Microsoft Lens AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Image Scanners

The best Image Scanner alternative to Microsoft Lens is Pocket Scanner. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try OSS Document Scanner or CamScanner. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Microsoft Lens and nine of them are Image Scanners so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Image Scanner alternatives to Microsoft Lens are OpenScan, Scanner Pro, Adobe Scan and Notebloc.

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Microsoft Lens alternatives are mainly Image Scanners, but if you're looking for Document Scanners or OCR Engines you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Mac, Open Source, Windows, Android, Scan documents and Linux. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Microsoft Lens.
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  1. Pocket Scanner icon
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    Pocket Scanner Ultimate is the stand-alone version of Kdan’s Pocket Scanner series. Search “Pocket Scanner Cloud” in the App Store and try out the app & cloud services for free!

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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    Pocket Scanner vs Microsoft Lens Comments
    Charles Jones
    Positive
    11

    Office Lens is adapted to many platforms, but if I talk about iOS, I choose Pocket Scanner.

    • Pocket Scanner is Paid and ProprietaryMicrosoft Lens is Free and Proprietary
  2. The OSS Document Scanner is an Open Source app to scan all your documents. You either scan using your camera or by importing an image. The app will automatically detect you document within the photo and will crop the image.

    70 OSS Document Scanner alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • F-Droid
     
  3. CamScanner icon
     73 likes

    Your portable scanner. Use your camera to get high quality scans of paper documents, receipts, notes and more. Anytime, anywhere.

    126 CamScanner alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
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    CamScanner vs Microsoft Lens Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    can insert multiple photos

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • CamScanner is Freemium and ProprietaryMicrosoft Lens is Free and Proprietary
  4. OpenScan icon
     26 likes

    OpenScan is an open source app that enables users to scan hardcopies of documents or notes and convert it to PDF or JPEG files. Its motto is "No ads. No data collection. We respect your privacy.".

    111 OpenScan alternatives

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  5. Scanner Pro icon
     11 likes

    Scanner Pro turns your iPhone into portable scanner in your pocket. It lets you scan multipage documents, email them and even upload to Dropbox, MobileMe iDisk or any other WebDAV enabled server.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
     
  6. Adobe Scan icon
     14 likes

    The Adobe Scan scanner app turns your device into a powerful portable scanner that recognizes text automatically (OCR) and allows you to save to multiple file formats including PDF and JPEG.

    123 Adobe Scan alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  7. Notebloc icon
     14 likes

    Document scanner app. Free. Save and share as PDF or JPG.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  8. PDF Doc Scan icon
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    Main point of this app is to scan or select existing PDF documents simply using intent or chooser. Other apps require payment to access their api/sdk or simply don't have a possible way to do it. So they rely on switching between an app ,file chooser and a scanner.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
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