On Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3), you have to grant Accessibility and Full Disk Access permissions manually. If your IT team isn't ready for that, the app will install but simply refuse to see your printers with zero useful error message. The Verdict Buy it if: You run a warehouse, a shipping department, or a retail chain where web-based POS needs to print labels without a dialog box. It is the industry standard for a reason.
4.2/5
The Unsung Hero of Warehouse and POS Labeling – But Not for Everyone qz tray
System integrators, developers, warehouse managers. Not recommended for: Casual home offices, Mac purists, or anyone afraid of editing an XML file. On Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3), you have to grant
It runs on Java. In 2025, that feels like finding a cassette tape in a Tesla. The UI is utilitarian (read: ugly). The tray icon occasionally greys out and needs a manual restart. It is stable 95% of the time, but that 5% requires a "Did you try turning it off and on again?" moment. It is the industry standard for a reason
QZ Tray is like a reliable forklift. It is ugly, requires a certified driver to operate, and breaks if you look at it wrong during setup. But once it is running, you will wonder how you ever moved pallets (or printed labels) without it.
You are a home user, a very small shop with one USB printer, or you don't have an IT person. Just use the browser's native print dialog.