Microsoft's document-scanning Lens app is no longer available for download. For basic scanning, try Apple Notes, Google Drive, or PhotoScan. For more advanced features, look at Adobe Scan or iScanner.

I tested the top mobile scanning apps to help you turn documents into PDFs, digitize images, and translate text on the go.

There are some tasks that will never be suitable for a smartphone—serious video editing and serious spreadsheeting, for example—but there’s plenty that you can do on these pocket devices, and that ...

A document scanner app allows you to scan, edit, and save documents in digital format easily without needing a physical scanner. A few apps offer advanced features like OCR, which helps you copy text ...