Epson WorkForce ES-50 Portable Sheet-Fed Document Scanner for PC and Mac

I love this scanner! I don’t really get the negative reviews. For the price and the functionality you get, it’s amazing.I’m the type of person who does tons of research before I buy most anything. This includes scanners like this. I was fairly hesitant due to some negative reviews, but I decided to take a chance because I really loved how small, compact and minimalistic this was. I am so happy with my purchase.I have a Mac and setup was a breeze.The minimalist design and the tiny footprint is exactly what I was looking forYou don’t have to pay for any additional software for it to function (but I do think you have to download their app, which is free… I don’t know if this is an absolute requirement to use the scanner, but I installed their app because it comes with great feature that make it extremely easy to manage scans and save them. I actually love the features that it provides at no cost so I would recommend downloading it… again, it’s FREE)It just does what it’s supposed to do. One thing to notice is that due to its minimal size if you’re a bit of a perfectionist OCD person like myself you have to be a little more careful about how you load each page to ensure the scans are fed evenly. I assume this is an issue with any scanner but even moreso with something that’s as compact as this and doesn’t have the guides to ensure precise feeding.If you’re looking for a compact scanner, that is efficient, effective and easy to use, I would absolutely recommend this.

The reviews for this scanner were so accurate! I followed the instructions, downloaded the software, plugged in the scanner through the USB cord provided, and was scanning in under 10 minutes! It's such a space-saver too. I almost splurged on a multi-page feed scanner that would cost over $200 and take up limited home office desk space. I'm so glad I didn't. Although this scanner isn't a multi-page feed, it scans one page so quickly that it doesn't matter. It's perfect for home and my work-at-home office days! Love it!

If you need a portable scanner that works well including the software, this unit is a great value.For the short time I have had it, I have scanned a large amount of documents into PDF format without any issues. Refreshing.

I bought two of these for a medical practice and as long as the scanner is powered up it works very well. But if the device goes to sleep, the device May no longer be available because it disappears in the hardware list. Once that happens it could be several hours before it reappears. I called Epson support and they told me that the scan to utility does not have the capability of turning the sleep mode off. The WIA driver stops working in Windows 10 and 11 even though it says the WIA service is running. Disabling the WIA driver completely disables the device. The device will not run solely on Twain. Keep that in mind before you buy this device. When it does work it does a fine job of scanning medical IDs and DL's.

Quick to set up and scans in a jiffy. I have the Brother DS-640 at work and this Epson is far better. It has wireless capabilities as well. Takes up little space on your desk and can tuck away in a drawer.

I bought this scanner to use with a Mac running macOS 15. The description clearly says it's macOS compatible but I didn't realize that this device is quite old and it doesn't appear that Epson has updated driver and software for it in years. The instructions tell you to go to a web page that no longer exists to download drivers and software. When you do find the product page on the Epson website, there are appear to be no downloads available for any OS - Windows of Mac - made in the last several years. It's completely useless without the "included" software which is unavailable.I'm returning it.

This has made my job so much easier and faster. Works great!!!

Works great and clear photos! - only things I’ve notice is this dos not do great with thicker cards but will work for majority of the items you will plant to copy!