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Microsoft Lens vs Text Scanner (OCR)

A side-by-side look at Microsoft Lens and Text Scanner (OCR). For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Microsoft Lens

Microsoft Lens

Office & Productivity

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.

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Text Scanner (OCR)

Text Scanner (OCR)

Office & Productivity

Text Scanner (OCR) is an application that can recognize printed text from images and convert it into digital, editable text. It uses optical character recognition (OCR) to detect text in images like scanned documents, photos of documents, screenshots, and more.

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