IronOCR is an advanced OCR (Optical Character Recognition) library for C# and .NET
It provides Tesseract OCR on Mac, Windows, Linux, Azure and Docker for:
* .NET Framework 4.6.2 +
* .NET Standard 2.0 +
* .NET Core 2.0 +
* .NET 5
* .NET 6
* .NET 7
* .NET 8
* .NET 9
* .NET 10
* Mono for MacOS and Linux
* Xamarin for MacOS
IronOCR reads Text, Barcodes & QR from all major image and PDF formats using the latest Tesseract 5 engine. This library adds OCR functionality to Desktop, Console and Web applications in minutes.
IronOCR's Unique Features:
* Pure .Net OCR API
* All OCR tasks run locally (no SAAS)
* 125 languages
* Barcode & QR Code reading
* Corrects low quality, noisy and distorted scans
* Performance tuned above and beyond any other known build of Tesseract OCR.
* Reads PDFs
* Reads multi-page TIFFs
* Can save any OCR Scan to a searchable PDF document or XHTML
Data output options include: Plain Text, Barcode Data and an OCR Result class containing paragraphs, lines, words, and characters.
Language Support:
125 Languages including Arabic, Chinese, English, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish... Custom language packs can also be created.
Licensing & Support available for commercial deployments. Email: support@ironsoftware.com
For code examples, documentation & more visit http://ironsoftware.com/csharp/ocr/
IronOcr is a C# library for reading texts and barcode from images and PDFs.
IronOCR is a comprehensive C# library for developers to add advanced text and barcode recognition to .NET applications. With its precise engine, you can extract text from images and PDFs, scan dozens of barcode formats, export searchable text, and embed robust document scanning capabilities directly into your projects.
using IronOcr;
var ocr = new IronTesseract();
using (var ocrInput = new OcrInput())
{
ocrInput.LoadImage("image.png");
ocrInput.LoadPdf("document.pdf");
// Optionally Apply Filters if needed:
// ocrInput.Deskew(); // use only if image not straight
// ocrInput.DeNoise(); // use only if image contains digital noise
var ocrResult = ocr.Read(ocrInput);
Console.WriteLine(ocrResult.Text);
}
3. Explore More
Dive deeper with our extensive documentation and examples:
Tutorials: Step-by-step guides to help you build your first OCR application.
Code Examples: Practical examples of executable code for common tasks.
How-To Guides: Practical, goal-oriented instructions to solve specific problems.
Demo: Demonstrating guides that showcase how IronOCR works the way it does.
API Reference: Detailed technical descriptions of the API and its components.
Key Features
Document Reading: Accurately extract text from common documents like scans, photographs, and receipts.
Specialized Reading: Utilize advanced reading functions to read formatted data such as passports (MRZ) and checks (MICR)
Preprocessing: Improve OCR accuracy with a suite of image preprocessing filters, including deskew, denoise, and binarization.
Configurations & Languages: Fine-tune the OCR engine for specific scenarios and read documents with 125 international languages supported.
OCR Results: Access structured output data by pages, paragraphs, lines, etc. Support the export to searchable PDFs
Compatibility
IronOCR is built for modern .NET and supports a wide range of project types and operating systems.
IDEs: Microsoft Visual Studio or Jetbrains ReSharper & Rider
License
IronOCR is a commercially licensed product.
Trial License: Get a free developer key to evaluate the full library with no commitment. Ideal for development and testing purposes. Start your trial HERE.
Purchase a License: Unlock the library for use in commercial projects and get access to our full technical support. Purchase your license HERE.
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