Epson Event Manager
Epson Event Manager is a utility for Epson multifunction printers and scanners that allows users to configure scan actions, route scanned documents to applications (such as email or PDF), and manage print jobs from the system tray. It was commonly used on older Macs to streamline scanning workflows and automate document capture tasks. The app integrates with Epson hardware through the printer's physical control panel and bridges communication between the device and macOS applications.
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1 suggestionEpson Event Manager has not been actively developed or distributed by Epson for macOS in several years. The copy tracked in our system is from 2019 (version 2.51.92) and contains only Intel x86 code with no Apple Silicon support. Epson has moved away from Event Manager and now directs macOS users toward built-in alternatives: Apple's Image Capture application (included with macOS) can handle scanning with Epson multifunction devices if the corresponding ICA Scanner Driver is installed from Epson's support page. Since this app will stop launching entirely when Apple removes Rosetta 2 in macOS 28 (September 2028), you should plan to migrate your scanning workflow now. Check your Epson printer's support page to see if an ICA Scanner Driver for Image Capture is available for your model on modern macOS versions. For more advanced scanning tasks (OCR, batch processing), third-party tools like Adobe Acrobat Pro or FineReader PDF can interface directly with Epson scanners and run natively on Apple Silicon. Alternatively, if your device is recent enough, check whether Epson has released a newer scanning utility for your specific model.
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