Open Source Microsoft Lens Alternatives

The best open source alternative to Microsoft Lens is OSS Document Scanner. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Microsoft Lens and 19 is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Microsoft Lens are FairScan, GImageReader, NormCap and Open Scanner.

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Microsoft Lens alternatives are mainly Document Scanners, but if you're looking for Screenshot Capture Tools or Image Scanners you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Android, Open Source, Windows, Mac, Android + Open Source, iPhone and Scan documents. 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. Scan Now icon

    Scan Now

     4 likes

    A fast and simple app for document scanning on iOS.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  2. SikuliX icon

    SikuliX

     7 likes

    SikuliX automates anything you see on the screen of your desktop computer running Windows, Mac or some Linux/Unix. It uses image recognition.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. Clean Scan icon

    Clean Scan

     1 like

    Clean Scan is an open source (Apache license) mobile document scanner that lets you easily digitize your paper documents into PDFs.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    Clean Scan screenshot 1
     
  5. Frog - Extract Text icon

    Frog - Extract Text

     3 likes

    Quickly extract text from almost any source: youtube, screencasts, PDFs, webpages, photos, etc. Grab the image and get the text.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • elementary OS
    Frog - Extract Text screenshot 1
     
  6. Docus icon

    Docus

     3 likes

    The app that allows scanning and organizing documents. Including export in PDF and sharing with others. Completely free.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  7. Text Fairy icon

    Text Fairy

     3 likes

    Convert your phone into a mobile text scanner.

    • Free • Extract text from images. • Edit, share, or export as PDF • Works offline to protect your privacy. • Reads text out loud. (Text-to-speech, TTS) • Recognizes printed text from more than 110 languages. • Scan documents with t.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    Text Fairy screenshot 1
     
  9. pixFront icon

    pixFront

     1 like

    Corrects a particular object in an image to "look like it is seen from the front".

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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