Component: WindowsOCR 
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Functions for OCR in Windows 10 or 11.

See also [OCR](component_OCR.md) functions (cross-platform) and [Vision](component_Vision.md) functions for macOS.

| Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [13.1](newinversion131.md "First functions introduced with version 13.1.") | ❌ No | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ✅ Yes, on Windows | ❌ No |

  
| Item | Details |
|:--|:--|
| [WindowsOCR.Available](WindowsOCRAvailable.md)   Whether OCR is available. | Win only   13.1 |
| [WindowsOCR.AvailableRecognizerLanguages](WindowsOCRAvailableRecognizerLanguages.md)   Returns a list of all available OCR languages on the device. | Win only   13.1 |
| [WindowsOCR.CurrentInputMethodLanguageTag](WindowsOCRCurrentInputMethodLanguageTag.md)   Queries current language tag for the user. | Win only   13.1 |
| [WindowsOCR.IsLanguageSupported](WindowsOCRIsLanguageSupported.md)   Whether a language is supported for OCR. | Win only   13.1 |
| [WindowsOCR.List](WindowsOCRList.md)   Lists all IDs of OCR engine objects. | Win only   13.1 |
| [WindowsOCR.MaxImageDimension](WindowsOCRMaxImageDimension.md)   Gets the maximum image pixel dimensions supported by the OCR engine. | Win only   13.1 |
| [WindowsOCR.New](WindowsOCRNew.md)   Creates a new OCR engine. | Win only   13.1 |
| [WindowsOCR.Recognize](WindowsOCRRecognize.md)   Scans the specified image for text. | Win only   13.1 |
| [WindowsOCR.RecognizeFile](WindowsOCRRecognizeFile.md)   Scans the specified image for text. | Win only   13.1 |
| [WindowsOCR.RecognizerLanguage](WindowsOCRRecognizerLanguage.md)   Queries the language used for the recognizer. | Win only   13.1 |
| [WindowsOCR.Release](WindowsOCRRelease.md)   Releases the object and all memory used for it. | Win only   13.1 |
| [WindowsOCR.ReleaseAll](WindowsOCRReleaseAll.md)   Release all our objects. | Win only   13.1 |
| [WindowsOCR.Result](WindowsOCRResult.md)   Queries a JSON with result of the OCR. | Win only   13.1 |
| [WindowsOCR.Text](WindowsOCRText.md)   Gets the recognized text. | Win only   13.1 |
| [WindowsOCR.TextAngle](WindowsOCRTextAngle.md)   Gets the clockwise rotation of the recognized text, in degrees, around the center of the image. | Win only   13.1 |

15 functions shown.

### Release notes

- **Version 13.5**
    - Enabled [WindowsOCR](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/component_WindowsOCR.shtml) functions for server usage.
- **Version 13.1**
    - Added [WindowsOCR](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/component_WindowsOCR.shtml) functions.
    - Implemented [Vision.RecognizeText](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/VisionRecognizeText.shtml) for Windows using [WindowsOCR](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/component_WindowsOCR.shtml) functions.

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[HTML Version](component_WindowsOCR.shtml)