Microsoft Lens vs SumatraPDF

Microsoft Lens

Description: Microsoft Lens is a mobile app for iOS and Android that allows users to scan documents, whiteboards, business cards, and more using their device's camera. It has built-in optical character recognition (OCR) and can convert images to PDF, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files.

Type: software

SumatraPDF

Description: SumatraPDF is a free and open-source PDF, eBook, XPS, DjVu, CHM, Comic Book (CBZ and CBR) reader for Windows. It is lightweight, customizable, and supports many advanced PDF features.

Type: software

Pricing: Open Source

Microsoft Lens Features

• Document scanning
• Business card scanning
• Whiteboard scanning
• Photo scanning
• Built-in OCR
• Convert images to PDF, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Sync scans across devices
• Annotation tools
• Share scans via email and cloud storage

SumatraPDF Features

• Lightweight and fast PDF reader
• Supports many document formats like PDF, ePub, MOBI, XPS, DjVu, CHM, CBZ, CBR
• Customizable with themes, keyboard shortcuts
• Tabbed document interface
• Supports annotations and highlighting
• Continuous scrolling
• Supports reflowable text
• Supports digital signatures
• Supports comics book formats
• Supports eBooks
• Supports syncing open documents across devices

Microsoft Lens

• Not listed

SumatraPDF

• Open Source