Microsoft Lens Reviews

Microsoft Lens

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Abhik
Abhik
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  • Industry: Computer Networking
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Very good image and PDF scanner to scan a few documents or ID cards

Reviewed on 2022/10/25

The Microsoft lens is a good tool for scanning images and documents. But managing a large number of...

The Microsoft lens is a good tool for scanning images and documents. But managing a large number of scanned documents is difficult.

Pros

The quality of the scanned images is very good. The app can show the area to crop while taking the photo. This is a unique feature most similar apps lack. They show the crop area only after capturing the photo but not during capturing. Showing the crop area during capturing gives an idea regarding the final output image. Auto-detection of the crop area is also better than many other apps. Further, the app is advertisement free.

Cons

The app lacks any folder to organise the scanned images. Also, there is no option just to select a few images and export them as a PDF. The export PDF option is only available just after scanning. Overall, I didn't like the organisation of managing the scanned files. Scanning a large number of pages and probably multiple of them is difficult.

Steven
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  • Industry: Medical Devices
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

How Microsoft Lens Helps My Daily Life

Reviewed on 2023/09/29

Overall, Microsoft Lens was a great tool to utilize during College and in my work career after,...

Overall, Microsoft Lens was a great tool to utilize during College and in my work career after, especially with school and government documents. It is very simple to scan and edit and save changes to PDFs, which is my favorite part of the product. I'd highly recommend it to any fellow professionals.

Pros

The most impactful features are the PDF editing and conversions of formats to PDFs. Especially in college, this app was used on a practically daily basis due to so many professors only accepting PDFs. I remember introducing many friends to this app and all of us using it throughout college and several of them continued into postgrad with the software as well.

Cons

Occasionally when scanning the camera can have an issue determining the proper size of the paper and thus scan it in improperly, however after using the product for a while, it is quite easy to fiddle with the orientation of the paper and get the scanner to properly see the paper's edges. It is useful to have the paper on a surface that is a different color from the paper being scanned.

Kevin
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  • Industry: Airlines/Aviation
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 0.0 /10

The Perfect Does-Everything Myth

Reviewed on 2023/03/05

It was obviously not designed for scanning a document and saving as an image. It’s market position...

It was obviously not designed for scanning a document and saving as an image. It’s market position is doing absolutely everything one could possibly require, but they forgot to provide the 6 month training course. I am now tired of the struggle of trying to make this work. iPhone by the way. Why do companies keep taking a simple concept, and trying to adapt it to do everything one could imagine. By the time they succeed they have something only their developers can use. To do “everything” one must approach the limits of complexity. A user needing simplicity is facing a multiverse of complexity. Whatever happened to the KISS principle.

Pros

It looked cute on the screen when a colleague demonstrated it to me.

Cons

It’s innate ability to make a simple task into definitive flexibility.

Manohar
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Microsoft Lens: A tool for capturing and converting

Reviewed on 2023/08/21

A helpful instrument for capturing pictures and documents is the MS lens. However, it can be...

A helpful instrument for capturing pictures and documents is the MS lens. However, it can be challenging to manage a lot of scanning papers.

Pros

Any form of file, including images, a board, a company card  is able to be quickly scanned. The documents can be converted to PDF, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, etc. or saved in OneNote . The interface is easy to use. The ability to instinctively identify the file's page during scanning and edit is its strongest feature.

Cons

I really like the majority of this application, though I hope it was capable of converting more types of documents than simply images. Then it would serve as a one-stop shop.

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
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Microsoft Lens: A Scanner App That Can Do It All

Reviewed on 2023/08/29

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.

Mohammed
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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
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Microsoft Lens: Easy File Recognition

Reviewed on 2023/09/24

I appreciate how easily Microsoft Lens is able to scan any type of written content.

I appreciate how easily Microsoft Lens is able to scan any type of written content.

Pros

Anyway, I enjoy how quickly files are recognized while I used it, how easily a compact book can be created, and how easily photographs can be converted into files in PDF format.

Cons

It frequently can't precisely trim the images, so I must make the necessary adjustments myself. Fortunately, this requires not much time and is simple to accomplish.

Kimberly
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  • Industry: Industrial Automation
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Scanning made easy!

Reviewed on 2023/11/29

Great experience! It has made keeping track of a lot of paper much easier.

Great experience! It has made keeping track of a lot of paper much easier.

Pros

It makes scanning receipts, meeting notes, and documents extremely easy. It also loads them directly into my OneDrive account which makes using the scans even easier.

Cons

It could have better color filters but for the most part it scans very legibly.

Sai
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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
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Microsoft Lens : An effective tool for document creation and editing.

Reviewed on 2023/08/18

Microsoft Office Lens is a trusted tool offering free and excellent scanning capabilities.

Microsoft Office Lens is a trusted tool offering free and excellent scanning capabilities.

Pros

Microsoft Lens works quickly to identify the text that has to be scanned. Additionally, it offers the right solutions for editing images. There are very obvious choices for sharing and storing in different formats. The absence of a watermark on PDF documents is also a plus.

Cons

Often it fails to exactly crop the pictures, thus I need to adjust it manually, but it does not take much time and it's easy to fix.

Desala
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Microsoft Lens : A super application for scanning documents and materials.

Reviewed on 2023/07/19

I like how Microsoft Lens can effortlessly scan any written content.

I like how Microsoft Lens can effortlessly scan any written content.

Pros

I enjoy this application since it is simple to use, scans documents and photographs correctly, and allows me to effortlessly send to OneDrive or sharing with friends and family.

Cons

It may be difficult to set up, particularly in case that you maintain a private Microsoft account as well as a Work or School account (Office 365) on your smartphone or tablet.

Avula
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

An Excellent Tool for Making PDFs and Documents.

Reviewed on 2023/07/09

Excellent overall performance in comparison to other options, and it integrates well with the...

Excellent overall performance in comparison to other options, and it integrates well with the office suite.

Pros

All students and office employees are advised to use this software for the greatest portable scanning experience possible without having to rely on conventional scanning equipment.

Cons

Setting it setup might be a little difficult, particularly if your phone or tablet is connected to both your personal Microsoft account and an Office 365 account for work or school.

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

reliable mobile scanning app

Reviewed on 2023/05/01

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.

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

Great little scanning app

Reviewed on 2023/05/15

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.

Ahmed
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  • Industry: Pharmaceuticals
  • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Microsoft Lens is amazing

Reviewed on 2023/05/13

Pros

the quality of photos and the converting actions to a scanned one

Cons

nothing everything is meeting my expectations

Prathima
Prathima
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  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

Simple tool for pdf conversion and good for microfot users only because has limited tools

Reviewed on 2023/02/23

overall i feel like microsoft lens is good for microsoft users only who need very simple pdf and...

overall i feel like microsoft lens is good for microsoft users only who need very simple pdf and document converter with minimal interface and with text editing and full text speech options.

Pros

the interface is very simple and minimal and has very limited tools though. the text extraction is good and the data capture and transfer is also very fast and efficient. the full text speech is also helpful and so is the text editing tool too.

Cons

there are very limited no of tools and personalization options. also the sharing options are even limited. the conversion to pdf has very limited tools which are so many when compared to other apps.

Sahil
Sahil
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  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

good choice for document conversion and pdf conversion for microsoft users

Reviewed on 2023/02/22

overall microsoft lens is very simple and very basic pdf converting and document converting tool...

overall microsoft lens is very simple and very basic pdf converting and document converting tool and good for microsoft users only i feel so.

Pros

the good things that i liked include the very simple layout of dicuments and pdf conversion which is very simple to use in the microsoft and sharing is also good among the microsoft tools among themselves. the text extraction is also good also its capacity to scan multiple range of document is impressive.

Cons

the text editing is very minimal and doesnt provide many advance options. also the data extraction too. the text extraction also feels kind of hit and miss that needs to be improved

naween
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Microsoft Lens: A unique lens for capture text information from document with all editable...

Reviewed on 2023/03/08

This software helps me lot in document conversion and text editing,also helpful for data capture...

This software helps me lot in document conversion and text editing,also helpful for data capture and transfer.

Pros

This software save too much time for us ,its text extraction capturing capacity is ultimate. We can capture the text from document and white board and also edit and covert in pdf without any hurdle.

Cons

Nothing is dislike for me,all feature are good for me,even this is very user friendly.

Mitali
Mitali
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  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 6-12 months
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Good choice for quick scan and pdf conversion in microsoft environment.

Reviewed on 2023/02/21

Overall i feel that the microsoft lens i good option for scanning documents and pdf conversion when...

Overall i feel that the microsoft lens i good option for scanning documents and pdf conversion when you are already using the micrsoft environment then it becomes handy otherwise the scan and edit tools need be increased and the export options too.

Pros

I liked that great ramge of documents can be scanned whether it be cards or receipts. The conversion to pdf is also very smooth and seamless and same is true for document conversion . Text to speech and automatic language detection tools are also very helpful and handy.

Cons

I feel that the tools available are very limited compared to other scanning apps. Also the export options are very limited. Data capture and tranfer also needs to be made more efficient and effective.

Anil
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

very good software for converting image into PDF, Power point , word and excel

Reviewed on 2023/02/25

no other tool is available in this category

no other tool is available in this category

Pros

it convert image into desired format so simply

Cons

some time face difficulty if image size is too large

Mary Joy
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  • Industry: Food & Beverages
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Microsoft Lens Effeciency

Reviewed on 2023/02/17

Overall my experience with this software is really great and amazes me.

Overall my experience with this software is really great and amazes me.

Pros

It's a very helpful software for me. Really help us saves time because instead of never ending typing you can now just scan paper/ documents to turn it into a pdf file. You can also convert the pdf file into jpeg, how nice! It also not just scan documents, it scan professionally and with high quality.You can also adjust and crop the file.

Cons

It's a bit hard to use at first but worth it when get the hang of it's features.

Tanya
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Great tool, very handy

Reviewed on 2023/02/16

Pros

Pretty handy software, allows the user to work the documents and images as necessary! When compared with some of the other solutions on the market, it stands out, not only for its functionallity for also its quality

Cons

Editing documents can something get a big slugish , but considering the dimension of the information and images that the software processes, i think its understandable.

hugo
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  • Industry: Photography
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Great scanner at no charge

Reviewed on 2022/12/23

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.

Audie Art
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Monthly for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Microsoft Lens' Effeciency

Reviewed on 2023/02/20

Overall, i can suggest this software because its free to use and you're assured that you can...

Overall, i can suggest this software because its free to use and you're assured that you can produce paperless documents and finish your job in no time.

Pros

I love the software because it makes our job really lite and easy. Also convenient because it can be downloaded on mobile phone.

Cons

So far, i can't say anything about this software because all i can see is that its helping me a lot when i needed it.

Pie
Pie
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  • Industry: Outsourcing/Offshoring
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 1+ year
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

All in One Software

Reviewed on 2023/01/02

Every time the need for clear documents or photo scanning arises, Microsoft Office Lens saves the...

Every time the need for clear documents or photo scanning arises, Microsoft Office Lens saves the day. When you unexpectedly need a convenient mobile scanner when you're out and realize that it's an app on your smartphone, this is the program to use. The utility is simple to use, but the installation guide is also quite helpful. The buttons' capabilities are straightforward yet extremely effective.

Pros

It's hard for me to think of anything I dislike most about this software because I've used it so much and grown to enjoy it. Generally speaking, the software has been great, saving time and reducing stress.

Cons

Setting it up can be a little challenging, especially if your mobile device is connected to both your personal Microsoft account and an Office 365 account for work or school.

Chris
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  • Industry: Music
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Lens is King

Reviewed on 2022/09/06

Overall this is a solid product it will help you find what you're looking for. You might have to...

Overall this is a solid product it will help you find what you're looking for. You might have to alter your searches a little bit by adding in a keyword or two but it does have the ability to help you find what you're looking for.

Pros

I find Microsoft lens to be much more useful than the Google version Google they have theirs specifically for bringing up pictures to go directly to products to buy but you can't use it for anything useful like people's faces or locations or any of that kind of stuff where Microsoft lens seems to be a little bit more robust and a little bit more flexible. I've been able to locate things with lens that I couldn't get any type of a hit or recognition from the other search engine. Microsoft did a really good job with their overall scheme of implementation and the usefulness of the product It doesn't just go to a sales thing it can look for other things as well.

Cons

Still I find that there a little bit too geared toward selling and not helping you discover something that you're looking for. Anything that is for sale comes to the top of the list and you might not even get what you're looking for which could just be an identification of what a product is or what something is because it's an antique or something like that. But still all in all it's pretty solid for the use cases that they have a designed for

Nelson
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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
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Microsoft office lens analysis

Reviewed on 2022/12/21

Pros

the software are very good in tracking the image you want capture it offer free experience it taking and scaling the document

Cons

it need to use gmail for serving the document once your device is online so it consume time