My Dell printer wont scan with new macbook air

I recently bought a Macbook Air w Ventura 13.3 OS. I have a Dell e514dw printer that is multifunction and includes a scanner. It will print but not scan after adding my printer. I see older similar threads that never really solved the problem. I've tried everything.

Windows, Windows 6

Posted on Mar 1, 2024 2:18 PM

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Posted on Mar 2, 2024 11:10 AM

For a scanner to work the computer needs to have installed a scanner app which is compatible with the current operating system. What you can do is to thoroughly check the scanner vendor's web site for updated compliant software that works. If none is available, then you should ask when it will be released. If that doesn't work, you can try scanning using Apple's Image Capture app. It will scan, but is not full featured. Another alternative is to download and try the full featured scanner software from VueScan. You can try it for free. It will show a watermark until you purchase it. I bought it and can recommend it. I have no association with VueScan. Good luck.

VueScan Scanner Software for macOS Catalina, Windows 10, and Linux


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Mar 2, 2024 11:10 AM in response to philtor

For a scanner to work the computer needs to have installed a scanner app which is compatible with the current operating system. What you can do is to thoroughly check the scanner vendor's web site for updated compliant software that works. If none is available, then you should ask when it will be released. If that doesn't work, you can try scanning using Apple's Image Capture app. It will scan, but is not full featured. Another alternative is to download and try the full featured scanner software from VueScan. You can try it for free. It will show a watermark until you purchase it. I bought it and can recommend it. I have no association with VueScan. Good luck.

VueScan Scanner Software for macOS Catalina, Windows 10, and Linux


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