Microsoft Lens is gone. Here is an alternative: your documents never come to us.

Microsoft retired Lens in 2026: updates stopped in January, the app left the stores in February and scanning was switched off on March 9. Microsoft points users to OneDrive, which saves scans to the cloud. Vitral works the other way: no account, and your documents never come to us.

Get Vitral on Google Play Free · Android · 13 languages

What happened to Microsoft Lens

January 9, 2026Lens is retired and stops receiving updates.
February 9, 2026Lens is removed from Google Play and the App Store.
March 9, 2026Scanning in Lens is switched off. Microsoft recommends OneDrive.

What you used in Lens, and where it is in Vitral

You used Lens to…	Vitral
Scan documents to PDF	Yes. Automatic edge detection, perspective and tilt correction, filters (Original, Enhance, Grey, B&W).
Extract text from a photo (OCR)	Yes, on the device. App in 13 languages; text recognition for Latin-script languages and Hindi, with reading order for two-column and boxed documents.
Make searchable PDFs	Yes, with Pro. Fonts are embedded so Hindi, Russian and Vietnamese render correctly.
Export to Word	Yes, with Pro (.docx).
Scan IDs and cards	Yes, with a dedicated ID card scan mode.
Save to OneDrive	Vitral saves to your phone. Share to any app (Drive, OneDrive, email) when you choose.
Business cards to contacts	Not available.
Export to PowerPoint	Not available.

What Vitral adds

No account, no Vitral serverVitral has no sign-in. Documents are processed and stored on your phone and are never sent to our servers.

Works offlineScanning, text recognition, PDF tools and search all work without an internet connection.

No watermarkThe free version never stamps anything on your PDF.

PDF toolsMerge, split and sign PDFs. Compression is part of Pro.

Search inside your documentsFind a document by any word in it, offline.

Locked Vault (Pro)Sensitive documents are encrypted with a key kept in the Android Keystore and opened with your fingerprint or your phone's screen lock.

Works where you areShare → Vitral from any app, Open with → Vitral for PDFs, and a tablet layout for big screens.

Honest notes

The free version shows a small banner ad on a few screens after you finish an action, never while you scan or sign. Pro is ad-free.
Vitral is Android only for now.
If you relied on Lens for business cards or PowerPoint export, Vitral does not do those.

Switch in two minutes

Install Vitral from Google Play.
Tap “Scan your first document” and point the camera at a page.
Save as PDF, or open your old Lens PDFs with “Open with → Vitral” to add them to your library.

Get Vitral on Google Play

Questions

Can I still use Microsoft Lens?

No. Microsoft switched off scanning in Lens on March 9, 2026, and the app is no longer in the stores.

Is Vitral free?

Yes. Scanning, PDF creation, the PDF tools and signing are free. Scanning is unlimited and never watermarked. Extracting text (OCR) is free for 7 pages a day; Pro removes the limit. Pro (monthly, yearly, or a one-time lifetime purchase where available) adds the Locked Vault, searchable PDF, Word export and batch import, and removes ads.

Does Vitral upload my documents?

Never to us: there is no account and no cloud processing. Your documents are stored on your phone; if Android's backup is on, regular documents may be included in your own Google backup (never the Locked Vault).

Can I open my old Lens PDFs in Vitral?

Yes. Open a PDF with “Open with → Vitral” or share it to Vitral, and it is added to your library.