Print from iPhone to a Canon printer

Canon’s PIXMA inkjets, MAXIFY office printers and imageCLASS lasers are common in homes and small offices, and most Wi-Fi models print from an iPhone with nothing to install. Canon’s own app is useful for setup and scanning, but for everyday printing you can leave it out.

Three ways to print to a Canon printer

All three use your Wi-Fi. The difference is what each one adds.

	AirPrint (built into iOS)	Canon PRINT app	Printer app
Account needed	No	Varies; the app may ask you to register the printer	No
Cost	Free	Free	Free to download; Printer Pro subscription unlocks unlimited prints, Pro tools and watermark-free printing
Works with	Canon printers that support AirPrint	Supported Canon printers	Any AirPrint printer, any brand
Best for	Quick prints from Photos, Safari, Files and Mail	Setup, ink levels, scanning from the printer	Scanning with your camera, signing, picking pages, notes, web pages and contacts

AirPrint is built into iOS, so any app with a Share button can print.

Canon PRINT is Canon’s app for its printers. It used to be called Canon PRINT Inkjet/SELPHY. It handles first-time setup, scanning from the printer and checking ink levels.

Printer is our app. It prints to Canon printers over AirPrint with no account, no ads and no tracking. It adds a camera document scanner, signing and markup, page selection, and printing for notes, web pages and contact cards.

Check that your Canon printer supports AirPrint

Most recent Canon printers with Wi-Fi support AirPrint, but check your exact model:

• Our AirPrint checker takes about 30 seconds.
• Apple’s official AirPrint search lists printers the manufacturer has certified. If yours isn’t listed, Apple suggests checking with the manufacturer.
• The iPhone test. Open any photo, tap Share → Print, then tap Printer. If your Canon appears, it supports AirPrint.

Connect your Canon printer to Wi-Fi

Skip this if the printer is already on your network.

1. Use the printer’s control panel

   On Canon printers with a screen, open the LAN settings or Wi-Fi menu and start the wireless setup. Choose your network and enter its password. Menu names vary between PIXMA, MAXIFY and imageCLASS models.

2. No screen? Use WPS or Canon PRINT

   Many Canon printers can join with WPS: press the WPS button on your router, then start WPS on the printer as its manual describes. Or run first-time setup in the Canon PRINT app. You don’t need the app afterwards to print.

3. Put your iPhone on the same network

   Open Settings → Wi-Fi and join the network the printer uses, not a guest network. If your router has separate 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz names, try the same one as the printer.

Print with AirPrint (no app)

1. Open what you want to print

   A photo, a PDF in Files, a web page in Safari or an email in Mail.

2. Tap Share → Print

   In some apps, Print sits under the More (•••) button.

3. Choose your Canon

   Tap Printer, pick your Canon, set copies and options, then tap Print.

Every option is explained in how to print from iPhone.

Print with Printer

1. Choose Canon and your model

   On first launch, pick Canon and then your model. Printer finds it on your Wi-Fi and confirms when it’s ready.

2. Pick what to print

   Scan a document, or choose photos, files, a note, a web page or a contact card.

3. Check the pages and print

   Select the pages you need, sign or crop if required, and tap Print.

Printer is free to download. Printer Pro, a weekly or annual subscription with a 3-day free trial, unlocks unlimited prints and scans, Pro tools like QR codes, and printing without a watermark.

After an iOS update

Some Canon owners have reported AirPrint problems after major iOS updates. One example is a Canon Community thread about an imageCLASS MF227dw after iOS 18. If your Canon disappeared from the printer list after updating your iPhone, these are the usual first fixes:

Common Canon problems

• “No AirPrint Printers Found.” See fix “No AirPrint Printers Found”.
• The printer is missing from the list or shows offline. See iPhone can’t find printer.
• The job never finishes. See print job stuck.
• Colors look wrong or lines are missing. Run the nozzle check from the printer’s maintenance menu, then print our test page.
• No Wi-Fi router available. See print from iPhone without Wi-Fi.

Popular Canon printer series

Most recent Wi-Fi models in these series support AirPrint, but always check your exact model.

Series	Type	Notes
PIXMA	Home inkjet, often all-in-one	Everyday documents and photos
PIXMA G (MegaTank)	Refillable ink tank	Low cost per page
MAXIFY	Small-office inkjet all-in-one	Built for higher volumes of documents
imageCLASS / i-SENSYS	Black-and-white or color laser	imageCLASS in North America, i-SENSYS in Europe
SELPHY	Compact photo printer	Prints postcard-size photos; check your model’s iPhone options

The model name is printed on the front or top of the printer. Not sure about AirPrint? Run it through our AirPrint checker.