This OCR component for .NET enables text retrieval from images, such as scanned documents, with ease.

One of the best things about this component is its compatibility with a variety of image formats, including GIF, JPEG, PNG, and TIFF. Additionally, it utilizes the Tesseract OCR engine and Leptonica image processing library for top-notch performance.
Developers will appreciate the fact that the OCR component is available for .NET 2 through 4.5, and the source code of the component is included in the full version. Furthermore, the component is available for royalty-free distribution in applications, and a multilicense for all developers in a company is also available.
Overall, I highly recommend this OCR component as a valuable addition to any .NET developer's toolkit. Plus, it's part of the Winsoft Component Package, making it even easier to incorporate into your projects.
Version 2.4:
updated to the latest Tesseract 3.02 revision 866
added SparseText to PageSegmentation
added SparseTextOSD to PageSegmentation