How To Download Epson Printer Driver (Windows/Mac)?

Epson printers are well-known all over the world for their excellent performance. However, the printer may not work well until you download the Epson printer drivers on your desktop computer. A printer driver helps your computer recognize the printer. Without a printer driver, your computer cannot detect the printer, and you can experience different issues. 

In this blog post, we describe the different methods to download and update the Epson printer driver for Windows and Mac.

How to Download Epson Printer Driver for Windows 10?

Epson drivers are the link between your desktop computer and the Epson printer. This enables your device to control and command the printer.

Here are the easy and simple steps in the section below to download and install the Epson printer driver on your Windows 10: 

Step 1: Download Epson Printer Drivers

1. To get started, power on your Windows computer. 
2. Ensure it's connected to a stable Internet connection.
3. Next, open a web browser window on your computer.
4. After that, navigate to the official website of Epson.
5. On the first web page, you need to specify the name of your country.
6. Go to the top of the following screen. View different tabs like Home, Work, etc.
7. Now, click on the "Epson Printer Support" section and expand it.
8. Then, select the "Printers" option from the drop-down menu.
9. The next screen shows a "Search Bar" that asks you to enter the printer's model number.
10. After that, input properly and hit the "Enter" key.
11. Or, select the Product by searching from the category section.
12. Next, go to the Downloads folder on your computer.
13. Now, you need to tap on the operating system menu.
14. Choose your operating system. This is necessary as there are different printer drivers available for different OS.
15. As a result, you will get a list of available Epson Printer Drivers for the printer.
16. You can get the details of the available drivers by pressing on the driver's name.
17. Lastly, tap the "Download" button for the selected drivers. 
18. With this, the downloading procedure starts. So wait for that.
19. Once the process is over, proceed to install the Epson printer drivers.

Step 2: Install Epson Printer Drivers

1. Find the downloaded file on your desktop computer.
2. Once found, click twice on it to bring up the file.
3. Next, tap the "Run" button when you get to the drop-down menu.
4. The next screen asks for your permission for the process. Select "Yes."
5. Tap the "OK" button if it asks for permission to launch the file.
6. Access the "End User License Agreement" and read its terms carefully.
7. Now, select the box next to "I accept the terms" and hit the "Next" button.
8. It takes you to the "Software Selection" screen. Here, you will find a list of drivers. 
9. Select the right printer driver. In case of any confusion, you can select all.
10. In the next step, select the "Install" button.
11. This will start the process for the drivers.
12. Now, wait for the installation process to complete.
13. After that, tap the "Next" button on the "Printer Setup" screen.
14. Follow the steps on the screen to establish a connection between the printer and your PC.
15. Select "Exit" when you see the "Printer Setup Complete" screen.
16. Finally, you need to restart your desktop computer.

How to Download Epson Printer Driver for Mac?

If you need to download and install Epson printer drivers on your Mac system, here's what you need to do: 

Step 1: Download Epson Printer Drivers

1. First, switch on your Mac operating system. 
2. Confirm that it is connected to stable and high-speed internet.
3. Then, open an internet browser on your system.
4. After that, go to the official site of Epson.
5. On the first screen, you have to select your country.
6. Go to the next screen. View different tabs such as Home, Work etc.
7. Next, open the "Epson Printer Support" section and expand it.
8. From the drop-down menu, click on the option "Printers."
9. The "Search Bar" screen is displayed to provide the model number of the printer.
10. Now, type in the model number and tap the "Enter" button.
11. Or, select the "Product" option from the Category section.
12. After that, open the Downloads folder on your system.
13. Then, select the operating system drop-down menu.
14. In the next step, you need to select your operating system. 
15. Now, you will find a list of Epson printer drivers.
16. Press the "Download" button for the selected Epson printer drivers. 
17. After this, the downloading will start on your system.
18. Once done, move to install Epson printer drivers.

Step 2: Install Epson Printer Drivers

1. Find the downloaded driver file on your system.
2. After finding it, double-click on it to get the installer.
3. If it asks for Administrator Access. Enter your system login name & password. 
4. After that, select the "OK" button and then "Continue."
5. Read the terms of the "End User License Agreement" carefully and hit "Continue."
6. If it asks for your consent, you need to tap the "Agree" button.
7. On the next installation screen, select the "Install" button.
8. Wait for the driver installation process to complete and press the "Next" button.
9. Go through the "Connection Setup" procedure and tap the "Close" button.
10. In the end, you have to restart your Mac system.
11. Lastly, add the Epson printer to your Mac system in its Applications folder.

How to Update Epson Printer Driver?

There's no doubt that manually updating printer drivers is a bit boring. Because you have to keep regularly checking, which is impossible, but still, if you want to do so, you can do so in any of the methods below.

Method 1: Via Epson Official Site 

First, you must visit Epson's official website to update drivers manually. Also, there are some steps you need to follow in order to update the printer drivers via the Epson official site. If you do not know about the steps - no worries; we have shared them below as well.

1. First, navigate to the official Epson website.
2. In the next step, go to the "Support" section.
3. After that, select the "Printers" option from the list.
4. Then, enter the printer's model name in the box that appears.
5. Select the OS you are accessing and download the right printer driver.

You can easily download Epson printer drivers through the official site.

Method 2: Using Device Manager 

There's another method to get Epson printer drivers on your Windows manually, and that is using the Device Manager tool. This utility tool allows you to install, update, uninstall, and reinstall printer drivers easily. Luckily, it comes with Windows by default; that's all you need to worry about. Follow the steps given below for this method.

1. To start, press the "Windows" + "R" keys at the same time to open "Device Manager."
2. Instead of clicking the Windows + R keys, go to the "Search" menu bar and enter "Device Manager" directly (optional).  
3. Enter "devmgmt.msc" in the relevant box and hit the "OK" button.
4. After opening Device Manager, expand the "Printers" section category.
5. Now, right-click on the printer model that you have.
6. Click on the "Update Driver" option from the given list that appears.
7. Moving on, select "Search automatically for updated driver software."
8. Next, wait until Windows installs new updates for Epson drivers.
9. Once the installation is completed, your PC needs to be restarted again.