The C# OCR Library

OCR in 1 line of code

using IronOcr;

string imageText = new IronTesseract().Read(@"images\image.png").Text;

Install-Package IronOcr

Using IronOCR

Name: IronOCR
Brand: Iron Software
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April 9, 2025

Why IronOCR is the Superior Choice for OCR Over LLMs

Discover why IronOCR is the superior choice for OCR compared to LLMs like Google Gemini. Learn about accuracy, structured output, and efficient text extraction for .NET applications.

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Extracting Table Data from Scanned Images Using IronOCR : Live Demo Recap

In a recent live session, the Iron Software team demonstrated how to extract table data from scanned images using IronOCR. Shadman Majid, our Sales Engineer, walked through the live code implementation for table detection and extraction.

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Optimized Performance for Faster, More Efficient OCR Processing

IronOCR 2025.2 significantly improves OCR performance with faster processing, better memory management, and efficient handling of large multi-page TIFFs. Key optimizations include instance reuse, concurrent processing, and improved PDF rendering, delivering up to 49% faster processing and 63% lower memory usage.

January 14, 2025

OCR Invoice Processing in C# (Developer Tutorial)

IronOCR is a powerful Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software library that can be used to extract data or text from invoices from a digital file

December 15, 2024

OCR Supermarket Receipts in C# (Developer Tutorial)

This article will probably discuss real-life examples of how IronOCR processes and filters supermarket receipts to ensure data accuracy.

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Passport OCR SDK (Developer Tutorial)

In scenarios where you need to recognize passport information quickly or in a process involving automating passport data extraction

September 29, 2024

Tesseract OCR for Multiple Languages (Developer Tutorial)

One of the significant advantages of Tesseract is that it can be trained to be sensitive to particular fonts or new languages added

June 6, 2024

How to Create OCR Software Demo in C#

we will explore how to perform OCR using IronOCR with code examples with OCR Software Demo.

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How to Perform Vehicle Registration OCR in C#

In this article, we are going to explore how to efficiently extract data from vehicle registrations with different license plate format using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology, with a focus on implementing this functionality using the IronOCR library in C#.

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How to create Character Recognition in C#

In this tutorial, we'll explore the basics of OCR and demonstrate how to use IronOCR to perform Character Recognition efficiently in C#.

March 26, 2024

How to Read Identity Documents Using OCR in C#

In this article, we will explore how to leverage IronOCR, a powerful OCR library in C# from IronSoftware, to read and extract information from identity documents

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How to Create An OCR Solution for Invoice

In this article, we will see the use of OCR solutions for processing invoices and how it makes manual invoice processing obsolete.

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How To Create an OCR Receipt Scanner In C#

By the end of this guide, you will understand how to implement optical character recognition (OCR) to convert different types of receipt files into editable and searchable data using receipt OCR API

November 29, 2023

OCR Automation Guide for Developers

This article explores OCR automation, its advantages, an example of an OCR tool with pros and cons, and introduces IronOCR as a potent solution.

July 22, 2023

Receipt Scanning API (Developer Tutorial)

This article explores using IronOCR, a C# OCR library, to scan and extract vital information from receipts, increasing productivity and reducing manual errors.

July 22, 2023

Best OCR For Invoice Processing (Updated List)

Among various OCR tools, IronOCR streamlines invoice management by efficiently digitizing records and automating data extraction with its accuracy and multilingual support.

July 22, 2023

Invoice OCR API (Developer Tutorial)

IronOCR leverages advanced machine learning algorithms to extract text and make invoice processing a breeze.

June 20, 2023

How to Read Text From Image in Blazor

This article demonstrates how to use Optical Character Recognition (OCR) with IronOCR in a Blazor Server App, for reading text from image files.

May 8, 2023

OCR Receipt Data Extraction (Step-By-Step Tutorial)

This article demonstrates a simple yet efficient approach to extracting data from your receipts with IronOCR, a first-class C# library for developers.

March 29, 2023

How to OCR Driver License in C#

Simple yet efficient process of extracting data from driver's licenses programmatically, using IronOCR with the Tesseract OCR engine, and image preprocessing.

March 28, 2023

OCR With Computer Vision (Example Tutorial)

This article explores OCR computer vision using the IronOCR C# library automatically and programmatically, and how it can enhance text recognition.

February 26, 2023

How to OCR License Plate in C# (Tutorial)

Automatic license plate recognition with IronOCR using a high-performance Tesseract OCR. This tutorial is simple and easy, making it perfect even for a beginner C# programmer.