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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. 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
  2. Genius Scan icon

    Genius Scan

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    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 (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
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    Comments about Genius Scan as an Alternative to Microsoft Lens
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    The free version is in the best Scan app for Androïd I tested. Simple, efficient. No adds just less features

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    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.
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    • Some users think Genius Scan is a great Microsoft Lens alternative, some don't.

    • Genius Scan is Freemium and ProprietaryMicrosoft Lens is Free and Proprietary
  4. QuickScan icon

    QuickScan

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

    71 QuickScan alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  6. Scanbot Document Scanner SDK icon

    Scanbot Document Scanner SDK

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    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

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • React Native
    • Flutter
    • Xamarin Studio
    • WebAssembly
    Document Scanner
    Document Scanner Preview
    Custom Filters
     
  7. Readiris icon

    Readiris

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  9. TextShot icon

    TextShot

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    TextShot is the ultimate tool for extracting text from images.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  10. Frog - Extract Text icon

    Frog - Extract Text

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    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

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • elementary OS
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  11. Anyline Document Scanner icon

    Anyline Document Scanner

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    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
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  12. Scan Now icon

    Scan Now

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    A fast and simple app for document scanning on iOS.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  13. SikuliX icon

    SikuliX

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    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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Text Fairy

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    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

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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