Browse the Brother printer’s official site and select your country/region. Search your product by entering the printer model name in search box. Click the Download option. Press the Mac option and then choose your OS version. The printer driver that supports your printer will display. Download and carry out the on-screen instructions to install the driver software.
Steps to download Brother printer in a Mac
- Turn on your Mac computer.
- Connect your printer and Mac to the same network connection.
- Browse the Brother printer site and select your country/region.
- Enter your printer model name in the search box and click the Search icon.
- Click Download. Update the OS family as Mac and select OS version.
- Click on printer driver and check the detailed information. Accept the license agreement to download the driver software.
- Click the Installer Package icon and open the downloaded file.
- Carry out the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
Step to download and install driver software in a Mac
- Turn on your Mac computer. Connect your Mac to a network with a high-speed Internet access. Ensure that your printer and computer are connected to the same network.
- After setting up a successful network connection, browse the Brother printer’s site to download the latest version of driver software.
- Once the Brother printer site opens, select your country or region on the map. In the next page, click on the Product Search option under the Search by Product tab.
- In the Product Search page, either you can search your printer directly by entering the model name in the search box or under the Search by Product category.
- If you know the printer model name, enter it in the search box and click on the Search icon. Click on the Downloads tab on the next page. In the Downloads page, choose the OS family as Mac in step 1.
- Choose the OS version in step 2. If you do not know your operating system version click on How to identify your Operating System (OS) to identify your OS version.
- On completing both the steps, tap on the Search option. Also, in the next page that opens, change the OS family and version if needed.
- Click on CUPS Printer Driver (Recommended) and read the instructions carefully. Click on Agree to EULA and Download. The driver software starts downloading to your Macintosh computer.
- Once the download completes, a disk image appears on your desktop. You may find the Installer Package icon on the desktop. If you can’t find the package icon, extract the downloaded .dmg file manually using the Macintosh Disk Utility option.
- Double-tap on the Installer icon and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the driver installation. After a successful installation, select System Preferences from the Apple Menu and click on the Print & Scan icon to print using your Brother printer.