diff --git a/frappe/utils/print_utils.py b/frappe/utils/print_utils.py
index 9c25aac38f..a80a85750b 100644
--- a/frappe/utils/print_utils.py
+++ b/frappe/utils/print_utils.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from typing import Literal
 import click
 
 import frappe
+from frappe import _
 from frappe.utils.data import cint, cstr
 
 EXECUTABLE_PATHS = {
@@ -13,6 +14,23 @@ EXECUTABLE_PATHS = {
 	"windows": ["chrome-win", "headless_shell.exe"],
 }
 
+SYSTEM_CHROME_PATHS = {
+	"linux": [
+		"/usr/bin/chromium-browser",
+		"/usr/bin/chromium",
+		"/usr/bin/google-chrome",
+		"/usr/bin/google-chrome-stable",
+	],
+	"darwin": [  # macOS
+		"/Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google Chrome",
+		"/Applications/Chromium.app/Contents/MacOS/Chromium",
+	],
+	"windows": [
+		r"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe",
+		r"C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe",
+	],
+}
+
 
 def get_print(
 	doctype=None,
@@ -186,33 +204,47 @@ def setup_chromium():
 
 
 def find_or_download_chromium_executable():
-	"""Finds the Chromium executable or downloads if not found."""
+	"""
+	Prefer system-installed Chrome / Chromium.
+	Fallback to bench-downloaded Chromium.
+	"""
+
 	import platform
-	import shutil
 	from pathlib import Path
 
-	if chromium_path := shutil.which(frappe.get_common_site_config().get("chromium_path", "")):
-		return chromium_path
+	system = platform.system().lower()
 
+	system_paths = SYSTEM_CHROME_PATHS.get(system)
+	if not system_paths:
+		frappe.throw(_("Unsupported operating system for Chromium PDF generation: {0}").format(system))
+
+	#  Try system-installed Chrome / Chromium
+	for path in system_paths:
+		if os.path.exists(path) and os.access(path, os.X_OK):
+			return path
+
+	# Fallback to bench-downloaded Chromium
 	bench_path = frappe.utils.get_bench_path()
-	"""Determine the path to the Chromium executable."""
 	chromium_dir = os.path.join(bench_path, "chromium")
 
-	platform_name = platform.system().lower()
+	if not os.path.exists(chromium_dir):
+		from frappe.utils.print_utils import download_chromium
 
-	if platform_name not in ["linux", "darwin", "windows"]:
-		click.echo(f"Unsupported platform: {platform_name}")
-
-	executable_name = EXECUTABLE_PATHS.get(platform_name)
-
-	# Construct the full path to the executable
-	exec_path = Path(chromium_dir).joinpath(*executable_name)
-	if not exec_path.exists():
-		click.echo("Chromium is not available. downloading...")
 		download_chromium()
 
+	platform_name = platform.system().lower()
+	if platform_name not in EXECUTABLE_PATHS:
+		frappe.throw(_("Unsupported platform for bench Chromium binaries: {0}").format(platform_name))
+
+	exec_path = Path(chromium_dir).joinpath(*EXECUTABLE_PATHS[platform_name])
+
 	if not exec_path.exists():
-		click.echo("Error while downloading chrome")
+		frappe.throw(
+			_(
+				"Chromium executable not found at {0}. "
+				"Install system Chrome/Chromium or run bench setup-chrome."
+			).format(exec_path)
+		)
 
 	return str(exec_path)
 
@@ -389,7 +421,7 @@ def calculate_platform():
 	Includes logic for Linux ARM, Linux x64, macOS (Intel and ARM), and Windows (32-bit and 64-bit).
 
 	Returns:
-	        str: The detected platform string (e.g., 'linux64', 'mac-arm64', etc.).
+	str: The detected platform string (e.g., 'linux64', 'mac-arm64', etc.).
 	"""
 	import platform