Brother scanner mac os

Brother iPrint&Scan 4+

Brother Industries, LTD.

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Description

Brother iPrint&Scan is a free application that lets you easily scan to and print from your Mac.
New features are continuously implemented. We recommend periodically checking for updates.
For a list of supported models, please visit your local Brother website.
http://support.brother.com/g/d/ahs5/

If you use OS X 10.10, download this version of iPrint&Scan:
http://support.brother.com/g/d/ahdp/a00001

Brother scanner mac os
Scan
— Image processing
Advanced image processing features including auto deskew and color drop out are available.
— OCR
Optical character recognition(OCR) is available, this lets you create a searchable PDF file
— Print
Print your photos from the simple UI.

What’s New

— Support for new product models
— Minor fixes for improved functionality

Ratings and Reviews

Too Basic

This review is for the Brother iPrint&Scan 8.0 scanning utility which I’m using with a newly purchased Brother HL-L2395DW scanner/printer.
I’m using it on an iMac over a wifi connection and it does work, but the lack of anything but the most basic scanning features is pretty disappointing.

The most egregious of these misses is the inability to run a quick preview scan and then specify the scanning area with a bounding box before hitting the final Scan button. If you’re scanning anything other than a standard-size page, you will need to scan at the largest page size (8.5×11) and then crop what you want using another application, such as Apple’s built-in Preview app. This means it will take extra time to scan and extra time to edit the result. Even the 20-year-old Epson this printer replaced provided a preview/crop feature, as has every other scanning software I’ve ever used in the past 30 years.
If you’re only ever scanning documents it’s serviceable, but anything else such as an odd sized photo or drawing, it’s a drag.

Oh brother.

This Brother iPrint & Scan app (version 8.0.0) is terrible. Firstly, it sometimes connects to my brand new Brother printer, MFC-L5850DW via network and other times disconnects itslelf. It’s a very buggy app via network connection. However with USB, it doesn’t. So the wireless feature is useless. Secondly, you can’t precrop a scanned image like any other scanning app where you first see the scan and then crop what you desirably want. That means if you have anything that is not in Letter size, you’ll have to crop manually. What a time waster, honestly. Thirdly, the colors of the scan with this app is not true to the image. Seriously, I tested under various setting and the color was never right. For mac users, just stick to the scanning utility in your default printing settings. You’ll save the time AND the headache. Please update the app to support reliable network connection, cropping feature, and better color correction.

Fall Down Simple to Use

I have been using a Samsung for the past 8 years and have been very satisfied with it. But it is harder to maintain than this one was to set up. And, it never worked printing from WIFI or my iPhone, though it claimed to. Maybe it was just not ready for prime time. This one is. The daughter wanted the old home office printer to take to work. I bought this one to replace it. It is a Brother HL-3290CDW. I set it up in the kitchen, it acquired the WIFI. I prepared the ink, very easily. Moved it to the office to connected the USB cable. Finished the setup and found I could print from anywhere in the house via the WIFI, with smart phones, iPhones, tablets, and notebook computers. Not a single problem. I would have given it five stars, but I have not tried the OCR feature yet, nor read the manual. I had one surprise, it printed double-sided and very fast. This a very good simple all in one printer, copier and more.

App Privacy

The developer, Brother Industries, LTD. , indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.

Data Not Linked to You

The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:

Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More

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macOS Catalina Support Statement

Last Update: 1 December, 2020

Most Brother models offer support for macOS Catalina (macOS v10.15.x). The charts below indicate that models offer support for macOS v10.15.x including drivers and utilities available for download. If you are using a recently released operating system on your computer, download and install the latest driver from the Downloads section. For the latest drivers and utilities we recommend using the «Go» links in the chart to take you to the download page for your model on the Brother support website.

Printer Driver

The latest Brother original Printer Driver for macOS v10.15.x is available from the Downloads section for your model on the Brother support website. The Printer Driver includes the CUPS Printer Driver, BR-Script Driver (PS Driver), PC-FAX Driver and Brother Status Monitor. The availability of the drivers and utilities vary depending on the model number of your machine. For the product-specific information and download links, please see the chart below.

Scanner Driver

The TWAIN scanner driver (TWAIN driver) is not supported by macOS v10.15.x.
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Scanner Driver for Document Scanner (ADS, DS and PDS models)

The TWAIN scanner driver (TWAIN Driver) is supported by macOS v10.15.x in some moldes. For ADS models, the Scanner Driver download also includes the ICA Scanner Driver and Remote Setup Software.
For the product-specific information and download links, please see the chart below.

Remote Setup Software

The Remote Setup Software is not supported by macOS v10.15.x in some models.

Brother ControlCenter2

The Brother ControlCenter2 is not supported by macOS v10.15.
Use the Brother iPrint&Scan or Image Capture as an alternative function.

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Brother iPrint&Scan 4+

Brother Industries, LTD.

Screenshots

Description

Brother iPrint&Scan is a free application that lets you easily scan to and print from your Mac.
New features are continuously implemented. We recommend periodically checking for updates.
For a list of supported models, please visit your local Brother website.
http://support.brother.com/g/d/ahs5/

If you use OS X 10.10, download this version of iPrint&Scan:
http://support.brother.com/g/d/ahdp/a00001

Brother scanner mac os
Scan
— Image processing
Advanced image processing features including auto deskew and color drop out are available.
— OCR
Optical character recognition(OCR) is available, this lets you create a searchable PDF file
— Print
Print your photos from the simple UI.

What’s New

— Support for new product models
— Minor fixes for improved functionality

Ratings and Reviews

Can only print image files

I’m going to let that sink in for a second.
I repeat: It can ONLY print image files. And really basic ones at that.

I downloaded this to get access to more advanced features, and it literally can’t print a document.
No Word docs, no PDFs, no spreadsheets, not even basic text documents…

If you want to do scanning, just use Mac’s built in ‘Image Capture’ app. There is absolutely NO reason for this program to exist.

Brother, seriously.
Either update this immediately, or remove it and stop wasting people’s time. It’s making your brand look ridiculous and unprofessional.
I WAS happy with a Brother printer, but now I’m having second thoughts…

I’m literally telling my coworkers this story as a joke.

Good and Bad points

Firstly, I use PDFScanner app for all my scanning needs and have done for several years with a monochrome brother MFC — worked brilliantly and I loved that I could do duplex scanning. Then my wife decides we need a colour laser so I stick with Brother and buy a MFCL3750 — first Big Sur can’t detect my scanner and therefore PDFScanner app can’t either. Then I discover there is no duplex scanning on my bigger, flasher and more expensive unit. After serveral hours I discover iPrint&Scan which miraculously allows me to detect my scanner and to scan. I also find I can open my scanned docs in PDF Scanner and process docs just like I always have. So for that reason I am reasonably happy with the app, although I would prefer to be able to just use PDF Scanner directly if anyone from Brother is reading this and can figure out how to enable Big Sur to be compatible with Brother MFC scanners again

Very Impressed!

Downloading and installing was a breeze! Settings were easy to set and worked, first time. Interface is beautiful and, so far, everything has worked flawlessly. I cannot fault this app (and also cannot understand the negative reviews!).

App Privacy

The developer, Brother Industries, LTD. , indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.

Data Not Linked to You

The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:

Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More

Information

English, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian Bokmål, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Traditional Chinese

Supports

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Family Sharing

Up to six family members will be able to use this app with Family Sharing enabled.

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Brother iPrint&Scan 4+

Brother Industries, LTD.

Screenshots

Description

Brother iPrint&Scan is a free application that lets you easily scan to and print from your Mac.
New features are continuously implemented. We recommend periodically checking for updates.
For a list of supported models, please visit your local Brother website.
http://support.brother.com/g/d/ahs5/

If you use OS X 10.10, download this version of iPrint&Scan:
http://support.brother.com/g/d/ahdp/a00001

Brother scanner mac os
Scan
— Image processing
Advanced image processing features including auto deskew and color drop out are available.
— OCR
Optical character recognition(OCR) is available, this lets you create a searchable PDF file
— Print
Print your photos from the simple UI.

What’s New

— Support for new product models
— Minor fixes for improved functionality

Ratings and Reviews

Can only print image files

I’m going to let that sink in for a second.
I repeat: It can ONLY print image files. And really basic ones at that.

I downloaded this to get access to more advanced features, and it literally can’t print a document.
No Word docs, no PDFs, no spreadsheets, not even basic text documents…

If you want to do scanning, just use Mac’s built in ‘Image Capture’ app. There is absolutely NO reason for this program to exist.

Brother, seriously.
Either update this immediately, or remove it and stop wasting people’s time. It’s making your brand look ridiculous and unprofessional.
I WAS happy with a Brother printer, but now I’m having second thoughts…

I’m literally telling my coworkers this story as a joke.

Good and Bad points

Firstly, I use PDFScanner app for all my scanning needs and have done for several years with a monochrome brother MFC — worked brilliantly and I loved that I could do duplex scanning. Then my wife decides we need a colour laser so I stick with Brother and buy a MFCL3750 — first Big Sur can’t detect my scanner and therefore PDFScanner app can’t either. Then I discover there is no duplex scanning on my bigger, flasher and more expensive unit. After serveral hours I discover iPrint&Scan which miraculously allows me to detect my scanner and to scan. I also find I can open my scanned docs in PDF Scanner and process docs just like I always have. So for that reason I am reasonably happy with the app, although I would prefer to be able to just use PDF Scanner directly if anyone from Brother is reading this and can figure out how to enable Big Sur to be compatible with Brother MFC scanners again

Very Impressed!

Downloading and installing was a breeze! Settings were easy to set and worked, first time. Interface is beautiful and, so far, everything has worked flawlessly. I cannot fault this app (and also cannot understand the negative reviews!).

App Privacy

The developer, Brother Industries, LTD. , indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.

Data Not Linked to You

The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:

Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More

Information

English, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian Bokmål, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Traditional Chinese

Supports

• 

Family Sharing

Up to six family members will be able to use this app with Family Sharing enabled.

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