connection.
Can I use Printstow without AI?
Yes. Without AI, Printstow saves every document to your archive folder with the date and time in its file name.
What if Printstow files something wrong?
It can happen, mostly with folders that are similar. That’s why a notification after every print tells you the name the document was filed under; clicking it shows the file in its folder. When Printstow is unsure, it puts the document in the review folder. Everything it files is a plain file you can move as usual.
How do I reach you with questions or problems?
By email at support@printstow.com. If something went wrong, it helps to describe briefly what you printed and what happened.
What happens to my email address?
We only use it to tell you about Printstow. It stays on our own server, is never passed on, and every email has an unsubscribe link.
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