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Why IronOCR is better than the Tesseract 4 Nuget Package

Name: IronOCR
Brand: Iron Software
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Kannapat Udonpant

August 29, 2022

In this tutorial, we explore the performance of Iron OCR versus Google Tesseract OCR by creating C# console projects in Visual Studio. Tesseract OCR is installed via the NuGet package manager and requires test data in the debug folder. When processing a rotated, low DPI image, Tesseract OCR struggles, failing to extract text and identifying the page as empty due to low resolution and DPI errors. It lacks pre-processing capabilities, PDF support, and struggles with screenshots and web-formatted images.

Iron OCR, installed similarly, utilizes functions like skew and denoise to adjust images to their original position and reduce noise. It successfully extracts text from low DPI images with precision. Iron OCR supports Tesseract 5, can read multiple documents using multi-threading, and processes images effectively. It doesn't need execution permissions or create excess files in the project. Furthermore, it supports up to 127 languages, manageable through NuGet, and integrates with MVC websites.

This comparison underscores Iron OCR's superior performance in image pre-processing and text extraction, making it a robust choice for varied OCR needs. For further questions, the support team is available to assist.

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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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