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Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses Microsoft Lens? Optical character recognition tool that enables businesses of all sizes to convert whiteboard data, documents, and pictures into PDF files that integrates with OneNote and OneDrive. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.5/5** | 274 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support Software | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Microsoft - **Location**: Redmond, US - **Founded**: 1975 ## Commercial Context - **Pricing model**: (Free version available) - **Pricing Details**: Product is available for free. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Windows (Desktop), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: Chinese, English, German, Spanish - **Available Countries**: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, United Kingdom, United States ## Features - Data Extraction Software - Data Import/Export - Document Conversion - Document Storage - Full Text Search - Text Extraction ## Integrations (4 total) - Microsoft OneNote - Microsoft PowerPoint - Microsoft Word - OneDrive ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - Knowledge Base Software - Phone Support ## Category - [OCR Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/31459/ocr/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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It has allowed me to centralise my materials without using the scanner/photocopier in the office ----- ### "Very Easy to Use" — 5.0/5 > **Vanessa** | *March 10, 2026* | Legal Services | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: I like the document management the most. It is very easy to use and easy for organizing. The text recognition and image conversion are great tools\! > > **Cons**: I do not enjoy the customer service. They are a bit slow to respond but other than that everything else is perfect > > My overall experience is great. It has been very useful and easy to use which are the things I look for in a system. ----- ### "Microsoft Lens review" — 5.0/5 > **Luke** | *December 30, 2025* | Oil & Energy | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Really useful tool for scanning and improving quality of images for distributing. Great technology\!\! > > **Cons**: The learning curve is a bit steep, not always super intuitive for how to use it, but still once you get the hang of it, it is more easy. > > Very positive, many photos are almost unusable these days and this helps to transform them and make them more suitable. ----- ### "industrial scale scanner power in your pocket" — 5.0/5 > **Pavlo** | *April 8, 2025* | Accounting Software | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: ease of use and functionality - simple, crisp and high quality > > **Cons**: nothing critical missing, the integration with one drive sometimes takes more time than desired > > fantastic product, allowing you to have an industrial scale scanner power in your pocket ----- ### "Great phone scanner" — 5.0/5 > **Jerad** | *September 24, 2024* | Photography | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: I like how straight forward it is to use Microsoft lens and being able to save the files I scan to my OneDrive. > > **Cons**: Unless the handwriting is super clean and clear, I wouldn't suggest using the ocr feature. Ocr work well on printed text and unless the handwritten text is clear and clean it will struggle to produce the correct words. > > Overall I have had a pretty pleasant experience using Microsoft lense. ----- Page: 1 / 12\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.ca/software/193405/microsoft-office-lens?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.ca/software/193405/microsoft-office-lens) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-AR | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-CR | | | es-DO | | | es-EC | | | es-MX | | | es-PA | | | es-PE | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | it | | | ja | | | ko | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | ----- ## Structured Data