IronOCR as an alternative to Patagames Tesseract.NET

Name: IronOCR
Brand: Iron Software
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Kannapat Udonpant

September 7, 2022

In this tutorial, we explore the use of Iron OCR as an alternative to Tesseract for optical character recognition (OCR) in C#. Two .NET C# console projects were created: one utilizing Tesseract and the other Iron OCR. The process begins with installing the Tesseract library via NuGet Package Manager and setting up the project to extract text from an image using the Tesseract .NET SDK. However, when tested with a blurred image, Tesseract failed to deliver accurate results. In contrast, the Iron OCR library, also installed through NuGet, demonstrated superior performance. The tutorial demonstrates how Iron OCR's denoise and deskew functions enhance image clarity, resulting in accurate text extraction. The video concludes by recommending Iron OCR for its ability to provide more precise text extraction, making it a preferred choice over Tesseract for OCR tasks in C# projects. The support team is available for further assistance.

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Before becoming a Software Engineer, Kannapat completed a Environmental Resources PhD from Hokkaido University in Japan. While pursuing his degree, Kannapat also became a member of the Vehicle Robotics Laboratory, which is part of the Department of Bioproduction Engineering. In 2022, he leveraged his C# skills to join Iron Software's engineering team, where he focuses on IronPDF. Kannapat values his job because he learns directly from the developer who writes most of the code used in IronPDF. In addition to peer learning, Kannapat enjoys the social aspect of working at Iron Software. When he's not writing code or documentation, Kannapat can usually be found gaming on his PS5 or rewatching The Last of Us.

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