Epson Scanner Monitor

Epson Scanner Monitor is a launchAgent component bundled with Epson's scanner drivers and utilities. It runs in the background on macOS to monitor connected Epson scanners, handle scanner events, and facilitate communication between the scanner hardware and Epson's front-end applications like Epson ScanSmart and Epson Scan. Users do not interact with this component directly — it is automatically installed and managed as part of the Epson scanner driver suite.</description> <parameter name="recommendation">Epson Scanner Monitor is not a standalone application but a background helper component that ships as part of Epson's scanner driver and utility package. You cannot update it separately. To ensure you have a native Apple Silicon build of this component, you must update the parent Epson scanner drivers and utilities through Epson's official driver installer or support page. Visit Epson's support site for your specific scanner model, download the latest macOS driver package, and run the installer — this will replace all scanner-related components including the Monitor with their current native builds. If you use Epson ScanSmart or Epson Scan, updating those applications through the same Epson installer will also update the Scanner Monitor launchAgent. Confirm the installer is for Apple Silicon Macs (M1 or newer); Epson's download pages usually detect your Mac's architecture automatically and serve the correct version.