Canon MP250 series
Canon MP250 series ScanGear is a scanner driver and control utility for Canon MP250 multifunction inkjet printers. It provides scanning capabilities from your Mac into document management software, image editors, or cloud storage. The app allows users to adjust resolution, color settings, page size, and other scan parameters before capturing documents or photos. It is part of Canon's driver suite for their budget-friendly multifunction devices and is typically installed alongside printer drivers when setting up an MP250 series device on macOS.
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1 suggestionBased on the bundle ID and name, this appears to be Canon's ScanGear driver software for the MP250 series printers, which is a legacy product line from the mid-2000s. We found no evidence of an Apple Silicon native build or recent updates to this driver. Canon has not actively maintained drivers for the MP250 series in several years, and these older printers are not officially supported on current macOS versions. Since this is proprietary Canon driver software and the MP250 is a discontinued product, there is no native alternative driver available. The Intel build will continue to run under Rosetta 2 today, but Apple is removing Rosetta in macOS 28 (late 2027), so this scanner software will stop working entirely on that release. If you still rely on an MP250 printer, contact Canon support to ask whether they intend to release a universal or native Apple Silicon driver before late 2027. If Canon cannot provide one, you may need to plan an upgrade to a newer Canon printer model that has current macOS support, as no third-party driver can replace Canon's proprietary scanning software.
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