Microsoft Lens AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Image Scanners

The best Image Scanner alternative to Microsoft Lens is OSS Document Scanner, which is both free and Open Source. 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 Pocket Scanner, CamScanner, OpenScan and Scanner Pro.

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  1. OSS Document Scanner icon

    OSS Document Scanner

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    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.

    69 OSS Document Scanner alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • F-Droid
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    • OSS Document Scanner is the most popular Android & iPhone alternative to Microsoft Lens.

    • OSS Document Scanner is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Microsoft Lens.

    • OSS Document Scanner is Free and Open SourceMicrosoft Lens is Free and Proprietary
    • OSS Document Scanner is Lightweight and Privacy focusedMicrosoft Lens is not according to our users
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    Pocket Scanner

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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!

    114 Pocket Scanner alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

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

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    • Almost everyone thinks Pocket Scanner is a great Microsoft Lens alternative.

    • Pocket Scanner is the most popular iPad alternative to Microsoft Lens.

    • Pocket Scanner is the most popular commercial alternative to Microsoft Lens.

    • Pocket Scanner is Paid and ProprietaryMicrosoft Lens is Free and Proprietary
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    CamScanner

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

    122 CamScanner alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Guest
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    can insert multiple photos

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Some users think CamScanner is a great Microsoft Lens alternative, some don't.

    • CamScanner is the most popular Mac alternative to Microsoft Lens.

    • CamScanner is Freemium and ProprietaryMicrosoft Lens is Free and Proprietary
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    Adobe Scan

    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.

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    OpenScan

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    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.".

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
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    Scanner Pro

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    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.

    55 Scanner Pro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • iPhone
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  8. Adobe Scan icon

    Adobe Scan

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    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.

    118 Adobe Scan alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  11. PDF Doc Scan icon

    PDF Doc Scan

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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

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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