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Brother MFC-J491DW Driver Download

Brother MFC-J491DW all-in-one printer

The Brother MFC-J491DW driver has fantastic home and office device features. The driver supports Inkjet printing technology, 4x Individual cartridges with an ink color that includes 1x Cyan, 1x Magenta, 1x Yellow, and 1x black. In addition, the compatible cartridges include Brother LC3011, and the supported print resolution consists of 1200×6000 dpi. Similarly, it supports borderless printing of up to 8.5×11 and 21.59×27.94cm. Meanwhile, its compatible print speed by time for black and color includes 12 ppm and six ppm, respectively.

Brother MFC-J491DW Drivers for Windows

Supported OS: Windows 11 (64-bit), Windows 10 (32-bit), Windows 10 (64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32-bit), Windows 8.1 (64-bit), Windows 8 (32-bit), Windows 8 (64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit), Windows 7 (64-bit)
Full Driver and Software Package for Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, and 7 (32-bit and 64-bit) (Recommended)
SHA-256: b4cab7225ac64b1ab2c994d1d4b59f7748ae7cace7b63c8803e314c497be731d
418.84 MB
Printer and Scanner Driver for Local Connection for Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, and 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)
SHA-256: 81b577eabb2c25877ec01619f7bd90d7da307dc7d1bceeee481e8560e0a3feac
51.57 MB

Brother MFC-J491DW Drivers for macOS

Supported OS: macOS Catalina 10.15, macOS Mojave 10.14, macOS High Sierra 10.13, macOS Sierra 10.12, OS X El Capitan 10.11
Full Software Package for macOS 10.15
SHA-256: 717510e1e8c2da4383934eaaa3c747c5e8748912cdcfdddb88aa36d80bb1001e
27.56 MB
Full Software Package for OS X 10.11 to macOS 10.14
SHA-256: dbf1a97743a4c620fd24b855315f48039e311896a2d64281c0d254a491bc2cee
27.15 MB
Printer Driver for macOS 10.15
SHA-256: 31073132291e71f271e7991f4e8d7cce940f50c1dddc736da088331fbfb078f9
16.69 MB
Printer Driver for OS X 10.11 to macOS 10.14
SHA-256: d240307e19704a44759cf90437f0a89851b3abc4b2d4bfaba2fed83fcbe31492
16.23 MB
TWAIN Scanner Driver for OS X 10.11 to macOS 10.13
SHA-256: 6d28f05fea9d939daa10fe5a1adcef14c07d71cb8d0ba2824612f2567c986c1b
3.86 MB

Brother MFC-J491DW Drivers for Linux

Supported OS: : Linux (32-bit), Linux (64-bit)
Printer Driver for Linux (deb package)
SHA-256: a48acde2f501a88c0d38e09983c39c072cf6da7f37d62036fc3b72ddfb15821e
3.35 MB
Printer Driver for Linux (rpm package)
SHA-256: b4ff70bf0525069956d8706d02d90709a20802b1713f96e31c62ce9254ec1dd8
3.35 MB
Scanner Driver for Linux 64-bit (deb package)
SHA-256: 027b73648722ac8c8eb1a9c419d284a6562cc763feac9740a2b75a683b092972
108.64 kB
Scanner Driver for Linux 64-bit (rpm package)
SHA-256: 7d7dcbe8349ae4d4ab816e4551017f2f1fd9fd6bf3f4f3c570fbd9576248dd9f
116.23 kB
Scanner Driver for Linux 32-bit (deb package)
SHA-256: 4225e91dd7f7d0ba2a202f616b15b669be7800c271a7d25efed94191f71fc450
90.55 kB
Scanner Driver for Linux 32-bit (rpm package)
SHA-256: 8bd395b8a25a385eb4a5e2770d4b10b17735203006b7a90a6879a0ef69e5fe4d
98.10 kB
PC FAX Driver for Linux (deb package)
SHA-256: f71dadda535bb90dbfaf88fd603897f96e8b09a2f3ae9bd4e2daafb925e896e2
38.30 kB
PC FAX Driver for Linux (rpm package)
SHA-256: 4082d824222ec7a7646309260fd661387ca1aa5dc1ffe851db7bbefe5271b755
45.15 kB

Brother MFC-J491DW Specifications

Moreover, the First printout time for black is 8 seconds, and 14 seconds for color. At the same time, the supported monthly duty cycle is 1000 pages. As for their media handling, it supports 1x input tray and output tray and envelopes as the media support. Similarly, the input tray can hold minimum sizes of 4×6 and 10×16 x 15.24cm. At the same time, the maximum media sizes supported on Input Tray 1 include 8.5×14 and 212.59 x 35.56cm. Furthermore, the Brother MFC-J491DW driver works with a flatbed scanner with Automatic Document Feeder (ADF).

In addition, the maximum resolution for ADF includes 1200 dpi (optical) and 1200 x 2400 dpi (hardware). Also, the max: resolution on Flatbed consists of 1200 dpi (optical), 1200×600 dpi (hardware), and 19,200×19,200 dpi (interpolated). Meanwhile, it supports 1x Contact Image Sensor (CIS), Grayscale, and color scan modes, and the scan file formats include JPEG and PDF. Also, the ADF paper capacity is 20sheets, and the supported media weight is between 25 to 85 gsm and 17 to 58 lb.

Furthermore, the Brother MFC-J491DW driver supported copy speed for black and color includes 6 CPM and 3 CPM, respectively. Similarly, it supports copy resolution of 600×1200 dpi and 25 to 400% reduction and enlargement options. On the other hand, it works with 14.4 kb/s Modem transmission speed, 170 pages of fax memory, and a speed dial of 40 numbers.

Technical Details

Title Brother MFC-J491DW Drivers
Device Type All-in-one printer
Driver Version Varies by driver and operating system
Available Downloads Drivers
License Free
Manufacturer Brother Industries, Ltd.