Powerful Software for Machine Vision

HALCON – The 2D & 3D machine vison toolbox

MVTec HALCON is a comprehensive machine vision software designed for developing, deploying, and operating reliable vision applications across industries. It supports faster development, stable operation, and long-term use in productive environments—helping reduce costs, improve quality, and shorten time to market.

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Comprehensive

MVTec HALCON provides the most extensive toolset in the vision market, from image acquisition to deep learning in one package. You avoid in-house development and managing multiple software packages.

Fast

HALCON supports multicore platforms, GPU acceleration, and automatic operator parallelization for high throughput. It also accelerates deep learning with Intel OpenVINO, NVIDIA TensorRT, and HAILO.

Accurate And Robust

HALCON enables subpixel-accurate measurements and reliable results, supported by calibration tools that correct lens distortions and enable world-coordinate measurements. It performs well even under poor imaging conditions.

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What is HALCON?

MVTec HALCON combines a broad range of proven machine vision functionality with a flexible architecture that supports both current and future requirements. Continuous development ensures access to the latest technologies, while clearly defined editions and release cycles provide planning security.

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Features & Tools

Learn more about the machine vision functionalities and tools that support the entire workflow—from core image processing and new feature developments to developing tools and platform compatibility.

Features & Tools

Documentation

Find manuals, reference documentation, and release notes to support your daily work with HALCON and help you make the most of the software.

Documentation

Editions & Licensing

Find out how HALCON is available, how the different editions are structured, and which licensing model fits your technical and organizational requirements best.

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Used Across Industries

HALCON is used in tens of thousands of applications worldwide, across a wide range of demanding machine vision scenarios. Companies in manufacturing, automation, electronics, logistics, and many other sectors rely on machine vision to improve their quality, increase efficiency, and optimize processes.

In modern production environments—often described as Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) or Industry 4.0—machine vision plays a key role in enabling data-driven decisions, flexible production, and continuous optimization.

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Explore our white papers to gain practical insights and expert knowledge on industrial machine vision. Download them now to understand key technologies, current trends, and real-world applications that support informed technical and strategic decisions.

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Our Success Stories

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Revolutionizing Cheese Production with AI and Machine Vision

The food industry is experiencing a transformative shift in quality control, due in part to advances in artificial intelligence (AI). When combined with rule-based machine vision, AI is enabling automation of processes that were previously impossible…