Welcome to LEADTOOLS

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LEADTOOLS Version 15 provides the best in imaging toolkits for developers who are working with the latest technologies targeting Microsoft 32-and 64-bit platforms (XP and Vista). It includes both Win32 and x64 DLL API’s, C++ class libraries, and .NET class libraries. Its advanced features comprise the fastest and most robust version of LEADTOOLS ever.

Customers still requiring the older ActiveX, COM or VCL interfaces or targeting legacy operating systems such as Windows 95/98/Me are fully supported by LEADTOOLS Version 14.5. For more information contact sales@LEADTOOLS.com.

The Getting Started with LEADTOOLS help file is designed to provide you with:

$image\sqrblit.jpg$ Information about the LEADTOOLS DLLs, binaries, libraries, header files, import libraries, and classes used to support each LEADTOOLS feature.

$image\sqrblit.jpg$ Directions to the help file in which to find the documentation that supports each feature.

$image\sqrblit.jpg$ Directions to sample program source code that demonstrates each feature.

$image\sqrblit.jpg$ Links to execute sample programs that demonstrate each feature.

Supported Formats:

LEADTOOLS is available in Win32 Unicode, x64 Unicode, and .NET managed libraries. Note that not all features are available in all libraries. This help file can be used to easily determine which library is right for your particular development needs:

Win32 DLLs (Unicode)

Win32 COM Objects (Multimedia Only) (Unicode)

.NET Managed Class Libraries

Win32 C++ Class Library DLLs (Unicode)

Supported Environments:

The toolkit comes in Win32 and x64 editions that can support development of software applications for any of the following environments:

Windows Vista

Windows XP

Windows 2000