While working on a web application that accepts file uploads as an input, I found myself working pretty extensively with many different MIME types. Also known as Media types, a MIME type is a two part identifier that simply indicates the nature and format of a document, file, or assortment of bytes. While trying to make the web app secure, I started using the MIME type to verify that the file being uploaded was safe and able to be processed.

Once again, we are excited to announce that LEADTOOLS has won the following ComponentSource awards for 2023:

Top 10 Publisher Award for LEAD Technologies

Top 50 Product Award for LEADTOOLS Imaging Pro SDK

Top 50 Product Award for LEADTOOLS Document SDK

Top 100 Product Award for LEADTOOLS PDF Pro SDK

Event season is ramping up and we are ready! We love being able to see everyone face-to-face and showcase the latest and greatest with LEADTOOLS. First up, we're getting ready for AIIM 2023 in New Orleans on April 25-27th. We have some awesome offerings in store for attendees that you won't want to miss!

Individuals and organizations often utilize various types of annotations to mark-up images and documents. But as digital collaboration grows, so does the need for defining and granting user and group level permissions to create, edit, and remove annotations. This blog walks through how to implement and set annotation roles and groups in a .NET 6 WinForms application using LEADTOOLS.

With LEADTOOLS, you are able to easily scan images and documents within a web application from any scanner, digital camera, or TWAIN or SANE-enabled device.

The video below shows step-by-step how to scan and display images within our HTML5/JavaScript Zero-footprint Viewer.