Sometimes, it’s nice to have a simple app that does one thing well without a lot of fuss. Microsoft Lens was that type of app: a mobile document scanner that turned paper documents, business cards, ...

Microsoft Lens app will be retired from app stores after a decade Users can still scan documents with the Microsoft 365 Copilot app Some features, including direct app access, won't be available in ...

For years, Microsoft Lens has been my go-to for scanning documents, business cards, and other physical items like photos onto my phone. It's been a mainstay in my phone library and has remained one of ...

Microsoft Lens retires in stages, ending scans by Dec. 15, 2025. 365 Copilot app offers scanning but with fewer features. Adobe Scan, PhotoScan, TurboScan are solid Lens alternatives. I often use ...

One of the best apps in the Microsoft Office suite is also one of the least known. But that could be about to change. This week, handwriting recognition went live in the Microsoft Lens app, which was ...

Microsoft wants to discontinue the document scanner “Lens”. The popular app can convert smartphone photos into PDF documents and also extract text and tables. The Microsoft 365 Copilot will now ...

Microsoft’s Office app for Android and iOS is already one of the best mobile apps you don’t know about, able to reproduce the functionality of a scanner with superior OCR text recognition. Now, it’s ...

I've been testing PC and mobile software for more than 20 years, focusing on photo and video editing, operating systems, and web browsers. Prior to my current role, I covered software and apps for ...

Sometimes it’s nice to have a simple app that does one thing well without a lot of fuss. Microsoft Lens was that type of app: a mobile document scanner that turned paper documents, business cards, ...