VARAK PDF

FREE VARAK PDF Editor & Scanner

Looking for a Microsoft Lens alternative? Scan to PDF, saved on your device.

Microsoft retired the Lens app in early 2026 and pointed users to a cloud scanner. If you want scans that stay on your iPhone and land in Files, VARAK does that for free, and then lets you edit the PDF.

What Lens users asked for

A quick camera scan with edge detection, a readable PDF, text recognition and a file saved where you choose. VARAK does all four on the device: scan, OCR, save to Files or iCloud Drive, share anywhere. No account is required.

What comes extra

Because the scanner is part of a PDF editor, you can fill and sign the scan, correct recognized text with Make Editable, combine scans into one file, compress for email and, with VARAK PRO, export to Word or Excel.

About the name

Microsoft Lens is a product of Microsoft Corporation. VARAK is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Microsoft; the name is used only to identify the retired product people are replacing.

Scan, OCR & Convert

Questions and answers

Is Microsoft Lens still available?

Microsoft announced the retirement of Lens in late 2025; the app was removed from the App Store in February 2026 and scanning was disabled in March 2026, according to Microsoft’s support page.

Does VARAK save scans locally like Lens did?

Yes. Scans are saved to Files, iCloud Drive or a folder you choose, and nothing is uploaded to VARAK.

Is VARAK free for scanning?

Yes. Scanning, OCR and Make Editable are free, with no watermark and no account.

Can I import my old scans?

Yes. Open PDFs or photos from Files or Photos in VARAK and run OCR on them.

Try it on your own documents.

Free download for iPhone, iPad and Mac. No account needed.

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VARAK never uploads your files.