Document scanner for M1

[M915 Driver]

Does anyone know of a portable / mobile document scanner that will work with the M1 MacBook Pro?
I have looked on Amazon, but none thy all just say "Mac compatible "
Thank you in advance!!

 

[Randy B. Singer]

Since it is so early in the existence of the M1-based Macs, the best way to approach things might be to decide on two or three candidates that you might be willing to purchase, and then go to the developer's Web site and see if they list M1 compatibility, or even better, they offer an M1-specific driver. If neither is in evidence, I would e-mail the developer(s) and ask them specifically about M1-compatibility.

If that all fails, you might want to consider purchasing a scanner that is attractive and which also is listed as being supported by one of the commercial third party scanner drivers:

Exactscan Pro
ExactScan - High Speed Document Scanning
(if you mostly scan documents)

Vue-Scan

VueScan Scanner Software for macOS, Windows, and Linux

VueScan is the easiest way to get your scanner working on macOS, Windows and more. VueScan includes a driver for your scanner even though it isn't support anymore.

www.hamrick.com

(if you mostly scan graphics)

A final option might be to use your iPhone as a portable scanner using:

Scanner Pro by Readdle
(turns your iPhone into a surprisingly competent scanner)

Readdle

Readdle is a pioneer of iOS App Store, one of the first companies to create file management and scanning apps on the App Store. Our main goal is to help you, boost your productivity and give you the ability to use tools that haven’t been available on mobile devices before. Scan documents, sign...

readdle.com

‎Scanner Pro - Scan Documents

‎Effortlessly scan, organize, and share documents on the go to have everything you need at your fingertips. Scanner Pro brings you high-quality document scan technology in a convenient and simple mobile app. Scan agreements, receipts, IDs, books, and more using your device to convert them into...

itunes.apple.com

 

[Rod]

I can contest to what Randy mentioned last (above) your iPhone makes a surprisingly good portable scanner. I use Genius Scan on my iPhone which has lots of handy features like Perspective Correction, Colour Enhancement etc, and I can then quickly send the image via email to myself or others or save to library.

Genius Scan | The Grizzly Labs

A document scanner app for iOS and Android that let you scan your paper documents and export them as multi-page PDF files.

thegrizzlylabs.com

If nothing else a really good temporary solution.

 

[Lifeisabeach]

Does anyone know of a portable / mobile document scanner that will work with the M1 MacBook Pro?
I have looked on Amazon, but none thy all just say "Mac compatible "
Thank you in advance!!

I wouldn't be concerned about whether or not they specifically say they are compatible with the M1 platform. The architecture isn't really relevant, but rather the OS support. Obviously look for one that is compatible with Big Sur. Quite a lot of scanners work straight out of the box just fine, no additional drivers needed, but not universally so.

Just to illustrate the above.... I have a Canon flatbed scanner that I bought a few years ago and is used with my 2019 iMac. I've never tried to use it with my M1 MacBook Air, but for the sake of this conversation, I gave it a whirl. The MBA didn't recognize the scanner at first, so I went to Canon's support page for this scanner; found drivers for it that were updated late last year; and installed them. Works perfectly fine. There's nothing in their support page that explicitly says the scanner is compatible with Apple Silicon Macs, but like I said, that's really irrelevant. Look for Big Sur support.

EDIT: as a side note, since you are buying new, consider looking for one that uses USB-C so you can avoid using an adapter.

 

[Lifeisabeach]

I can contest to what Randy mentioned last (above) your iPhone makes a surprisingly good portable scanner. I use Genius Scan on my iPhone which has lots of handy features like Perspective Correction, Colour Enhancement etc, and I can then quickly send the image via email to myself or others or save to library.

Genius Scan | The Grizzly Labs

A document scanner app for iOS and Android that let you scan your paper documents and export them as multi-page PDF files.

thegrizzlylabs.com

If nothing else a really good temporary solution.

You can even get stands for use with smartphones so the camera is perfectly aligned over the document rather than trying to hold it over, which usually leads to a slight skewing. I've seen one before that is powered via the lightning port to use its own lighting vs the LED flash.

 

[MacInWin]

I got my wife an M1 Mini to replace her aging Intel Mini. Everything connected to the old one works connected to the new. Printer/scanner/mouse/monitor/keyboard/external drives/everything.

 

[Greeno17]

Looking for scanner (auto feed is probably out) to work on osMonterey 12.2 on 13" M1 MBP.
My old Epson DS-510 sheet feeder is now driverless. Any ideas?

 

[Greeno17]

Looking for scanner (auto feed is probably out) to work on MAC osMonterey 12.2 on 13" M1 MBP.
My old Epson DS-510 sheet feeder is now driverless. Any ideas?

 

[Lifeisabeach]

Looking for scanner (auto feed is probably out) to work on osMonterey 12.2 on 13" M1 MBP.
My old Epson DS-510 sheet feeder is now driverless. Any ideas?

Ah, Epson has drivers for that model for macOS Monterey.

Epson WorkForce DS-510 | Support | Epson US

epson.com

Compatible systems :

macOS 12.x, macOS 11.x, macOS 10.15.x

 

[sturg]

I have an Epson Workforce ES-200 which works well with my new M1 Pro 14" MacBook Pro. It's not a flatbed type, but a roller type that feeds papers through it. Works well. It does have automatic document feeding, but you can't put too many pages at one time or it will jam. Say you have a 20 page doc, you just scan 10 pages at a time and then you are fine.

 

[M915 Driver]

You can even get stands for use with smartphones so the camera is perfectly aligned over the document rather than trying to hold it over, which usually leads to a slight skewing. I've seen one before that is powered via the lightning port to use its own lighting vs the LED flash.

Thank you Lifeisabeach.
can you recommend a stand that will work with an iPhone and iPad that is affordable. I am on a small fixed budget?
Thank you

 

[Lifeisabeach]

Thank you Lifeisabeach.
can you recommend a stand that will work with an iPhone and iPad that is affordable. I am on a small fixed budget?
Thank you

I don't have a personal recommendation since I don't use one. I know most will be best, if only, suited for a smartphone. Here's one that will work with an iPad. But it's on the pricier side.

ScanJig | portable scanner

ScanJig Scanning Stand - Transforms Your Phone or Tablet into a Productive Document Scanner

www.scanjig.com

If you are feeling handy, you can make one. Instructables has a couple tutorials:

Loading - Instructables

www.instructables.com

This one is more along the lines that I was talking about.

Scanner Bin

Scanner Bin

scannerbin.com

 

[BetaVirus]

Does anyone know of a portable / mobile document scanner that will work with the M1 MacBook Pro?
I have looked on Amazon, but none thy all just say "Mac compatible "
Thank you in advance!!

I am using the Fujitsu ScanSnap s1300i with 2021 MBP M1 with no issues.