Desktop Scanners

Whether you’re in legal, finance, healthcare, education, logistics or your own home office, Brother has a desktop scanner to meet your needs. 

Our scanners make it easy to digitise receipts, ID cards, contracts, forms and reports with fast, accurate image capture. Designed with a compact footprint, they fit comfortably on desks, counters and shared workstations without sacrificing performance. 

All Brother desktop scanners are engineered for speed, reliability and seamless integration into modern document workflows. 

Brother desktop scanners are designed to adapt to a wide range of work environments - from home offices to busy workplaces. Here are some of the key options and features to help you choose the right model: 

Connectivity Options 
Easily connect your scanner to suit the way you work: 

• USB – quick plug-and-play setup 
• Wi-Fi / Wi-Fi Direct – scan wirelessly to PCs, laptops or mobile devices 
• Wired Ethernet – reliable, secure sharing across office networks 

Auto Document Feeder (ADF) Capacities 
Different workloads call for different feeder sizes. Brother scanners offer: 

• Up to 20 sheets – ideal for occasional or mobile s canning 
• Up to 60 sheets – a practical choice for small teams and moderate batches 
• Above 80 sheets – built for high-volume scanning in busy office settings 

Core Scanning Features 
Boost efficiency with productivity-focused features: 

• Direct Scan to Email Server – send documents without needing a PC 
• Scan to Cloud – save directly to platforms like Google Drive or Dropbox 
• 2-sided Duplex Scanning – capture one or both sides of a page in one pass 
• High-Speed Scanning – reduce delays with fast image capture 

A Brother desktop scanner can help your business move toward a paperless, efficient workflow while improving document security. 

Benefits include: 

• Faster document handling - scan multi-page files quickly with the ADF and 2-sided (duplex) scanning features 
• Improved organisation - save, sort and retrieve digital files in seconds 
• Paperless efficiency - reduce physical storage needs and paper waste 
• Secure recordkeeping - digitise sensitive forms, ID cards or client files safely 

Brother scanners integrate seamlessly with cloud services and document management systems, making them ideal for businesses adopting digital-first processes. 

Desktop Scanner for Home Offices 

If you’re scanning occasionally such as receipts, old photos, study notes or tax documents, a compact, easy to setup model is usually enough: 

Brother ADS-3350W - compact but powerful for its size, with a 60-sheet ADF, 2-sided (duplex) scanning up to 80 ipm and OCR support. It offers simple USB or WiFi setup, good speed and solid software support for digitising and organising documents. 

Desktop Scanner for Business Teams 

For frequent, higher-volume scanning such as contracts, forms or HR paperwork and more demanding workflows, look for faster speeds, network connectivity and more robust features: 

Brother ADS-4900W - built for heavy use, with a 100-sheet ADF, fast 2-sided (duplex) scanning (up to 120 ipm) and multiple connectivity options including USB 3.0, Wi-Fi (dual band), and Ethernet. This kind of scanner is well suited to shared office environments with multiple users and more intensive workflows, thanks to its higher capacity and flexibility.

A desktop scanner digitises physical documents such as receipts, contracts, ID cards, reports, and photos for easy storage, sharing and archiving.

Yes – all Brother desktop models feature 2-sided (duplex scanning) to capture both sides of a document in one pass.

Yes, wireless models can scan directly to supported cloud services (e.g., Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive) from the device. USB-only/non-wireless models can still upload to the cloud via a connected PC/Mac using Brother iPrint&Scan (or your cloud app). 

You can scan paper documents, business cards, ID cards, photos and multi-page reports.

Yes – Brother desktop scanners work with Windows and macOS, and many also support mobile scanning via iPrint&Scan.

Yes – they save time, reduce physical storage, improve organisation and enhance security for both personal and business use.

While phone cameras are convenient, desktop scanners provide better image quality, faster batch processing and reliable OCR for searchable documents.

A professional scanner is designed for high-volume, high-speed scanning with advanced features like 2-sided (duplex) scanning, an ADF and network integration. 

The best compact scanner depends on your needs – Brother offers lightweight, space-saving models perfect for home use and small workspaces. 

ADF stands for Auto Document Feeder, which automatically feeds multiple pages into the scanner for convenient and quick batch processing.