Any universal scanner drivers for Apple Silicon?

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I have a Brother DCP-L2541DW Printer-Scanner-Copier.

Though the printer works fine with Ventura on M2Max, the scanner is not recognised by the default scanning app.

Brother’s website doesn’t have any native Apple Silicon drivers as of now.

Is there an open source native universal scanner software I can try that’s native Apple Silicon?

MacBook Pro (M2 Max, 2023)

Posted on Dec 30, 2023 6:58 PM

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Hello, Paramvir Singh. Thank you for reaching out on Apple Support Community.

I think I might be able to answer your question. Upon doing a little research, I found some options that might interest you.

NAPS2: This is a free and open source scanning software for Windows, Mac and Linux. It supports devices from Canon, Brother, HP, Epson, Fujitsu, and more. You can scan to PDF, TIFF, JPEG, or PNG with a single click. It also has features like OCR, batch scanning, image editing, and more.
VueScan: This is a scanning software that supports over 6,000 scanners from 42 manufacturers. It works on Windows, Mac and Linux, and it supports Apple Silicon and macOS Big Sur. You can download the Universal version of VueScan from their website

Hopefully I was able to answer your question. Thanks again for reaching out. Stay safe, and Happy New Year!

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