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.
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Microsoft Lens AlternativesOnly Free apps categorised as Document Scanners
The best free Document Scanner alternative to Microsoft Lens is OSS Document Scanner, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Microsoft Lens and many of them are free Document Scanners so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free Document Scanner alternatives to Microsoft Lens are FairScan, Google Lens, CamScanner and Open Scanner.
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72 OSS Document Scanner alternatives
17 FairScan alternativesAndroid document scanner offering multi-page PDF creation, automatic detection, image enhancement, and distraction-free interface, all open-source. No ads, cloud, watermarks, or tracking—scans remain on your device. Minimal permissions ensure privacy and transparency.
43 Google Lens alternativesGoogle Lens lets you search what you see, get things done faster, and understand the world around you—using just your camera or a photo.
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128 CamScanner alternativesYour portable scanner. Use your camera to get high quality scans of paper documents, receipts, notes and more. Anytime, anywhere.
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- Freemium
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CamScanner vs Microsoft Lens Comments
- CamScanner is Freemium and Proprietary
59 Open Scanner alternativesOpen Scanner is a fast and simple-to-use paper-scanning app with AI features to speed up your scanning workflow:
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62 Genius Scan alternativesGenius Scan is a scanner in your pocket. Quickly scan your documents on the go and export them as JPEG or multi-page PDF files.
Genius Scan vs Microsoft Lens Comments
RemovedUserThe free version is in the best Scan app for Androïd I tested. Simple, efficient. No adds just less features
gpm4pqqtddygMagic Mode makes scanning multipage documents fast and easy (no need to snap a picture, the app automatically detects the document in the picture). Also, powerful document organization with smart naming and tags. It supports PDF merging too!
- Genius Scan is Freemium and Proprietary
110 OpenScan alternativesOpenScan 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.".
73 QuickScan alternativesThe app is 100% FREE, with NO ads and NO data collection. Donations are possible to support the project.
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123 Adobe Scan alternativesThe 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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- Android
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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.
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can insert multiple photos