Microsoft Lens Reviews

Microsoft Lens

4.5 (261)
OCR solution for businesses of all sizes

Overall rating

4.5 /5
(261)
Value for Money
4.5/5
Features
4.5/5
Ease of Use
4.6/5
Customer Support
4.3/5

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261 Reviews for UK Users

Verna
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  • Industry: Mental Health Care
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Outstanding capabilities

Reviewed on 20/12/2019

It's okay, it's no because with all my office software so I don't have to change a thing and even...

It's okay, it's no because with all my office software so I don't have to change a thing and even stores in Dropbox and everywhere else I need it.

Pros

Well I use office lens at home and at the office. The scanning software is amazing it does there's no smudges there's no glare when you skating any type of documents they come out at looking just like you type them up it's perfect for office use. The pros for me is as far as getting in the home photos and memories.
Office lens make photo's pop. office lens has the ability to take to make older faded worn photos look like you just snapped the picture yesterday. I've never had to go in and enhance a photo with office lens or change anything I could just scan it in and make a print copy beautifully. I had a free trial and ended up switching and not going back to my old Lenox.

Cons

I like you too. It's very easy software to use.

JOEL
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  • Industry: Utilities
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

My experience with Microsoft Office Lens

Reviewed on 03/10/2021

At work, I have needed formal documents without a watermark, which is why this application has...

At work, I have needed formal documents without a watermark, which is why this application has helped me a lot. I also like the option to save the image in JPG format in the phone gallery for other purposes. The use is quick and easy to understand, it is free and does not require an account for the necessary features. I can confidently recommend this app to my colleagues.

Pros

The application is fast to detect the text or area of interest to be scanned. It also provides appropriate options for editing the image. The options for saving and sharing in other formats are very clear. Something good too, is not having a watermark on PDF files.

Cons

Although the application does a good job detecting the document to be scanned, it cannot correctly adjust the image when it is taken from the side or at steep angles. For best results, you need to carefully position the camera in front of the document. In addition, the application should improve the immersive reader option, which still makes errors in character recognition.

Jessica
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  • Industry: Hospital & Health Care
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 5.0 /10

Confusing Set-Up

Reviewed on 19/11/2019

Took months to get set-up all the way completed as there was an issue with the Microsoft customer...

Took months to get set-up all the way completed as there was an issue with the Microsoft customer service reps not being able to assist with set-up or integration. Very frustrating experience.

Pros

Microsoft is one of the world's leading software's, so it integrates with most other products nicely.

Cons

The customer service for set-up was awful, took weeks to get everything properly set up and the customer service reps don't seem to know what they are talking about.

akshay
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Microsoft Lens: A Scanner App That Can Do It All

Reviewed on 29/08/2023

Optimal application for scanning physical documents with OCR capabilities, creating PDFs, and...

Optimal application for scanning physical documents with OCR capabilities, creating PDFs, and converting documents into PPT format.

Pros

Microsoft Lens is a fast and efficient way to scan text, edit images, and share or store them in different formats. It also does not add a watermark to PDF documents.

Cons

Microsoft Lens may not be the best option for scanning large documents or images on older devices, as it can be slow to load and process the images.

Mohan
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Revolutionizing Document Scanning with Microsoft Lens.

Reviewed on 21/06/2023

Microsoft Lens provides a user-friendly and feature-rich scanning experience that simplifies...

Microsoft Lens provides a user-friendly and feature-rich scanning experience that simplifies document digitization and enhances productivity.

Pros

It has a dedicated mode for capturing and enhancing whiteboard content. It can automatically remove glare, shadows from images making them easier to read and share. It integrates with the immersive reader feature, which provides text-to-speech functionality.

Cons

Microsoft Lens integrates with OneDrive for cloud storage, which offers limited free storage space.

Nihilkumar
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

MS Lens Review

Reviewed on 28/02/2023

Pros

One of the best scanning app that I have used. Once you login with your onedrive all the files that you scan will get synchronized and will be available in your onedrive which can be accessed any device with onedrive logged in.

Cons

It perfectly works for all my needs, I mainly use this for scanning the documents as PDF.

marta
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  • Industry: Automotive
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

reliable mobile scanning app

Reviewed on 01/05/2023

also can scanning documents with handwritten notes or signatures.

also can scanning documents with handwritten notes or signatures.

Pros

A mobile scanning application that allows to digitize documents.I have found this app to be extremely helpful in managing and organizing important documents on-the-go.Allowing extract text from scanned documents and save it in editable formats such as Word or PDF.

Cons

is great for scanning and extracting text, but it may not be the best tool for extensive document editing.

Mark
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  • Industry: Writing & Editing
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Nuanced but has its uses

Reviewed on 20/03/2023

As a freelancer writer, the potential to allow my clients to send over images of ideas they have...

As a freelancer writer, the potential to allow my clients to send over images of ideas they have already come up with in a form that is of a compiled sheet greatly helps me. The ability to have images shared across my entire Microsoft workspace in an easy fashion is of great convenience and invaluable to keeping my ideas together.

Pros

Microsoft Lens will work and shine in businesses with a predominantly Microsoft work ecosystem. The main allure is the ability to capture images using the cameras of any device with the Microsoft Lens app installed and then immediately export the images to any Microsoft app. The app itself also has the ability to highlight and enhance certain types of images eg. tables or graphs in order to make them more legible for easier document processing. With Microsoft Lens the opportunity to enhance an already existing Microsoft setup is an invaluable tool.

Cons

Microsoft Lens whilst it does enhance a business with a majority usage of Microsoft product will not greatly affect the work or help a business with a small number of Microsoft product users. Furthermore, there are alternatives to the app with some offering more options such as the ability to capture images at higher resolution. The app excels in one respect and that is the integration of the app with the wider Microsoft ecosystem.

Lily
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Very simple and straightforward software- useful for students of all levels

Reviewed on 18/04/2023

This is such an exceptional time saver. No more time needs to be wasted by mindlessly copying out...

This is such an exceptional time saver. No more time needs to be wasted by mindlessly copying out work from paper to digital storage

Pros

Very simple to use- just point at a sheet of paper and shoot and let the software do the rest. The software makes it easy to copy and paste the text to whatever document you like.

Cons

Sometimes taking photos or uploading photos of the textbook or printed work that you want to extract text from can be difficult. Sometimes the size of the image to extract text from can be difficult

Cory
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Monthly for 1-5 months
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  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Microsoft Lens honest review

Reviewed on 01/12/2023

Pros

I like it because of it's ease of use and it's reliability. The pictures are of super high quality.

Cons

There's actually nothing that I don't like about this app. I have no complaints.

Sandipan
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

I have been using this app for a long time. The auto detection feature during clicking is...

Reviewed on 14/11/2020

Pros

I have been using Microsoft office lens for more than two years now. I find it is a great improvement to what I was previously using. The Best feature that I like about this app is that it auto detects and crops the subject during picture clicking and saves time, unlike other apps where auto cropping is done as a post processing part. Being a free tool, office lens offers OCR feature for exporting to text format in PDF and Word, which is often missing in the free versions of peer apps . Thirdly, It doesn't add a watermark to the output files.

Cons

The user should be allowed to tweak the parameters that control the picture quality. Some peer apps have the option of regulating the contrast, sharpness, details and brightness as soon as the pictures are clicked and cropped. Second, office lens should support more options than scanning from just documents, business cards, etc (for example, powerpoints and greeting cards offered in peer apps).

Rezwanul Haque
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  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Microsoft Office Lens for each gadget

Reviewed on 12/02/2022

Microsoft Office Lens filters reports, cards, and whiteboards with your Android telephone, making...

Microsoft Office Lens filters reports, cards, and whiteboards with your Android telephone, making them more decipherable, and now and again editable.

Pros

This application is an extraordinary method for getting sorted out the entirety of your stuff. It's not difficult to utilize and it incorporates well with other Office applications. It can assist you with monitoring everything from tacky notes and business cards to receipts. Since it utilizes Optical Character Recognition, it gives preferred lucidity over ordinary photograph-taking projects and cameras. It might provide you with a decent picture of terrible penmanship.

Office Lens permits you to alter straightforwardly from the picture. Assuming you feel that your substance needs clarifying or has excluded something significant, you can include the picture from your gadget and afterward save it in the most appropriate model.

The way that you can change over your picture into various document designs, like Word, PDF, and PowerPoint guarantees that the picture can be opened from any client gadget, particularly assuming you are sharing it in a gathering discussion.

Cons

Some of the time white part is left on the filtered pictures.

On occasion, the quality naturally gets compromised.

Turan
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  • Industry: Automotive
  • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for Free Trial
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Your Assistant in Your Pocket

Reviewed on 25/12/2022

Since the day I met, I can solve almost all my needs from a single point. I no longer need all the...

Since the day I met, I can solve almost all my needs from a single point. I no longer need all the physical equipment I need. one software and dozens of features.

Pros

An excellent app that works like a real assistant. Especially creating, editing, changing, rearranging the document record, getting the data you want from somewhere and finally getting it in the format you want according to your needs. Its mobile app is a convenience beyond perfection.* Instantly select an area and transfer it to your phone,* Cut the image, straighten it, change the resolution* A seamless translator with multiple language support* convert to pdf, word, powerpoint types you need* Instantly backup to the desired area or send to the specified destination* Ability to work like a browser* Retrieve, edit and republish data from a field* Applicable and manageable for all platforms,* Easy setup and management support* Free structure for mobile users* Ability to extract text from images* QR scanner feature* Ability to upload and modify ready-made documents* Awesome debugging software* OCR support

Cons

It must be integrated into Office365. In this way, it will completely eliminate the need for third-party software.

Ramesh
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  • Industry: Media Production
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Microsoft Office Review

Reviewed on 11/03/2020

Overall you experience is very good I am for this software and also my collegues who use it .. Its...

Overall you experience is very good I am for this software and also my collegues who use it .. Its the most widely package in my office.....

Pros

Its being over 20 yrs I a have being 20 yrs I being using this software apart from the existing features lots of new features are added over the years like autosave, now days it understands what you want to type ....Its simple to use and value for money. It can be any application I use from Word to excel or powerpoint the experience is amazing...You dont get lost if don't know anything the help button helps you...

Cons

Frankly there is nothing I really miss in the software . Almost all the features are there in the package.Only thing is it takes time to load otherwise its amazing

Andre Luiz
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  • Industry: Civil Engineering
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

versatility and everything

Reviewed on 11/09/2020

It is a formidable application. Great supplier quality and that makes file scanning much easier.

It is a formidable application. Great supplier quality and that makes file scanning much easier.

Pros

One of the best ways to digitize files using a smartphone. Compatible with several OS. It allows instant edits to the caputures and eliminates the need for large scanner equipment. With it you can scan files wherever you are using just a smartphone. Allows the user to choose the output format of the jpg jpg file among others.

Cons

I've never had any problems. However, it has a limitation that is the user's own, depending on the hardware of the equipment, it may be that a smartphone as a simpler camera cannot achieve an image quality.

Marko
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

It can solve 90% of your scanning needs for documents

Reviewed on 28/10/2021

It is really helpful if you get various paper documents all the time like me and can put them into...

It is really helpful if you get various paper documents all the time like me and can put them into the electronic archive in minutes wherever you are since your smarthphone is always near. With a couple of tweaks in settings you get the document automatically in your one drive folder.

Pros

The interface provides a great way to turn the photo of a document into a pdf document which really looks like it was scanned on a scanner. Having tried a couple of alternative mobile apps, I think this one does a better work of transforming the photo image you take (you can fine-tune the borders of the document) into scanner like output. Furthermore, it is connected with one-drive you it goes straight to your folder on the computer.

Cons

Of course, when the light conditions are not so good, it can take a couple of takes of the same document to not have the shadows on the document, but this is expected. At least, the interface is nice so you can easily discard just one page and re-do it.

Esad
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  • Industry: Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Streamline your workflow with the power of OCR in Microsoft Lens

Reviewed on 22/12/2022

The platform's OCR technology allows the users to accurately extract text from images and documents,...

The platform's OCR technology allows the users to accurately extract text from images and documents, and the platform's integration with other Microsoft apps, such as OneNote and Word, makes it easy to organize and share scanned documents and images. Microsoft Lens is a valuable tool for anyone looking to digitize and manage physical documents and images.

Pros

OCR allows Microsoft Lens to accurately extract text from images and documents, even in cases where the text is partially obscured or has unusual formatting. This makes it an invaluable tool for digitizing physical documents and converting them into digital formats, such as PDFs and Eod documents. The accuracy and reliability of the OCR technology are what make Microsoft Lens a standout tool in my opinion.

Cons

Microsoft Lens allows users to extract and analyze data from images and documents, but the visualization options may be somewhat limited. Adding more advanced charting and graphing capabilities could make it easier for users to communicate insights and trends derived from the extracted data.

Anitha
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  • Industry: Civil Engineering
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Review on Microsoft Office Lens

Reviewed on 19/04/2021

Helps alot in scanning the file by keeping the orginal features which helps to read the files...

Helps alot in scanning the file by keeping the orginal features which helps to read the files uploaded by the students clearly

Pros

Easyness to use.Helps to scan without loosing orginality.Easy to save in any form

Cons

Diffult to attach the file without copying to acrobat.Filters are not applying as previous.

Vivek
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  • Industry: Food & Beverages
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Easy Scan with Smartphone

Reviewed on 09/07/2022

I love this application, it is free to use, easy to use. Scanning documents is very easy with this...

I love this application, it is free to use, easy to use. Scanning documents is very easy with this application. It is very useful application in all ways for scanning. Scanning made easy by this application

Pros

First of all it from Microsoft, the most trusted software company in the world. Microsoft Lens is very useful application in scanning division. I am using this application from last 2 years and I like it very much. It does not show watermark in scanned docs or photos. You can choose filters for the scanned docs, Image clarity is adjusted according to the smartphone. scanning get adjusted as per the size of page, photo or anything that you want to scan.

Cons

All about this application is loveable, no one can say this application is not useful.

Benard
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  • Industry: Management Consulting
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Monthly for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Great little scanning app

Reviewed on 15/05/2023

Overall, the app does what it says it does but without the advanced sharing capability, it's a bit...

Overall, the app does what it says it does but without the advanced sharing capability, it's a bit cumbersome to share images. You have to share with yourself first and then share it to other people. Other than that, it's great.

Pros

The great thing about the app is that it automatically sizes up the image and then crops it for you but what's even better is that if the photo isn't cropped right, you have the option to adjust any of the four sides of the photo to get it just right. Most apps only let you adjust the whole side and not from the corners, which isn't as helpful.

Cons

I feel like there could be more options and settings to make it more customisable. Right now it's very bare bones, it's literally just point and shoot then crop and save to one of your storage apps on your phone. It would be great if you could share in a message on Whatsapp or text message.

Abhijeet
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  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Scanner on your phone.

Reviewed on 29/06/2021

I highly recommend office lens as the defacto software for its ease of usage.

I highly recommend office lens as the defacto software for its ease of usage.

Pros

Easy to use,
Auto selects the document area using AI
Colors are correct
Documents get almost zero glare even when using flash

Cons

It forces you to login into Onedrive every now and then.
Pdf can't be created offline.
A bit slow at times.

Diego
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  • Industry: Accounting
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
  • Review Source

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  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Microsoft Lens - Best PDF Scanner

Reviewed on 06/07/2022

Pros

Best of all is the ease and technology with which this app can scan physical files, in the company we use it because it gives us the same quality as a printer scanner, with this app we scan all the documents that our clients bring us to digitize them quickly and accurately. With this we manage to order them in a better way in our computer system

Cons

I do not see any cons of this app, it works very well and without errors.

hugo
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  • Industry: Photography
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Great scanner at no charge

Reviewed on 23/12/2022

In terms of simple scanning of documents and photos the app is excellent and obviously free of...

In terms of simple scanning of documents and photos the app is excellent and obviously free of charge, however with more complex desires such as extracting, maybe invest in a better app.

Pros

The ease of the scanner and ability to convert to pdf or send off to emails straight away while afterwards a record is kept of the previously scanned. Its ability to group scanned items together to move them all in one go is also very convenient, and obviously the app is free of charge.

Cons

The long time and how fiddly the data and text attraction is, sometimes i would wait for ages watching the loading symbol go round and round to tell me that it had not worked.

Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Mining & Metals
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

The best scanner you can use

Reviewed on 15/08/2022

I have used Microsoft Lens for more than two years and it didn't disappoint me. I can easily...

I have used Microsoft Lens for more than two years and it didn't disappoint me. I can easily convert images to PDF in just a click.

Pros

You can scan any type of documents, photos, whiteboard, business card, etc. very easily. You can save the files in OneDrive or convert to PDF, Word, PowerPoint, etc. The UI is user friendly. The best feature is that it can auto detect the document page while scanning and it crops automatically.

Cons

While scanning any document, you have keep the phone exactly parallel to the document. Otherwise the edges won't be correct and looks kind of distorted.

Abdul
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  • Industry: Civil Engineering
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
  • Review Source

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  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Why Microsoft Office Lens

Reviewed on 05/07/2021

To be Honest MS Office Lens is really saving time by its text extracting tools and scanning feature.

To be Honest MS Office Lens is really saving time by its text extracting tools and scanning feature.

Pros

following features really impressed me;
1. by taking picture of any written form you can easily extract the text and simply copy it to MS words and save the time of typing
2. one can scan the documents and adds pages by scaning others by using camera and then convert it to desired format either PDF, DOCX, WORD, EXCEL
3. one can extract the tables as well

Cons

only thing that i least like about MS Office Lens is, some of its features are to purchased which are bit expensive