Driver for an Epson stylus photo 1400 printer that is compatible with OS 13.3

My Epson printer will no longer print via USB cable from my Mac running OS 13.3. I was working until the latest update. I've checked the accessory setting and it appears to be configured as it should be. Is there a solution or a workaround? EPSON says it's waiting on Apple to be able to deliver a new driver. I'm not looking to AirPrint, just using the cable.


When I send a PDF to print, the printer icon opens in my doc, but immediately closes and nothing is queued to print.

MacBook Pro (M1, 2020)

Posted on Apr 3, 2023 06:53 AM

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Posted on Apr 3, 2023 07:52 AM

Epson just wanted to get you off the phone. They stopped producing the Stylus Photo 1400 in 2010, and though Apple makes available current software development tools for macOS Ventura, they have no control over Epson's internal commitment on legacy device support. That last drivers that I see on the Epson site for this device ended in 2020.

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Apr 3, 2023 07:52 AM in response to houstonalle

Epson just wanted to get you off the phone. They stopped producing the Stylus Photo 1400 in 2010, and though Apple makes available current software development tools for macOS Ventura, they have no control over Epson's internal commitment on legacy device support. That last drivers that I see on the Epson site for this device ended in 2020.

Apr 3, 2023 09:40 AM in response to houstonalle

houstonalle wrote:

Yes, but EPSON is waiting on something from Apple to create the driver, or so they say.

They will be waiting a long time. Epson knows how it works. Apple releases MacOS update info to third party manufacturers. Third party manufacturers use this info to create drivers for their equipment. If the third party manufacturer no longer wants to support their old equipment they do not create updated drivers to work with the new technology operating system. This forces the owners of their old equipment, like you and your old Epson, to purchase new third party hardware. Apple can not and does not create drivers for old third party hardware.

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Driver for an Epson stylus photo 1400 printer that is compatible with OS 13.3

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