MacBook Air M3 drivers for HL 2130 printer

I am not able to find drivers for my brother HL 2130 printer for Macbook air M3



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MacBook Air 15″

Posted on Feb 2, 2025 11:28 AM

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Posted on Feb 3, 2025 9:30 AM

Have you been using this printer with an older Mac? If so, which Mac operating system version?


As samtenor mentioned, the last supported macOS version is 10.15 Catalina.


Some Brother models have been known to work with a few following macOS versions using the Catalina printer driver, but whether that possibly could be a solution in this case is another matter.

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


Unfortunately, the specifications do not indicate PCL support for the HL-2130, which makes it more difficult to find a generic driver.

https://support.brother.com/g/b/spec.aspx?c=us_ot&lang=en&prod=hl2130_all

However, Linux is supported.


If nothing else helps, and if you do no mind carrying out a few experiments, it may be worth investigating whether an inexpensive Linux-based Raspberry Pi print server connected to the USB port of the HL-2130 would work. For example, take a look at the replies by Techguyuk in Can’t print with iPadOS17 - Apple Community. The idea is to make the printer act as if it were a real networked AirPrint model. That is, connecting to a Wi-Fi router, and allowing printing from a modern Mac without the need for additional drivers. And/or from an iPhone/iPad without a special app.

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Feb 3, 2025 9:30 AM in response to CarmenMac

Have you been using this printer with an older Mac? If so, which Mac operating system version?


As samtenor mentioned, the last supported macOS version is 10.15 Catalina.


Some Brother models have been known to work with a few following macOS versions using the Catalina printer driver, but whether that possibly could be a solution in this case is another matter.

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


Unfortunately, the specifications do not indicate PCL support for the HL-2130, which makes it more difficult to find a generic driver.

https://support.brother.com/g/b/spec.aspx?c=us_ot&lang=en&prod=hl2130_all

However, Linux is supported.


If nothing else helps, and if you do no mind carrying out a few experiments, it may be worth investigating whether an inexpensive Linux-based Raspberry Pi print server connected to the USB port of the HL-2130 would work. For example, take a look at the replies by Techguyuk in Can’t print with iPadOS17 - Apple Community. The idea is to make the printer act as if it were a real networked AirPrint model. That is, connecting to a Wi-Fi router, and allowing printing from a modern Mac without the need for additional drivers. And/or from an iPhone/iPad without a special app.

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MacBook Air M3 drivers for HL 2130 printer

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