Open Source Microsoft Lens Alternatives for Android

There are many alternatives to Microsoft Lens for Android and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best open source Android alternative is OSS Document Scanner. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Microsoft Lens and eight of them are open source and available for Android so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Android alternatives to Microsoft Lens are FairScan, OpenScan, PDF Doc Scan and Open Note Scanner.

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Microsoft Lens alternatives are mainly Document Scanners, but if you're looking for Image Scanners or OCR Engines you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Windows, Android, Open Source, Scan documents, Mac 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. 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
     
  2. OpenScan icon
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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

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  3. 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
     
  4. This little application provides a way on scanning handwritten notes and printed documents.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
     
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    Comments about Open Note Scanner as an Alternative to Microsoft Lens
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    Doesn't crash, easy install, easy to use, free, no ads.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Open Note Scanner is Free and Open SourceMicrosoft Lens is Free and Proprietary
    • Open Note Scanner is LightweightMicrosoft Lens is not according to our users
  5. Clean Scan icon
     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
     
  6. Docus icon
     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
     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
     
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