Raspberry Pi OS • Scanners that work from the scanner

I've grown quite frustrated with the need to have a desktop/laptop running a scan-to-computer app when I really want the scans sent to my NAS. I've had Canon and HP all-in-one printer/scanners that work this way, I haven't tried going up to the >$400 price range for "Office" models, because it just seems like a stupid artificial distinction. I'm currently looking at dedicated document scanners like these

• https://www.brother-usa.com/products/ds740d
• https://epson.com/For-Home/Scanners/Doc ... B11B252201
• https://www.canon.ca/en/product?name=im ... e-Scanners

With intent to connect it to a Pi Zero 2 W that I already use as a print server for an old Canon Pixma Pro 9000 Mark II.

My concern is that I have yet to see any Pi/Linux scanning guides that result in being able to use the scanner by hitting the buttons on the scanner itself. It's always using a desktop app like xsane or something.

Does anyone know of any scanners that can scan directly to the Pi using the buttons on the scanner?

Statistics: Posted by baronvonj — Sun Sep 21, 2025 3:43 pm

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