IronOcr 2025.10.11

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dotnet add package IronOcr --version 2025.10.11
                    


                    

                
NuGet\Install-Package IronOcr -Version 2025.10.11
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package. 
<PackageReference Include="IronOcr" Version="2025.10.11" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
<PackageVersion Include="IronOcr" Version="2025.10.11" />
                    


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<PackageReference Include="IronOcr" />
                    


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For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package. 
paket add IronOcr --version 2025.10.11
                    


                    

                
#r "nuget: IronOcr, 2025.10.11"
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package. 
#:package IronOcr@2025.10.11
#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package. 
#addin nuget:?package=IronOcr&version=2025.10.11
                    


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#tool nuget:?package=IronOcr&version=2025.10.11
                    


                            Install as a Cake Tool

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IronOCR - The C# OCR Library

IronOcr is a C# library for reading texts and barcode from images and PDFs.

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IronOCR is a comprehensive C# library for developers to add advanced text and barcode recognition to .NET applications. With its precise engine, you can extract text from images and PDFs, scan dozens of barcode formats, export searchable text, and embed robust document scanning capabilities directly into your projects.

Get Started in 3 Steps

1. Install the NuGet Package

PM> Install-Package IronOCR

2. Perform Basic OCR

using IronOcr;

var ocr = new IronTesseract();

using (var ocrInput = new OcrInput())
{
    ocrInput.LoadImage("image.png");
    ocrInput.LoadPdf("document.pdf");
    
    // Optionally Apply Filters if needed:
    // ocrInput.Deskew();  // use only if image not straight
    // ocrInput.DeNoise(); // use only if image contains digital noise
    
    var ocrResult = ocr.Read(ocrInput);
    Console.WriteLine(ocrResult.Text);
}

3. Explore More

Dive deeper with our extensive documentation and examples:

  • Tutorials: Step-by-step guides to help you build your first OCR application.

  • Code Examples: Practical examples of executable code for common tasks.

  • How-To Guides: Practical, goal-oriented instructions to solve specific problems.

  • Demo: Demonstrating guides that showcase how IronOCR works the way it does.

  • API Reference: Detailed technical descriptions of the API and its components.

Key Features

  • Document Reading: Accurately extract text from common documents like scans, photographs, and receipts.

  • Specialized Reading: Utilize advanced reading functions to read formatted data such as passports (MRZ) and checks (MICR)

  • Preprocessing: Improve OCR accuracy with a suite of image preprocessing filters, including deskew, denoise, and binarization.

  • Configurations & Languages: Fine-tune the OCR engine for specific scenarios and read documents with 125 international languages supported.

  • OCR Results: Access structured output data by pages, paragraphs, lines, etc. Support the export to searchable PDFs

IronOCR Features

Compatibility

IronOCR is built for modern .NET and supports a wide range of project types and operating systems.

  • Platforms: .NET 10, .NET 9, .NET 8, .NET 7, .NET 6, .NET 5, Core 2x & 3x, Standard 2

  • Framework: .NET Framework 4.6.2 (and above)

  • App Models: Console, Web, and Desktop Apps

  • Operating Systems: Windows, macOS, Linux (Debian, CentOS, Ubuntu), iOS, Android

  • Cloud & Containerization Platforms: Azure, AWS, Docker

  • IDEs: Microsoft Visual Studio or Jetbrains ReSharper & Rider

IronOCR Cross Platform Compatibility Support Image

License

IronOCR is a commercially licensed product.

  • Trial License: Get a free developer key to evaluate the full library with no commitment. Ideal for development and testing purposes. Start your trial HERE.

  • Purchase a License: Unlock the library for use in commercial projects and get access to our full technical support. Purchase your license HERE.

Getting Help & Support

Have a question or running into an issue?

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NuGet packages (134)

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IronOcr.Languages.German

The IronOCR engine adds OCR (Optical Character Recognition) functionality to Web, Desktop, and Console applications. IronOCR reads Barcode and QR codes. Ocr Dictionaries in this package: * German * GermanBest * GermanFast * GermanFraktur ==================================== Deutschsprachige OCR in C# & .NET. Optimierte C# Tesseract 5 OCR in einer eigenständigen .NET OCR-API. Konvertiert Scannerdokumente, Bilder und PDF in Text. C# & VB Beispiele: https://ironsoftware.com/csharp/ocr/languages/ ==================================== This package installs IronOCR and also German support including: * German (also known as Deutsch) OCR for screenshots, cameras, images files, tiffs and PDFs in .NET * Custom OCR that can significantly out-perform Tesseract CLI on real world documents * Can read scans with distortion, skewing, low resolution & contrast, and digital noise * Also supports Tesseract 3, 4 and 5 in German * Support for 125 total international languages available Additional Features Include: * Barcode & QR Reading * Output of searchable, search-engine indexable PDF documents * Inspect fonts, headings, paragraphs, lines, words, and characters as structured data Supports: * .NET Framework (4.5+) * .NET Core (2.0+) * .NET Standard (2.0+) Works on: * Windows * MacOS * Linux * Docker * Azure and other Cloud hosting platforms * Web, Console, WinForms, WPF and Services Reads: - Images - TIFFS - PDFs - Screenshots - Scans - Barcodes - QR codes Commercial support available. Email: developers@ironsoftware.com C# & VB Examples: https://ironsoftware.com/csharp/ocr/languages/
IronOcr.Languages.Spanish

The IronOCR engine adds OCR (Optical Character Recognition) functionality to Web, Desktop, and Console applications. IronOCR reads Barcode and QR codes. Ocr Dictionaries in this package: * Spanish * SpanishBest * SpanishFast * SpanishOld * SpanishOldBest * SpanishOldFast ==================================== OCR en español en C# y .NET. C# Tesseract 5 OCR optimizado en una API de .NET OCR independiente. Convierte documentos, imágenes y PDF del escáner en texto. Ejemplos de C# y VB: https://ironsoftware.com/csharp/ocr/languages/ ==================================== This package installs IronOCR and also Spanish support including: * Spanish (also known as Español, Castellano) OCR for screenshots, cameras, images files, tiffs and PDFs in .NET * Custom OCR that can significantly out-perform Tesseract CLI on real world documents * Can read scans with distortion, skewing, low resolution & contrast, and digital noise * Also supports Tesseract 3, 4 and 5 in Spanish * Support for 125 total international languages available Additional Features Include: * Barcode & QR Reading * Output of searchable, search-engine indexable PDF documents * Inspect fonts, headings, paragraphs, lines, words, and characters as structured data Supports: * .NET Framework (4.5+) * .NET Core (2.0+) * .NET Standard (2.0+) Works on: * Windows * MacOS * Linux * Docker * Azure and other Cloud hosting platforms * Web, Console, WinForms, WPF and Services Reads: - Images - TIFFS - PDFs - Screenshots - Scans - Barcodes - QR codes Commercial support available. Email: developers@ironsoftware.com C# & VB Examples: https://ironsoftware.com/csharp/ocr/languages/
IronOcr.Languages.Japanese

Japanese Language pack for the IronOCR C# and VB.Net OCR library. Reads Japanese language text from images and PDFs in .NET. Ocr Dictionaries in this package: * JapaneseAlphabet * JapaneseAlphabetBest * JapaneseAlphabetFast * JapaneseVerticalAlphabet * JapaneseVerticalAlphabetBest * JapaneseVerticalAlphabetFast * Japanese * JapaneseBest * JapaneseFast * JapaneseVertical * JapaneseVerticalBest * JapaneseVerticalFast This package installs IronOCR and also Japanese support including: * Japanese (also known as 日本語 (にほんご)) OCR for screenshots, cameras, images files, tiffs and PDFs. * Custom OCR that significantly outperforms Tesseract on real world documents. * Can read scans with distortion, skewing, low resolution & contrast, and digital noise. * Also supports Tesseract 3, 4 and 5 in Japanese. * Support for 122 other languages also available Additional Features Include: * Barcode & QR Reading * Output of searchable, search-engine indexable PDF documents * Inspect fonts, headings, paragraphs, lines, words, and characters as structured data Supports: * .NET Framework(4.5 +) * .NET CORE(2.0 +) * .NET Standard(2.0 +) Works on: *Windows * MacOS * Linux * Docker * Azure and other Cloud hosting platforms * Web, Console, WinForms, WPF and Services Reads: * Images * TIFFS * PDFs * Screenshots * Camera Input * Scans * Barcodes * QR codes This package also installs: https://www.nuget.org/packages/IronOcr/ For product and licensing support please email us at developers@ironsoftware.com ====== C# と .NET での日本語 OCR スタンドアロン .NET OCR API で最適化された C# Tesseract 5 OCR。 スキャナーのドキュメント、画像、PDF をテキストに変換します。 C# と VB の例: https://ironsoftware.com/csharp/ocr/languages/Japanese/
IronOcr.Languages.French

The IronOCR engine adds OCR (Optical Character Recognition) functionality to Web, Desktop, and Console applications. IronOCR reads Barcode and QR codes. Ocr Dictionaries in this package: * French * FrenchBest * FrenchFast ==================================== OCR de langue française en C# & .NET. OCR C# Tesseract 5 optimisé dans une API OCR .NET autonome. Convertit les documents du scanner, les images et les PDF en texte. Exemples C# et VB: https://ironsoftware.com/csharp/ocr/languages/ ==================================== This package installs IronOCR and also French support including: * French (also known as Français, Langue Française) OCR for screenshots, cameras, images files, tiffs and PDFs in .NET * Custom OCR that can significantly out-perform Tesseract CLI on real world documents * Can read scans with distortion, skewing, low resolution & contrast, and digital noise * Also supports Tesseract 3, 4 and 5 in French * Support for 125 total international languages available Additional Features Include: * Barcode & QR Reading * Output of searchable, search-engine indexable PDF documents * Inspect fonts, headings, paragraphs, lines, words, and characters as structured data Supports: * .NET Framework (4.5+) * .NET Core (2.0+) * .NET Standard (2.0+) Works on: * Windows * MacOS * Linux * Docker * Azure and other Cloud hosting platforms * Web, Console, WinForms, WPF and Services Reads: - Images - TIFFS - PDFs - Screenshots - Scans - Barcodes - QR codes Commercial support available. Email: developers@ironsoftware.com C# & VB Examples: https://ironsoftware.com/csharp/ocr/languages/
IronOcr.Languages.Italian

The IronOCR engine adds OCR (Optical Character Recognition) functionality to Web, Desktop, and Console applications. IronOCR reads Barcode and QR codes. Ocr Dictionaries in this package: * Italian * ItalianBest * ItalianFast * ItalianOld * ItalianOldBest * ItalianOldFast ==================================== OCR in lingua italiana in C# e .NET. OCR Tesseract 5 C# ottimizzato in un'API OCR .NET autonoma. Converte documenti, immagini e PDF dello scanner in testo. Esempi C# e VB: https://ironsoftware.com/csharp/ocr/languages/ ==================================== This package installs IronOCR and also Italian support including: * Italian (also known as Italiano) OCR for screenshots, cameras, images files, tiffs and PDFs in .NET * Custom OCR that can significantly out-perform Tesseract CLI on real world documents * Can read scans with distortion, skewing, low resolution & contrast, and digital noise * Also supports Tesseract 3, 4 and 5 in Italian * Support for 125 total international languages available Additional Features Include: * Barcode & QR Reading * Output of searchable, search-engine indexable PDF documents * Inspect fonts, headings, paragraphs, lines, words, and characters as structured data Supports: * .NET Framework (4.5+) * .NET Core (2.0+) * .NET Standard (2.0+) Works on: * Windows * MacOS * Linux * Docker * Azure and other Cloud hosting platforms * Web, Console, WinForms, WPF and Services Reads: - Images - TIFFS - PDFs - Screenshots - Scans - Barcodes - QR codes Commercial support available. Email: developers@ironsoftware.com C# & VB Examples: https://ironsoftware.com/csharp/ocr/languages/

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4.0.10 3,888 1/12/2017
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