English OCR in C# and .NET
IronOCR is a C# software component allowing .NET coders to read text from images and PDF documents in 126 languages, including English.
It is an advanced fork of Tesseract, built exclusively for the .NET developers and regularly outperforms other Tesseract engines for both speed and accuracy.
Contents of IronOcr.Languages.English
This package contains 64 OCR languages for .NET:
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English Language Pack [Modern English]
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Code Example
This C# code example reads English text from an image or PDF document.
// Import the IronOcr namespace
using IronOcr;
class Program
{
static void Main()
{
// Initialize the IronTesseract OCR engine
var Ocr = new IronTesseract();
// Set the language to English
Ocr.Language = OcrLanguage.English;
// Define the input source as an image file
using (var Input = new OcrInput(@"images\English.png"))
{
// Perform OCR to read the text from the input
var Result = Ocr.Read(Input);
// Get all the recognized text
var AllText = Result.Text;
// Output the recognized text
Console.WriteLine(AllText);
}
}
}' Import the IronOcr namespace
Imports IronOcr
Module Program
Sub Main()
' Initialize the IronTesseract OCR engine
Dim Ocr As New IronTesseract()
' Set the language to English
Ocr.Language = OcrLanguage.English
' Define the input source as an image file
Using Input As New OcrInput("images\English.png")
' Perform OCR to read the text from the input
Dim Result = Ocr.Read(Input)
' Get all the recognized text
Dim AllText = Result.Text
' Output the recognized text
Console.WriteLine(AllText)
End Using
End Sub
End Module' Import the IronOcr namespace
Imports IronOcr
Module Program
Sub Main()
' Initialize the IronTesseract OCR engine
Dim Ocr As New IronTesseract()
' Set the language to English
Ocr.Language = OcrLanguage.English
' Define the input source as an image file
Using Input As New OcrInput("images\English.png")
' Perform OCR to read the text from the input
Dim Result = Ocr.Read(Input)
' Get all the recognized text
Dim AllText = Result.Text
' Output the recognized text
Console.WriteLine(AllText)
End Using
End Sub
End Module- Ensure you have the IronOCR package and the appropriate language pack installed.
- This example initializes the OCR engine, sets it to process English, reads text from an input image, and outputs the recognized text.
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.
