Apple seems to have been including Canon printer drivers scanner support through macOS10.14.6 Mojave. Will macOS10.15 Catalina continue support Canon printer/scanners with the 32-bit print drivers? If not, does anyone know a work around? My printer is a Canon Pixma TS6220 and was purchased less than 6 months ago.
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There's a difference between drivers and other peripheral software. Drivers for printers are written by Apple, have been for a very long time. Apple's specification has made it so compatible printers are made to talk with Macs directly without the need of external drivers.
The specific Canon software like the scanner software or image editing application it may come with are not made by Apple. Its up to Canon to update those.
The printer will still work on Catalina normally , but the included Canon 32 bit software will not.
You can use Apple's own Image Capture or Preview to scan documents if the Canon software is not updated.
There's a difference between drivers and other peripheral software. Drivers for printers are written by Apple, have been for a very long time. Apple's specification has made it so compatible printers are made to talk with Macs directly without the need of external drivers.
The specific Canon software like the scanner software or image editing application it may come with are not made by Apple. Its up to Canon to update those.
The printer will still work on Catalina normally , but the included Canon 32 bit software will not.
You can use Apple's own Image Capture or Preview to scan documents if the Canon software is not updated.
The Canon scan driver definitely does NOT work in Catalina. Quick Menu comes up but when you click on any of the scan action buttons, nothing happens. Canon driver page shows no updated drivers for Catalina. But as stated elsewhere, you can print or scan using Apple drivers. To scan I went to System Preferences-->Printers & Scanners-->highlight your printer/scanner-->on the right side of that dialog--->Scan----->Open Scanner
There is now a driver available from the Canon website -
File version: V10.0.1 Release date: 11 October 2019
This works perfectly on Catalina, as i have just tested it for an old junk Canon LBP 3300.
Mkkoiii
Canon - like all software vendors who provide applications for Apple hardware - has known for well over a year that Apple would stop supporting 32-bit applications (like Canon's IJ utility for Pixma 920/922).
This link provides an IJ App that supports scanning on MacOS 10.15:
https://printerdrivers.com/canon-pixma-mx922-driver/download
Why does Canon makes this so hard to find?
I installed OS Catalina and my Canon Scanner LiDE 210 would open with Canon software and would scan one page and then give error message on the second page to reinstall driver. Went to Canon Website and they do not have drive for OS-Catalina. I WAS ABLE TO SCAN by going to system preferences / printers and scanners / and opening the scanner. A generic pop up program popped up and I was able to scan a 6 page document and save it as a PFD or JPEG (my choice).
Buck
I have a TS5050 less than a year old. Downloaded the Canon driver for Catalina (which did not appear on the Canon website as soon as Catalina was released) and it worked without any problem. 5 minute job.
Great answer Michael! I installed the Mojave driver, despite the Canon site telling me there is no driver for my printer that works under Catalina. But thanks to you my Canon software seems to work the way it did before! :)
The updated Canon drivers for Canon printers are on the Canon website. Five minute job to download and install. Scanning works perfectly.
Since Catalina Canon TS5051 would print but not scan. Downloaded ICA driver 4.3.4 from here https://mpdriver-canon.com/canon-pixma-ts5051-driver/ Now scans fine.
Hello,
I can print with the Canon Pixma TS6220, however, I cannot use the Canon-provided Drivers. This is indicative of the AirPrint Software being compatible with the printer, but not Canon themselves. I've contacted Canon and submitted a ticket to have them review the need to develop this software promptly.
Hi
I found updated drivers for my Canon here - it was under the business pages. On the consumer page, the drivers were not updated...
To scan I went to System Preferences-->Printers & Scanners-->highlight your printer/scanner-->on the right side of that dialog--->Scan----->Open Scanner
You can also just open Image Capture to scan.
And, you can scan directly into Preview.
Canon ts6020 printer. The printer works fine with Catalina but the scanner says it is missing a file. Reinstalling does not work and cannon’s site does not provide a driver for Catalina. The only work around I know is to buy Vuescan. It works but they want too much for it.
macOS Catalina 10.15.XX Canon Pixma MG3022
IJ Scan Utility 2.3.7 (current as of this time) only worked after I D/L the "ICA" driver (not "CUPS" driver which is first on the list).
* I had installed Firmware version 1.07 (from 1.02) on that printer previously. I don't know if that had anything to do with it, but I doubt it.
Nothing, and I mean Nothing to do with scanning worked until I installed the latest "ICA" driver. I was always able to print from macOS Catalina because their generic printer driver was compatible. The Scan software would not even come up without the "ICA" driver. Kinda important for Canon to mention that, as it is the last driver on the page and most people go to the first driver listed. It was confusing.
I can scan Docs and Photos and store them now.
Petie
Ask Canon.
32 bit software will not run in Catalina.
Catalina support for Canon 32-bit printer drivers
