Big Sur and Canon Printers

10 Apr 2021 18:25:55

Michael Corgan

If you have a Canon printer that won't run on Big Sur because Canon have stopped supporting that model, go to Gutenprint. Their latest printer driver for Big Sur works and it is free.

There is a slight mystery about it in that having downloaded and installed the driver, I could not find it in Spotlight. But it works nevertheless.

Re: Big Sur and Canon Printers

11 Apr 2021 10:55:20

Mick Burrell

It's not just Canon - Gutenprint will support lots of old printers.

Re: Big Sur and Canon Printers

13 Jun 2021 20:47:22

Barry Guyer

I bought a Canon laser LBP226 recently and connected it via AirPrint. It is currently used by 2 iMacs and a MacBook Air and has worked flawlessly on Big Sur.

Re: Big Sur and Canon Printers

14 Jun 2021 10:34:21

Rick Churchill

I believe Michael and Mick are talking about old printers that Canon no longer support. I suspect that the printer you bought recently was new not secondhand.