---
type: entity
title: PaperCut
tags: [software, print-management, printing, management]
related: [print-management-system, universitatsrechenzentrum-urz, guthabenerstattung]
created: 2026-06-30
updated: 2026-06-30
sources: ["output/rz_uni_greifswald_de_dienste_allgemein_druck_management_system.md", "output/rz_uni_greifswald_de_dienste_allgemein_druck_management_system_druckkostenguthab.md"]
---

# PaperCut

**PaperCut** is the central print management software utilized by the [[universitatsrechenzentrum-urz]] to provide printing services for students and staff at the [[universitat-greifswald]] and to track and manage printing and copying costs across the campus.

## Components
- **PaperCut Client**: Software installed on the user's machine to handle authentication and job submission.
- **PaperCut WebClient**: A web-based interface (restricted to the internal university network) that allows users to manage and release their print jobs remotely.

## Functionality and Infrastructure
PaperCut enables the university to decouple the act of "printing" from a specific physical device, allowing for a "follow-me" printing experience where jobs are released at any authorized printer on campus. It integrates with the [[print-management-system]] to handle job routing and authentication.

Additionally, PaperCut allows the university to implement a credit-based system where users maintain a balance for their printing activities.

## Administration and Finance
PaperCut provides the URZ with tools for cost control and centralized printer administration. The software tracks the monetary balance of each user. 

When a user no longer needs their credit, they can initiate a [[guthabenerstattung]] (credit reimbursement) process to have their remaining balance refunded to a bank account. This process requires a signed physical application form to be submitted to the [[universitatsrechenzentrum-urz]].