The Open-Source Printer With No Ink Locks Now Has a

The Open-Source Printer With No Ink Locks Now Has a Prototype Nearly a year after Open Tools first introduced the idea, the Paris-based startup has released its first video of a working prototype of the Open...

Nearly a year after Open Tools first introduced the idea, the Paris-based startup has released its first video of a working prototype of the Open Printer, a fully open-

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source inkjet that prints in both monochrome and full color. For a project that’s been generating buzz since its Crowd Supply debut in 2025, actually watching the thing print is a meaningful moment. Concepts are easy. Hardware is hard. That said, the prototype arriving is only part of the story. Pricing hasn’t been confirmed, a shipping timeline hasn’t been locked in, and print speed figures are still undisclosed. So while the milestone is real, it’s also a reminder that the road from working prototype to finished product is rarely a short one. Still, the fact that the machine exists and functions is worth paying attention to, because what Open Tools is trying to do is genuinely unusual in a category that has spent decades doing the opposite. Designer: Open Tools Most of us have a complicated relationship with our printers. Not a love-hate situation so much as a hostage situation....

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