Canon LIDE 300 not recognized on iMac running Ventura 13.1.1

According to Canon, they no longer provide drivers or scanning software for the LIDE 300 for macOS Monterey or later. They claim it is supported by Apple's built-in AirPrint, but AirPrint supports networked devices, and the LIDE 300 is connected via USB. Try Apple's Image Capture to see if it detects the LIDE 300.

If you place a value on your time, and get fed up wasting it trying to make this scanner work on Ventura, then the optional, paid (free trial) VueScan Professional supports this scanner without any vendor drivers. That independence may be far more value than the cost of the VueScan product.

In 2010, I had a Canon flatbed scanner without macOS driver support, and I purchased VueScan Professional then to solve that issue. I still use that scanner with my M2 Mac mini Pro using VueScan and a USB-C adapter for it. I have never paid for a VueScan upgrade since original purchase, and I receive no benefit from the VueScan vendor for mentioning their product here.

I stand corrected. Apple does provide limited AirPrint USB scanning support and both the Canon LIDE 300 and 400 are among the supported models. Apple's Image Capture should just detect them when configured for AirPrint connections.

According to AirPrint, a USB connected LiDE 300 or 400 is supported.

That is all I have to go on from Apple's AirPrint listing. Otherwise, one trials VueScan Professional with either device and makes a purchase decision. Both scanner models are supported in VueScan Professional without any vendor drivers or AirPrint.

I am running Ventura 13.4 and had problems with Brother printer going off line. I called Apple support and they could not fix the problem. Brother was a waste of time. Here is what I did. I added a new printer using the IP address of the printer. After selecting add printer. Select the globe which is the middle icon in add printer. Type the IP address into Address. Protocol will show as AirPrint. Then name the printer. This solution has been working when I look at my printers and scanners settings I see two printers the Brother printer that is offline and the new printer idle. I named the new printer "Brother IP address printer".

This entire thread is about supporting the Canon LiDE 300 scanner, and not about any Brother products, whose post is out of scope for the thread, and you should have submitted as its own main post in the Ventura community.

Here is some information you might find helpful.

https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/General-Discussion/Canon-CanoScan-Lide-300-scanner-Mac-compatibility/m-p/337086

However it does not. I have been struggling with this for months. I am running Ventura 13.2.1 and no success.

It's not a hardware problem its a bug in Ventura. Will stay in my lane in the future.