Office Lens is a mobile scanning app used for taking photos of documents, whiteboards, receipts, business cards, and other written objects. Lens automatically formats the scan to straighten, crop, and color-correct before exporting as a PDF or image file. Lens includes optical character recognition (OCS) support so your scans can be editable in Word, OneNote, or elsewhere. You can export your scans to OneDrive, OneNote, email, or other editing apps.
Office Lens is available for iOS, Android, and Windows Phone. Lens is a free app and doesn't require an Office 365 license, though its integrations with OneDrive, OneNote, Outlook, and other Office 365 apps will require a license.
Resources
- Microsoft's Office Lens app turns your iPhone or Android phone into a powerful scanner [The Verge]
- Microsoft Office Lens Android App Hands On overview video [BTNHD on YouTube]
Feedback
- Office Lens UserVoice [UserVoice]
Author
- Matt Wade, Office Apps & Services MVP
