Perform OCR using free Nicomsoft SDK


Since version 7.0, PDF Focus .Net can work with OCR. To perform OCR we'll use free OCR library by Nicomsoft (https://www.nicomsoft.com).
The library is freeware and can be used in commercial application.

You need download Nicomsoft OCR SDK from: free_NSOCR_v70_build885_full.exe



Further install it on your PC or server-side.

Notice: Please make sure, that you have installed this package (Nicomsoft OCR SDK) on your computer or server-side. And also, when creating your solution, you must place the file "NSOCR.cs" from C:\Program Files (x86)\Nicomsoft OCR\Samples in the directory of your solution. After copying "NSOCR.cs", there will be no errors with the "using NSOCR_NameSpace;".

The full code sample you may download directly from NuGet C#: The link

The full code sample you may download directly from NuGet VB .NET: The link


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