Canon IJ Printer Utility for Mac

To open the Canon IJ Printer Utility2, follow the steps below.

  1. Open System Preferences, and select Printers & Scanners (Print & Scan)

  2. Start the Canon IJ Printer Utility2

    Select your model from the printer list, and click Options & Supplies....

    Click Open Printer Utility in Utility tab.

    Canon IJ Printer Utility2 is launched.

To open the Canon IJ Printer Utility, follow the steps below.

  1. Open System Preferences, and select Printers & Scanners (Print & Scan)

  2. Start the Canon IJ Printer Utility

    Select your model from the printer list, and click Options & Supplies....

    Click Open Printer Utility in Utility tab.

    Canon IJ Printer Utility is launched.

Outline

(Optional)This is an application that allows you to easily scan photos, documents, etc. Simple one-click scanning saves your time.

System requirements

macOS Catalina 10.15
macOS Mojave 10.14
macOS High Sierra 10.13
macOS Sierra v10.12
OS X El Capitan v10.11
OS X Yosemite v10.10
OS X Mavericks v10.9
OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.5

Caution

- For scanning, be sure to install this software (Canon IJ Scan Utility 2).
To use this software, the ICA scanner driver also needs to be installed.

- In scanning by opening the scanner driver, setting Image Correction in [Manual] is unable to scan properly.
For image correction, be sure to scan with [None].

- When stitching the image data, the window for saving it is Displayed in black. The image data to be saved is normal.

- When launching the UI of the ICA driver and performing scanning, the dialog displayed during scanning may be displayed ongoingly even after the scanning is finished. Use "×" button to close the dialog.

- (USB) Launch IJ Scan Utility in advance before scanning from the product (Push-scan). Note that scanning by pressing the SCAN button on the product (Push-scan) cannot be performed even if IJ Scan Utility is launched in advance in the Ver. 10.11.2 or 10.11.3 environment. Upgrade the OS to Ver. 10.11.4 or higher.

- (USB) Due to a change in the OS specifications, scanning from the product (by using the SCAN button) is not available. Perform scanning from a PC.

Setup instruction

Procedures for the download and installation
1. Download the file. For the location where the file is saved, check the computer settings.
2. Double-click the downloaded file and mount it on the Disk Image.
3. Double-click the mounted Disk Image.
4. Double-click the packaged file in the folder. Installation starts automatically.

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Where is the Canon IJ printer Utility?

To open the Canon IJ Printer Utility, follow the steps below. Select your model from the printer list, and click Options & Supplies.... Click Open Printer Utility in Utility tab. Canon IJ Printer Utility is launched.

Where is the printer utility in Mac?

From the Apple menu click System Preferences. Highlight your printer from the listing on the left. The click the Options and Supplies button shown above. At the Options and Supplies dialog, click on the Utility menu then locate and click on the "Open Printer Utility" button.

Why is my Canon printer not connecting to my Mac?

To troubleshoot your connections, disconnect every cable between the printer and computer, then reconnect, making sure that the connections are tight. Each Mac model has several USB ports; if your printer still doesn't work after reconnecting the cables, try another USB port.

Is Canon compatible with Mac?

Therefore, we have worked very hard to be able to support all major systems that comprise over 95% of the user market share, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Opera and Microsoft Edge, JAWS, and NVDA (screen readers), both for Windows and MAC users.