Dispatches
From the receipt roll
Guides, product updates, and notes on receipt printing.
tutorial
I made my Next.js app print a real receipt
Sep 1, 2026
10 min read
My Next.js app could charge a card, email a confirmation, and update inventory. It could not put a piece of paper in somebody's hand.
Cyrille Sepele
guide
ESC/POS emulator: preview and debug receipts without a printer
Sep 1, 2026
5 min read
Stop printing a test receipt every time you move a column. Render ESC/POS to a PNG in your browser, or turn your laptop into the printer and watch what your POS actually sends, byte by byte.
Cyrille Sepele
comparison
PrintNode alternative for thermal receipt printing
Aug 26, 2026
9 min read
PrintNode bills per computer and takes PDF or raw bytes. Receiptful bills per printer and takes HTML. Here is an honest comparison, including the cases where PrintNode is the better choice.
Cyrille Sepele
guide
A practical introduction to ESC/POS
Aug 2, 2026
17 min read
How applications send text, graphics, cuts, drawer pulses, and status commands to thermal printers — and why reliable printing depends on much more than the ESC/POS byte stream itself.
Cyrille Sepele
guide
Designing receipts with HTML for 58mm thermal paper
Jul 17, 2026
5 min read
58mm rolls are about 32 characters wide and print in one color. Here is how to lay out a receipt that stays readable inside those limits, using plain HTML.
Cyrille Sepele
guide
Build a POS receipt printer in Node.js
Jul 16, 2026
5 min read
A small, real Express service that turns an order into a printed receipt. Model the order, render it as HTML, POST it, and confirm it printed. Copy-paste and go.
Cyrille Sepele
guide
How to print to a thermal receipt printer from your backend (without a print server)
Jul 15, 2026
5 min read
Your server can't talk to a thermal printer directly, and standing up a print server is a lot of plumbing. Here is why the gap exists and how to close it with a single API call.
Cyrille Sepele
guide
Getting started with Receiptful: print your first receipt
Jun 22, 2026
3 min read
From sign-up to paper in a few minutes. Add a printer, pair the app, and POST your first receipt — no drivers, no print server, no SDK.
Cyrille Sepele