Brother printer compatibility

Hi,

The Brother MFC-J870DW should be compatible with macOS (Ventura) since it supports the driverless AirPrint technology (see the list in About AirPrint - Apple Support). If you try it, just make sure that the printer and the Mac are connected to the same network (Wi-Fi router).

AirPrint works with wireless (Wi-Fi) or wired (Ethernet) network connections. So, you could wire the printer to one of the LAN ports of the router instead of using Wi-Fi, if you so wish. Ethernet may be more stable.

Add a printer to your printer list so you can use it on Mac – Apple Support (UK)

First of all, as Meg The Dog indicated, do check whether scanning is possible via Apple's Image Capture.

Sometimes, macOS 10.15 Catalina drivers work with a few subsequent operating system versions as well.

https://support.brother.com/g/b/downloadlist.aspx?c=us_ot&lang=en&prod=mfcj870dw_us_eu_as&os=10060

You could perhaps try these drivers, but that would be experimental.

Also, you could possibly test the Brother iPrint&Scan app for scanning, if necessary.

If nothing else works, you may want to have a look at a third-party paid product called VueScan.

https://www.hamrick.com/vuescan/brother_mfc_j870dw.html

It does not scan when using the Mac OS included Image Capture.app?

MtD