After a bit of research I found that the drivers and software for another ScanSnap model (S1500M) also work for S510 connected to a Mac. I use a current generation (2012 late model) updated with OS X 10.8.2.
I set up my ScanSnap S510M on macOS Catalina today (January 2025), and scanned a book. I used the latest version of ScanSnap Manager that I could download from the Internet Archive / Wayback Machine.
You can use this scanner on Mac OS X and Linux without installing any other software. On Windows, make sure the ScanSnap Manager isn't running before running VueScan.
The following manuals are prepared for you: ScanSnap S510M for Mac Getting Started (This manual): provides basic information to install and use ScanSnap solution.
Click here for the open source software (OSS) used in each product. Select a scanner, and you will be directed to the appropriate Software Downloads page. As the following models are no longer supported, there are no software applications available for th