SWITCHERS
Microsoft Lens is gone. Mirino stays.
Microsoft has retired Lens: since 9 March 2026 it can no longer create new scans. As a replacement, Microsoft recommends the OneDrive app. Mirino is the more honest answer: local, no forced cloud, bought once.
What happened
Microsoft began retiring Lens on 9 January 2026 and removed it from the app stores on 9 February; new scans were possible until 9 March 2026. As a replacement, Microsoft recommends the OneDrive app with its built-in scanner. According to Microsoft, it can't save scans locally on the device.
What you're missing now
Local storage: according to Microsoft, OneDrive doesn't save scans locally on the device. Plus a scanner that only scans — not a cloud with a scanner bolted on. And a price you pay once.
How Mirino solves it
Every scan stays on your device — optionally in your iCloud, never on our servers. On-device text recognition, export as PDF or the recognized text as a Word file (without layout), image enhancement. No account, no subscription. $4.99 once.
Why paid is better
Mirino is a paid app by hyperzero, a small studio in Germany. No corporation that simply shuts a service down. You buy once — and it stays yours.
Statements about Microsoft Lens as of: October 2026, source: vendor information (Microsoft Support, “Retirement of Microsoft Lens”).
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