Being a renowned reputed brand, Canon dominates the optical imaging products market. Besides its amazing printers, it is also known for the best Scanners and Multifunction units. With the help of these futuristic devices, it’s easy to convert physical documents and images into digital format.
Just as printers and scanners requires software drivers to communicate with system devices, here it offers Canon IJ Scan Utility to make functions and features of your device more efficient.
Canon IJ scan utility is a holistic software application that enhances the scanning function of your Canon devices.
Amazing features of Canon IJ Scan Utility
To provide an unbeatable experience to users, Canon IJ Scan Utility is equipped with cutting-edge, intuitive features.
Below you will find some eminent features –
Flexible scanning modes –
It provides its users with maximum adaptability for different needs like auto mode, document mode and photo mode. With the help of auto mode, you can scan several items with single click by using its default settings. With document mode, readability gets enhanced of scanned documents by sharpening the text. Also, photo mode guarantees quality by scanning photos.
Saving scanned images / documents –
You need to save your scanned images/documents via Canon IJ Scan Utility. But sometimes it becomes a tedious job to save a large number of scanned documents. For this, there is an option which allows you to automatically save the scanned documents. It saves your documents on your System’s Preset Folder, but you can make changes according to your needs.
Well-integrated applications –
Scanned documents are needed for multiple uses over several applications such as graphics applications, emails, powerpoints etc. This scan utility comes with features so that you can integrate with third-party applications.
Set up of Canon IJ Scan Utility
Canon ij scan utility is an unmatchable beneficial and crucial software application to ensure optimal performance of Scanners. For this, you have to setup this software application to operate your scanning machine. Also, you must have a high-speed internet connection to download the software and your system must match the mentioned system requirements.
Download and install the software on Mac
Follow the below steps to begin the download process –
- Visit the Canon support page.
- Mention your model name into the search box and choose it from the given list which will be displayed.
- On the next screen, find ‘Software’ and make sure your operating system is listed in the drop-down menu.
- Find and click on IJ Scan Utility, IJ Scan Utility 2, IJ Scan Utility Lite from the mentioned list for your system and select the Download button.
- After completion of the download, double-click on it. a disk image will be displayed on the desktop. Open this file and then .pkg (package) file to start the driver installation.
- Follow the instructions to finish the installation.
- Go to the Applications folder from Finder to run. Now open the Canon utility folder then IJ Scan Utility folder.
- Double-click on IJ Scan Utility, IJ Scan Utility 2 or IJ Scan Utility Lite.
Download and install the software on Mac
Follow the below steps to begin the download process –
- Visit the Canon support page.
- Mention your model name into the search box and choose it from the given list which will be displayed.
- Make sure the ‘Drivers’ is selected on the given screen and your system operating system is selected in the drop-down menu which appears.
- Find the MP driver and click on the download option.
- After completion of download, double-click on the file to begin installation.
Follow below steps to run the IJ Scan Utility –
- Windows 10: From the Start menu, select All Apps > Canon Utilities > IJ Scan Utility. If you don’t see this, type IJ Scan Utility in the search bar.
- Windows 8 / 8.1: Select IJ Scan Utility on the Start screen. If IJ Scan Utility doesn’t display, select the Search charm, then search for IJ Scan Utility.
- Windows 7 / Windows Vista / Windows XP: From the Start menu, select All Programs > Canon Utilities > IJ Scan Utility > IJ Scan Utility.
Note: In case you don’t see IJ Scan Utility in the Start menu, you can find here: here: C:\Program Files (x86)\Canon\IJ Scan Utility\SCANUTILITY.EXE