Urdu OCR in C# and .NET
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IronOCR is a C# software component allowing .NET coders to read text from images and PDF documents in 126 languages, including Urdu.
It is an advanced fork of Tesseract, built exclusively for .NET developers and regularly outperforms other Tesseract engines for both speed and accuracy.
Contents of IronOcr.Languages.Urdu
This package contains 37 OCR languages for .NET:
- Urdu
- UrduBest
- UrduFast
Download
Urdu Language Pack [اردو]
Installation
The first thing we have to do is install our Urdu OCR package in your .NET project.
Code Example
This C# code example reads Urdu text from an image or PDF document.
// Install the IronOcr.Languages.Urdu package
using IronOcr;
var Ocr = new IronTesseract(); // Create a new OCR object
Ocr.Language = OcrLanguage.Urdu; // Set the language to Urdu
// Using a block that ensures the Input object gets disposed after use
using (var Input = new OcrInput(@"images\Urdu.png"))
{
var Result = Ocr.Read(Input); // Perform OCR on the input
var AllText = Result.Text; // Extract the recognized text
// AllText now contains the Urdu text read from the image
}' Install the IronOcr.Languages.Urdu package
Imports IronOcr
Private Ocr = New IronTesseract() ' Create a new OCR object
Ocr.Language = OcrLanguage.Urdu ' Set the language to Urdu
' Using a block that ensures the Input object gets disposed after use
Using Input = New OcrInput("images\Urdu.png")
Dim Result = Ocr.Read(Input) ' Perform OCR on the input
Dim AllText = Result.Text ' Extract the recognized text
' AllText now contains the Urdu text read from the image
End Using
Curtis Chau holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (Carleton University) and specializes in front-end development with expertise in Node.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, and React. Passionate about crafting intuitive and aesthetically pleasing user interfaces, Curtis enjoys working with modern frameworks and creating well-structured, visually appealing manuals.
