All Microsoft Lens Reviews
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Harlan
Medical Practice, 2 - 10 employees
Used less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
Reviewed October 2021
Extremely useful app
Verna
Verified reviewer
Mental Health Care, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed December 2019
Outstanding capabilities
It's okay, it's no because with all my office software so I don't have to change a thing and even stores in Dropbox and everywhere else I need it.
PROSWell I use office lens at home and at the office. The scanning software is amazing it does there's no smudges there's no glare when you skating any type of documents they come out at looking just like you type them up it's perfect for office use. The pros for me is as far as getting in the home photos and memories. Office lens make photo's pop. office lens has the ability to take to make older faded worn photos look like you just snapped the picture yesterday. I've never had to go in and enhance a photo with office lens or change anything I could just scan it in and make a print copy beautifully. I had a free trial and ended up switching and not going back to my old Lenox.
CONSI like you too. It's very easy software to use.
Reasons for switching to Microsoft Lens
The comparison of the way paperwork looked. Storing photos and memories into my computer when you scanned them in office lens they looked beautiful. You could spend a dollar bill and it looks like a dollar bill there's no does it change the quality of the photo at all it looks perfect beautiful the colors are magnificent.
Sandipan
Education Management, 10,000+ employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed November 2020
I have been using this app for a long time. The auto detection feature during clicking is awesome
I have been using Microsoft office lens for more than two years now. I find it is a great improvement to what I was previously using. The Best feature that I like about this app is that it auto detects and crops the subject during picture clicking and saves time, unlike other apps where auto cropping is done as a post processing part. Being a free tool, office lens offers OCR feature for exporting to text format in PDF and Word, which is often missing in the free versions of peer apps . Thirdly, It doesn't add a watermark to the output files.
CONSThe user should be allowed to tweak the parameters that control the picture quality. Some peer apps have the option of regulating the contrast, sharpness, details and brightness as soon as the pictures are clicked and cropped. Second, office lens should support more options than scanning from just documents, business cards, etc (for example, powerpoints and greeting cards offered in peer apps).
Reasons for switching to Microsoft Lens
I found Office Lens was produced by Microsoft. Given the brand name, I thought it will be better app.
Arturo
Verified reviewer
Marketing and Advertising, 2-10 employees
Used monthly for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
4
FUNCTIONALITY
2
Reviewed July 2021
The PDF scanner for Microsoft users
The application itself can be found in mobile stores, I would recommend using other types of scanners, as this one is a bit slow and can heat up the device a lot, but if it is for something very fast like scanning 1 or 2 documents, this one can get you out of trouble and more if you are a Microsoft user.
PROSThe biggest advantages we have in this document scanner, is that it is designed mainly for users who have the Office service, as it has direct connections to their applications, because when scanning your document with the camera on your phone, you can convert it to PDF or simply pass it to a Word document, PowerPoint or other Microsoft product, you can even digitize it or also in the case of students, scan the class blackboard and pass it as a document to save it to your OneDrive. Similarly, you can choose a document or image from your phone's camera roll and then share it or convert it to a Microsoft product.
CONSWhen opening the application, I find it a bit slow, or it can even crash and restart itself. When scanning the document, it does not manage to finish scanning the document well and some parts are left on the top and bottom edges. It can also consume a lot of battery life, as the application relies purely on your phone's camera.
Reasons for switching to Microsoft Lens
Because other scanners are more efficient and faster, plus they offer you more types of conversions, and share it wherever you like.
mahfujur rahman
Verified reviewer
Computer Software, 11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed November 2023
Microsoft lens is value for money
I can't describe how Microsoft Lens help me in my practical life. It reduces my work pressure a lot. In a word i just love it.
PROSIt takes less time to convert images to PDF and PowerPoint with maximun accuracy which impresses me a lot.
CONSSometimes it is not accurate while converting image to word file if the image quality is not high.
Pradeep
Paper & Forest Products, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed January 2023
Microsoft lens is Awesome
It's features and auto deduction method which reduces time of corp
CONSVery nice and very simple to use not found any drawback
Reasons for switching to Microsoft Lens
A friend recommended me for this and i think I made a good decision
Mohan
Information Technology and Services, 201-500 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed June 2023
Revolutionizing Document Scanning with Microsoft Lens.
Microsoft Lens provides a user-friendly and feature-rich scanning experience that simplifies document digitization and enhances productivity.
PROSIt has a dedicated mode for capturing and enhancing whiteboard content. It can automatically remove glare, shadows from images making them easier to read and share. It integrates with the immersive reader feature, which provides text-to-speech functionality.
CONSMicrosoft Lens integrates with OneDrive for cloud storage, which offers limited free storage space.
Anonymous
2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed October 2023
Fast photo to PDF conversion
My experience with Microsoft Lens is very pleasant, I convert my photos into pdf to make documents for my work.
PROSIt's a well-designed and easy-to-use application. You can take a photo and convert it into a pdf with just a few clicks using your smartphone.
CONSSometimes the application slows down on my phone. Sometimes the application even crashes.
Anonymous
51-200 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed October 2023
Convert image to pdf.
Microsoft lens is great of all
PROSDocument scanned in image form can be converted to pdf.
CONSScanned document are and nice in looking
Kimberly
Industrial Automation, 51-200 employees
Used weekly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed November 2023
Scanning made easy!
Great experience! It has made keeping track of a lot of paper much easier.
PROSIt 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.
CONSIt could have better color filters but for the most part it scans very legibly.
Marco
Legal Services, 1 employee
Used weekly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed November 2023
One of a kind PDF converter
I have a lot of handwritten paper documents and being able to convert them to pdf is really useful
PROSThe ability to convert pictures of paper documents into PDF files. This is truly great!
CONSScanning is not always optimal, it depends a lot on the quality of the contents of the image to be acquired
Fathima
Information Technology and Services, 51-200 employees
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed February 2023
Very Useful and much needed
Conversion of documents and capturing data is the most used in this product.
CONSAs far as i have used, we have not seen any cons
Fabian
Construction, 2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed April 2022
Microsoft Lens is the perfect tool if you want to convert your precious images to any type of file.
Simply a magical tool that gives us confidence to carry out high quality work with successful results to the satisfaction of our clients, the most interesting thing is that we can count on immediate customer service, this service is scarce or null with other SoftWare of the same guy, thus making him the Ace up the sleeve of our company.
PROSThis SoftWare is the perfect tool in our company, it's easy, its interface is very pleasant to look at, its functions allow you to perform multiple tasks at the same time, with this program the endless hours in editing processes of images to Word are over , PowerPoint and PDF, supporting all our work in case of inconvenience or breakdown of our equipment, through OneDrive or OneNote. Only this detail gives a very high bonus to this important SoftWare that has a number of features that you can explore very easily. It has brought us many benefits and endless editing solutions. I recommend this important tool, once you use it, you will not want to take it off.
CONSTo tell the truth regarding the cons of the SoftWare in question, I must state that we have not experienced any type of inconvenience to date, we have had this important program in our company for more than three years and it does not report any inconvenience.
Keoagile
Computer Software, 1 employee
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2022
Review of Microsoft Lens' Outstanding Capabilities
I'm currently using Microsoft Lens with some of the learners I tutor. I started using around 2010 when I had corporate clients. Instead of them having to write out notes on their notebooks, I encouraged them to install the app on their devices and scan the notes on the whiteboard as and when they need to. That way, they wouldn't need to be taking copious notes. And, now I am using with my new group of learns how happen to be teens. The flow of discussion and learning is much better when we use Microsoft Lens.
PROSThe biggest plus for me was the fact that I could use Microsoft Lens to capture text from a whiteboard that is about 3+ meters away from me. And it comes out clear and crisp. The second plus is the ability to share to a plethora of apps, including to the printer. But, personally I feel the trophy belongs to the ability to export the captured text to the Immersive Reader. This alone was the clincher for me. Oops, forgot to mention that since it is very easy to use, the learning curve is ... none. Anyone can be up and running with it straight out of the box.
CONSThe drawbacks I experienced with Microsoft Lens were the limited intuitiveness when it comes to adding more pages. Would have been much greater if I could also export alphabets (other than the Roman alphabet) to Immersive Reader. Maybe I'm asking for too much.
Albertus
Computer Games, 1 employee
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed January 2023
My thoughts on Microsoft Office Lens
Scanning images and documents is made easy with the Microsoft lens. Nevertheless, it can be challenging to manage a large number of scanned documents.
PROSThe scanned photographs have excellent quality. While snapping the picture, the app can display the cropping area. They don't reveal the crop area while taking the picture; they only do so subsequently. A preview of the final image can be seen by displaying the crop area while the image is being captured. The crop area can be automatically detected, which is superior to many other programs.
CONSThere is no choice to simply choose a few images and export them as a PDF. I was unhappy with the way the scanned files were managed. It is challenging to scan a large volume of pages, likely multiple pages.
Andre Luiz
Civil Engineering, 2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2020
versatility and everything
It is a formidable application. Great supplier quality and that makes file scanning much easier.
PROSOne of the best ways to digitize files using a smartphone. Compatible with several OS. It allows instant edits to the caputures and eliminates the need for large scanner equipment. With it you can scan files wherever you are using just a smartphone. Allows the user to choose the output format of the jpg jpg file among others.
CONSI've never had any problems. However, it has a limitation that is the user's own, depending on the hardware of the equipment, it may be that a smartphone as a simpler camera cannot achieve an image quality.
Marko
Education Management, 51-200 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed October 2021
It can solve 90% of your scanning needs for documents
It is really helpful if you get various paper documents all the time like me and can put them into the electronic archive in minutes wherever you are since your smarthphone is always near. With a couple of tweaks in settings you get the document automatically in your one drive folder.
PROSThe interface provides a great way to turn the photo of a document into a pdf document which really looks like it was scanned on a scanner. Having tried a couple of alternative mobile apps, I think this one does a better work of transforming the photo image you take (you can fine-tune the borders of the document) into scanner like output. Furthermore, it is connected with one-drive you it goes straight to your folder on the computer.
CONSOf course, when the light conditions are not so good, it can take a couple of takes of the same document to not have the shadows on the document, but this is expected. At least, the interface is nice so you can easily discard just one page and re-do it.
akshay
Education Management, 501-1,000 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed August 2023
Microsoft Lens: A Scanner App That Can Do It All
Optimal application for scanning physical documents with OCR capabilities, creating PDFs, and converting documents into PPT format.
PROSMicrosoft 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.
CONSMicrosoft 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.
Mark
Writing and Editing, 1 employee
Used weekly for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed March 2023
Nuanced but has its uses
As a freelancer writer, the potential to allow my clients to send over images of ideas they have already come up with in a form that is of a compiled sheet greatly helps me. The ability to have images shared across my entire Microsoft workspace in an easy fashion is of great convenience and invaluable to keeping my ideas together.
PROSMicrosoft Lens will work and shine in businesses with a predominantly Microsoft work ecosystem. The main allure is the ability to capture images using the cameras of any device with the Microsoft Lens app installed and then immediately export the images to any Microsoft app. The app itself also has the ability to highlight and enhance certain types of images eg. tables or graphs in order to make them more legible for easier document processing. With Microsoft Lens the opportunity to enhance an already existing Microsoft setup is an invaluable tool.
CONSMicrosoft Lens whilst it does enhance a business with a majority usage of Microsoft product will not greatly affect the work or help a business with a small number of Microsoft product users. Furthermore, there are alternatives to the app with some offering more options such as the ability to capture images at higher resolution. The app excels in one respect and that is the integration of the app with the wider Microsoft ecosystem.
Anitha
Civil Engineering, 201-500 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed April 2021
Review on Microsoft Office Lens
Helps alot in scanning the file by keeping the orginal features which helps to read the files uploaded by the students clearly
PROSEasyness to use.Helps to scan without loosing orginality.Easy to save in any form
CONSDiffult to attach the file without copying to acrobat.Filters are not applying as previous.
Reasons for switching to Microsoft Lens
App not supported
Vivek
Verified reviewer
Food & Beverages, 201-500 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2022
Easy Scan with Smartphone
I love this application, it is free to use, easy to use. Scanning documents is very easy with this application. It is very useful application in all ways for scanning. Scanning made easy by this application
PROSFirst of all it from Microsoft, the most trusted software company in the world. Microsoft Lens is very useful application in scanning division. I am using this application from last 2 years and I like it very much. It does not show watermark in scanned docs or photos. You can choose filters for the scanned docs, Image clarity is adjusted according to the smartphone. scanning get adjusted as per the size of page, photo or anything that you want to scan.
CONSAll about this application is loveable, no one can say this application is not useful.
Anonymous
10,000+ employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed July 2022
Converting documents to digital.
I scanned and saved all my physical documens like diplomas, IDs, bills with Microsoft Lens.
PROSI like basic scanning and sharing feature. It works like physical scanner. With taking photo it's done to have bills as PDF. Documents can be shared as PDF or JPG or PNG.
CONSIt would be better if there is folder or labelling feature.
Samuel
Computer Software, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed May 2023
Capture unforgettable memories
It's inexpensive compared to other softwares
CONSSometimes images captured are not clear
hugo
Photography, 1 employee
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed December 2022
Great scanner at no charge
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.
PROSThe 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.
CONSThe 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.
Ayaz
Hospitality, 11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed June 2022
Scanner in a Pocket
So far I have been extremely pleased with the ease of use and user friendly aspects, not to mention the cost or no cost to be more accurate
PROSThe versatility of being able to scan all kind of documents, photos and even the handwritten notes is a plus. This can easily replaced your old fashioned Rolodex. It allows you to scan business cards and automatically drop it in your contacts (no more bulky wallets). Since Fax machines are so 2020, this allows you to create an attachment for your emails in an instant.
CONSMay take steady hands to get the corners lined up