IronOCR .NET Library: Text Recognition API

Overview and Functionality

IronOCR is an .NET OCR (Optical Character Recognition) and Barcode library for C# and VB.Net. It adds OCR functionality to Desktop, Console and Web applications in minutes. IronOCR reads Text, Barcodes and QR from images and PDFs. Image pre-processing includes: Rotation and De-Skewing, Background Noise Cleaning, Resolution Enhancement, Increasing Contrast, Color Simplification, and Setting Crop Regions. https://ironsoftware.com/csharp/ocr/

Technical Specifications

• **License:** Shareware
• **Operating System:** Windows All
• **Last Updated:** October 15, 2025
• **Category:** Programming / Developer Tools