Spire.OCR for is a software library that allows developers to integrate Optical Character Recognition (OCR) capabilities into .NET applications. It extracts text from images in formats like JPG, PNG, GIF, BMP, and TIFF, supporting multiple languages and popular fonts and styles.

Key Features

Multi-format Image Support Extracts text from various image formats.

• Supports JPG, PNG, GIF, BMP, and TIFF images
• Handles both color and black-and-white images

Multi-language Recognition Recognizes text in several languages.

• English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, German, and French supported

Font and Style Recognition Accurately reads text in different fonts and styles.

• Supports Arial, Times New Roman, Courier New, Verdana, Tahoma, Calibri
• Handles regular, bold, and italic styles

Cross-platform Compatibility Works across major operating systems and environments.

• Compatible with Windows, Mac, Linux, Azure, Docker (64-bit only)
• Supports .NET Framework 2.0+, .NET Standard 2.0+, .NET Core 2.0+, .NET 5, Mono, Xamarin

Developer-friendly Integration Easy to use within .NET applications.

• Usable with C# and VB.NET
• Simple API; text extraction achievable with one line of code

Benefits

Efficient Text Extraction Speeds up digitization and data entry from images.

• Reduces manual transcription effort
• Improves accuracy and consistency in text extraction

Flexible Deployment Adapts to various project requirements and platforms.

• Usable in desktop, web, and cloud applications
• Supports deployment in containerized environments

Multi-language and Font Coverage Broad applicability across regions and document types.

• Useful for global applications
• Handles diverse document styles and languages