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The best 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 14 are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to Microsoft Lens are Genius Scan, QuickScan, Notebloc and Scanbot Document Scanner SDK.

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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. Genius Scan icon
     13 likes

    Genius Scan is a scanner in your pocket. Quickly scan your documents on the go and export them as JPEG or multi-page PDF files.

    60 Genius Scan alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
     
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    Genius Scan vs Microsoft Lens Comments
    RemovedUser
    Positive
    0

    The free version is in the best Scan app for Androïd I tested. Simple, efficient. No adds just less features

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    gpm4pqqtddyg
    Positive
    -2

    Magic 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!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Genius Scan is Freemium and ProprietaryMicrosoft Lens is Free and Proprietary
  3. QuickScan icon
     3 likes

    The app is 100% FREE, with NO ads and NO data collection. Donations are possible to support the project.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  4. 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
     
  5. With the Scanbot Document Scanner SDK, companies can easily equip their mobile and web applications with a fast, accurate, and user-friendly mobile document scanner.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • React Native
    • Flutter
    • Xamarin Studio
    • WebAssembly
     
  6. Readiris icon
     9 likes

    PDF and OCR publishing software (optical character recognition) for MAC & WINDOWS. Do you dream of an intelligent PDF and OCR solution to intuitively manage your documents? You've found it.

    68 Readiris alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  7. TextShot icon
     1 like

    TextShot is the ultimate tool for extracting text from images.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. The Anyline Document Scanner scans documents and exports them as PDFs. You can use it to perform scans in all environments. It works without an internet connection and even in low light conditions!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  9. SikuliX icon
     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.

    68 SikuliX alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. Scan Now icon
     4 likes

    A fast and simple app for document scanning on iOS.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  11. 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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