Google has released a new feature for Lens that lets you copy text from paper and paste it directly to your computer — no need for any manual transcribing.

A new Google Lens update lets the app send handwritten notes to a computer instead of retyping them, along with saving other text like signs and documents.

Google will soon start rolling out a new feature for Google Lens in Google Photos that lets users search for text in pictures and screenshots as well as copy and paste text from images.

You can now use Google Lens to copy and paste text from handwritten notes, sign boards, and other real-world sources directly to your laptop or PC.

A new Google Lens update now lets users point their smartphone at a block of text, copy it, and magically paste it into a document on their computer.

Wang said that the feature, which is now available, will allow users to copy text from paper notes then quickly paste it to a computer that's signed-in with Chrome using the same account.

Google Lens, the search giant’s artificially-intelligent camera that can recognise objects, has had an upgrade: users can now copy text from the real world and paste it directly onto their laptop.

Google Lens, an image recognition technology, has been updated to scan handwritten notes and copy and paste it to a laptop or computer.

All you have to do is scan the particular text with the Google Lens app, select the 'Copy to Computer' option, and paste the text to your computer with the same account logged into Chrome.

Google Photos has received a major boost in terms of optical character recognition, now letting users search for text in images and more.