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I need a Scanner driver for Canon Pixma MG5420

I need a Scanner driver for Canon Pixma MG5420


MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 11.6

Posted on Oct 26, 2021 4:11 PM

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Posted on Oct 30, 2021 6:04 AM

The networked (wired/wi-fi) Canon PIXMA MG5420 is supported for print and scan (Image Capture) via Apple's built-in AirPrint drivers. Re/add the device in the System Preferences > Printers & Scanners panel. Either right-click on the device entry and choose Reset printing system… or if not present, click the [ + } symbol to add the device. For a driver, select AirPrint instead of any Canon offering.


After re-adding the device with AirPrint, and you select the MG5420 entry on the preceding preferences panel, is there a separate setup for scanning available to you? In any case, the AirPrint drivers should make this device compatible with Apple's Image Capture scanning software.


If scanning is still unavailable, then the paid, 64-bit VueScan Professional does support the MG5420 scanner without any Canon or Apple software requirement. You can use the free VueScan Professional trial to test the scanning capability.


I purchased VueScan Professional in 2010 for what was then a Canon abandoned scanner. I have never paid any additional money to the VueScan vendor, and use the current version of VueScan on macOS 11.6.1 with this scanner. The vendor does not reward me in any manner for mentioning their product here.

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Oct 30, 2021 6:04 AM in response to neilcupm

The networked (wired/wi-fi) Canon PIXMA MG5420 is supported for print and scan (Image Capture) via Apple's built-in AirPrint drivers. Re/add the device in the System Preferences > Printers & Scanners panel. Either right-click on the device entry and choose Reset printing system… or if not present, click the [ + } symbol to add the device. For a driver, select AirPrint instead of any Canon offering.


After re-adding the device with AirPrint, and you select the MG5420 entry on the preceding preferences panel, is there a separate setup for scanning available to you? In any case, the AirPrint drivers should make this device compatible with Apple's Image Capture scanning software.


If scanning is still unavailable, then the paid, 64-bit VueScan Professional does support the MG5420 scanner without any Canon or Apple software requirement. You can use the free VueScan Professional trial to test the scanning capability.


I purchased VueScan Professional in 2010 for what was then a Canon abandoned scanner. I have never paid any additional money to the VueScan vendor, and use the current version of VueScan on macOS 11.6.1 with this scanner. The vendor does not reward me in any manner for mentioning their product here.

I need a Scanner driver for Canon Pixma MG5420

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