Put Google Lens Copy to Computer feature to good use

Google Lens

Google Lens copy to computer, a native feature in the app lets you readily convert your handwritten notes into digital texts and move them to your computer conveniently.  Just make sure that your handwriting is good and the texts, are completely readable.

How to use Google Lens copy-to-computer in Chrome?

If you prefer copying text from paper documents to your computer directly without having to type anything, you should try the Google Lens copy to computer feature. The only prerequisite is that you should have a Chrome browser and Google app installed on your device and smartphone (signed into the same Google account). This arrangement ensures quick transfer of text from paper notes and documents via your iPhone.

Tap the Google app icon on your Home Screen and see if the Lens icon is visible to you.

Google Lens icon
Google Lens icon

If prompted to allow access to the camera, grant the permission and hit the Continue button to proceed further.

Continue button
Continue button

Focus the camera on the handwritten notes to capture texts. Select the texts you would like to copy using handles.

Focus camera on texts
Focus camera on texts

Scroll the tabs below the capture screen to the right or left to locate the Copy to Computer option.

Google Lens copy to computer
Google Lens copy to computer

Tap the Copy to computer button and choose the device where you would like to copy the text.

Select your device
Select your device

You should see a message at the bottom, confirming the text was copied.

Text copied
Text copied

Go to your Mac computer or a PC, and launch the Google Chrome browser. Now, open the Google Docs app and create a new document. When the blank document opens, right-click in the empty space and choose the Paste option.

Paste to Google Doc
Paste to Google Doc

All your handwritten notes should be copied to Google Docs in the digital format.

Verify results
Verify results

Google Lens copy to computer not showing?

Check Sign in
Check Sign in

Make sure you sign in on your Macbook Air’s Chrome browser with the same email ID you used for Google App on your iPhone. If not, do it and check if this fixes your problem.

Hope it makes sense!