IronOCR .NET Library: Text Recognition API

Key Features

• 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.

Technical Specifications

• **Publisher:** https://ironsoftware.com/csharp/ocr/technology/ocr-net/
• **License:** Shareware
• **Operating System:** Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11
• **Last Updated:** October 15, 2025
• **Category:** Programming / Developer Tools