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<h2 id="history">History</h2> <p>The first Barcode SDKs were not implemented as software libraries but as <a href="/facts/Computer_program/e38jH9N9">standalone applications</a> for <a href="/facts/DOS/6nkoK02J">DOS</a> and <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> and as Barcode <a href="/facts/Font/04Q7sE8J">fonts</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> At that time barcodes were used mostly in retail and for internal corporation needs, thus barcode users looked for all-inclusive hardware solutions<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> to generate, print and recognize barcodes. </p><p>The situation changed when <a href="/facts/Digital_camera/LSGTserm">camera</a> equipped devices (like <a href="/facts/Camera_phone/EzCfpkdl">mobile phones</a>) and <a href="/facts/Image_scanner/7DEJFTwx">document scanners</a> became common for everyday usage. Because barcodes could be scanned and recognized on common ordinary equipment and industrial and office users did not need to obtain expensive specialized one-function devices for barcode reading, the need for barcode writing and reading SDKs and <a href="/facts/Library_(computing)/xRzL3P7q">libraries</a> increased. </p><p>Barcode writing libraries already had been implemented as barcode fonts or standalone applications in projects like GNU Barcode or Zint. Implementation of a barcode writing library does not require hard <a href="/facts/Computer_science/lN3pEyPz">Computer Science</a> skills because it just need to follow <a href="/facts/Association_for_Automatic_Identification_and_Mobility/gsChkoeU">AIM</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a> or <a href="/facts/International_Organization_for_Standardization/IacYR7Yg">ISO specifications</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a> It does not have any difference from encoding data in special <a href="/facts/File_format/qrXbwJaH">file format</a>. </p><p>2D barcodes encoding is more difficult because 2D barcodes instead of 1D barcodes have additional encoding data like columns, rows, <a href="/facts/Extended_Channel_Interpretation/sdDz7MxD">ECI</a> or <a href="/facts/Reed%25E2%2580%2593Solomon_error_correction/HPc3Qj6N">data correction</a> options. Some 2D barcodes like <a href="/facts/MaxiCode/6oMUhqTB">MaxiCode</a> or <a href="/facts/PDF417/k4QzpTUm">Pdf 417</a> also have special encoding fields like <a href="/facts/Address/JB3RnlQu">Post Address</a> or metadata which convert these barcodes in multiple graphical files.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a> These differences could not be solved by barcode fonts usage and required <a href="/facts/Application_programming_interface/GMlN4vUr">API</a> with multiple parameters processing. </p><p>Barcode reading libraries are more complex, requiring <a href="/facts/Computer_vision/Tl2Yyk66">Computer Vision</a> techniques. However, they can be run on common camera or scanner equipped devices. The first libraries could recognize only <a href="/facts/Barcode/Mkh4cCTp">1D barcodes</a> by <a href="/facts/Barcode_reader/k6L6FUlY">laser scanners</a> mode emulation. This mode captured the whole image but then library made some scan-lines with <a href="/facts/Bresenham%2527s_line_algorithm/G1fcMKEF">Bresenham's algorithm</a> and tried to recognize data from these lines as hardware laser scanners did. The bright representation of these libraries is early ZXing project supported by Google, <a href="/facts/ZBar/qqgL0H8y">ZBar</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a> or other solutions.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a> </p><p>For the recognition of <a href="/facts/Barcode/Mkh4cCTp">2D barcodes</a> laser scanners mode emulation is not suitable. Moreover, this method has difficulty with barcode area detection, which causes problems with 1D angled barcode detection. More complicated methods from Computer Vision were implemented<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20"><sup>20</sup></a> to improve recognition quality for 1D and 2D barcodes. </p> <h2 id="application">Application</h2> <p>Barcode libraries have provided low cost <a href="/facts/Automatic_identification_and_data_capture/voSLBXpx">automatic identification and data capture</a> features to various fields of services and industry. This can be entertainment, healthcare, postal services, such as document processing or retail applications. </p><p>They can be used for: </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Advertising/Hgz271hW">Advertisement</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21"><sup>21</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Augmented_reality/xQk3nd1z">Augmented reality</a> implementation<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:22" href="#fn:22"><sup>22</sup></a> as quick identification of virtual objects</li> <li>Automatic data identification in <a href="/facts/Document_processing/Ia4ECRw4">document processing</a></li> <li>Automatically identified <a href="/facts/Hyperlink/LqNsa84e">hyperlinks</a> to internet pages</li> <li>Automatically recognized <a href="/facts/Invoice/Ad1XP7qp">payment bills</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:23" href="#fn:23"><sup>23</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Graphic_design/CJu4SYuG">Creative usage</a> of barcodes in design<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:24" href="#fn:24"><sup>24</sup></a></li> <li>Data entry for documents, like <a href="/facts/Driver%2527s_license/hFQycTwB">driver ID</a>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:25" href="#fn:25"><sup>25</sup></a> receipt or passport</li> <li>Encryption keys transfer and <a href="/facts/ISO%2fIEC_20248/xArCXScr">documents validation</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Grocery_store/wvIJYWLV">Food and goods</a> tracking in retail</li> <li>Games in augmented reality</li> <li>In airports, bus / railroad stations for automatic tickets and passenger documents identification</li> <li><a href="/facts/Internet_of_things/rwwGAxn3">Internet of Things</a> with linkage of physical object to virtual representation</li> <li><a href="/facts/Package_tracking/jNGtH3kF">Package tracking</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:26" href="#fn:26"><sup>26</sup></a></li> <li>Patient or <a href="/facts/Pharmacode/4rypdjKK">medicine identification</a> in healthcare services or industry</li> <li>Quick information extraction from <a href="/facts/Business_card/4pB1eLxe">business cards</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:27" href="#fn:27"><sup>27</sup></a></li> <li>Tracking of rental cars, airline luggage and even nuclear wastes</li> <li><a href="/facts/Vehicle_identification_number/lsA4EV0w">Vehicles identification</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:28" href="#fn:28"><sup>28</sup></a></li></ul> <h2 id="types">Types</h2> <p>Barcode libraries and or Barcode SDKs can be split in different types, which is based on their functionality: </p> <ul><li>Barcode Fonts</li> <li>Barcode Writing library</li> <li>Barcode Reading library</li> <li>Barcode Full support library</li></ul> <p>The first barcode libraries were fully transparent to user and used as simple printing text with specialized <a href="/facts/TrueType/6kBap0kH">TrueType</a> Fonts. This works well for <a href="/facts/Barcode/Mkh4cCTp">1D barcodes</a>, because 1D barcode just the same as linear text, sometimes with checksum. Usage of Barcode Fonts with <a href="/facts/Barcode/Mkh4cCTp">2D barcodes</a> also possible but it has problem with metadata processing like setting barcode row and columns and metadata. This is solved with predefined different metadata values in set of fonts for the same type of barcode. </p><p>Barcode libraries with <a href="/facts/Application_programming_interface/GMlN4vUr">API</a> calls have more customization features in writing and reading modes. However, only part of libraries has full support of writing and reading modes. More than half of libraries supports only one mode. </p> <h2 id="barcode-library-list">Barcode library list</h2> <p>Barcode libraries can support different barcode formats and <a href="/facts/Programming_language/cWTYbgWa">programming languages</a>. Also, they have different support of reading and writing functionality. Most common barcode libraries and SDKs are represented in the following list: </p> Barcode library list:<table><tbody><tr><th>Name</th><th>Company</th><th>License</th><th>Type</th><th>Languages</th><th>Platforms</th><th>Library abilities</th><th>Supported barcode types</th></tr><tr><th>Aspose.Barcode<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:29" href="#fn:29"><sup>29</sup></a></th><td>Aspose</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a>, <a href="/facts/Royalty-free/jygPgwe5">Royalty-free</a></td><td>Full</td><td><a href="/facts/Java_(programming_language)/9ScgFyAL">Java</a>, <a href="/facts/List_of_CLI_languages/LnpaWLBK">.NET</a>, <a href="/facts/C%252B%252B/Et0F2qn9">C++</a>, <a href="/facts/PHP/02Lfe6RM">PHP</a>, <a href="/facts/JavaScript/XhhIIEsl">JavaScript</a>, <a href="/facts/Python_(programming_language)/YbuGqofa">Python</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Cross-platform_software/16zqdvNR">Cross-platform</a>(native), <a href="/facts/Java_(software_platform)/fpn6x8WL">Java</a>, <a href="/facts/.NET_Framework/J6QDAUhP">.NET</a>, <a href="/facts/Android_(operating_system)/nNyHb0xz">Android</a>, <a href="/facts/IOS/mK5cggH5">iOS</a> and <a href="/facts/Tizen/gNrC0mnG">Tizen</a> via <a href="/facts/Xamarin/JEbH9UEP">.NET MAUI</a>, <a href="/facts/Python_(programming_language)/YbuGqofa">Python</a> via <a href="/facts/.NET_Framework/J6QDAUhP">.NET</a> and <a href="/facts/Java_(software_platform)/fpn6x8WL">Java</a>, <a href="/facts/Web_platform/EUhALFVg">Web</a></td><td>Aspose.Barcode library can write barcodes in 7 image formats and read barcodes from 5 image formats. Reading barcodes from MS Word documents and PDF files is also possible with Aspose.Words and Aspose.PDF components.</td><td>more than 80<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:30" href="#fn:30"><sup>30</sup></a> barcode types</td></tr><tr><th>Barcode Writer in Pure PostScript<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:31" href="#fn:31"><sup>31</sup></a></th><td>Terry Burton Consulting Ltd</td><td><a href="/facts/MIT_License/8llAQtlk">MIT</a> with commercial support</td><td>Write</td><td><a href="/facts/PostScript/4EeEtnLv">PostScript</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Cross-platform_software/16zqdvNR">Cross-platform</a></td><td>Barcode Writer in Pure Postscript can generate all barcode formats entirely within PostScript.</td><td>more than 70<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:32" href="#fn:32"><sup>32</sup></a> barcode types</td></tr><tr><th>Barcode4J<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:33" href="#fn:33"><sup>33</sup></a></th><td>SourceForge</td><td><a href="/facts/Apache_License/5AeIjas8">Apache 2.0</a></td><td>Write</td><td><a href="/facts/Java_(programming_language)/9ScgFyAL">Java</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Java_(software_platform)/fpn6x8WL">Java</a></td><td>Barcode4J library can generate barcode images in <a href="http://barcode4j.sourceforge.net/2.1/output-formats.html">5 image formats</a>. The project is outdated.</td><td>15<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:34" href="#fn:34"><sup>34</sup></a> barcode types</td></tr><tr><th>BarcodeLib<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:35" href="#fn:35"><sup>35</sup></a></th><td>BarcodeLib.com</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a>, <a href="/facts/Royalty-free/jygPgwe5">Royalty-free</a></td><td>Full</td><td><a href="/facts/Java_(programming_language)/9ScgFyAL">Java</a>, <a href="/facts/List_of_CLI_languages/LnpaWLBK">.NET</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Java_(software_platform)/fpn6x8WL">Java</a>, <a href="/facts/.NET_Framework/J6QDAUhP">.NET</a></td><td>BarcodeLib library can write barcodes in 7 image formats and read barcodes from 5 image formats</td><td>11 types of 1D barcodes and 3 types of 2D barcodes</td></tr><tr><th>barKoder Barcode Scanner SDK<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:36" href="#fn:36"><sup>36</sup></a></th><td>Placeholder Ltd</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td><td>Read</td><td><a href="/facts/C_(programming_language)/Ky2No763">C</a>, <a href="/facts/Java_(programming_language)/9ScgFyAL">Java</a>, <a href="/facts/Objective-C/5mM557BW">Objective-C</a>, <a href="/facts/Swift_(programming_language)/A7qHQC32">Swift</a>, <a href="/facts/Kotlin_(programming_language)/CrAqIFLn">Kotlin</a>, <a href="/facts/JavaScript/XhhIIEsl">JavaScript</a>, <a href="/facts/List_of_CLI_languages/LnpaWLBK">C++</a>, <a href="/facts/List_of_CLI_languages/LnpaWLBK">.NET</a>, <a href="/facts/Dart_(programming_language)/xJ8tE6Tl">Dart</a>, <a href="/facts/C_Sharp_(programming_language)/UC2gxeyb">C#</a>, <a href="/facts/TypeScript/A6XNmrTd">TypeScript</a>, <a href="/facts/Python_(programming_language)/YbuGqofa">Python</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Android_(operating_system)/nNyHb0xz">Android</a>, <a href="/facts/IOS/mK5cggH5">iOS</a>, <a href="/facts/Xamarin/JEbH9UEP">Xamarin</a>, <a href="/facts/Flutter_(software)/aI365dAp">Flutter</a>, <a href="/facts/React_Native/QrjPdqG8">React Native</a>, <a href="/facts/Linux/9FvCKSTq">Linux</a>, <a href="/facts/Apache_Cordova/02wYWdWr">Cordova</a>, <a href="/facts/.NET_MAUI/Igdd6vw8">.NET MAUI</a>, <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a>, <a href="/facts/Web_platform/EUhALFVg">Web</a>, <a href="/facts/Web_browser/2pfyymLs">Browser</a>, <a href="/facts/Cross-platform_software/16zqdvNR">Cross-platform</a>, <a href="/facts/NativeScript/DthzB7ds">NativeScript</a></td><td>The barKoder barcode scanner SDK supports barcode scanning both via images (5 formats) or through cameras of mobile devices</td><td>more than 30 barcode types</td></tr><tr><th>ByteScout BarCode SDK<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:37" href="#fn:37"><sup>37</sup></a></th><td>ByteScout, Inc.</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a>, <a href="/facts/Royalty-free/jygPgwe5">Royalty-free</a></td><td>Full</td><td><a href="/facts/List_of_CLI_languages/LnpaWLBK">.NET</a>; <a href="/facts/JavaScript/XhhIIEsl">JavaScript</a> via <a href="/facts/Representational_state_transfer/Q58zfr5h">REST API</a>; <a href="/facts/Component_Object_Model/2DtIAufW">COM API</a>: <a href="/facts/C%252B%252B/Et0F2qn9">C++</a>, <a href="/facts/Java_(programming_language)/9ScgFyAL">Java</a>, <a href="/facts/Delphi_(programming_language)/sUFUXQ8r">Delphi</a>, <a href="/facts/PHP/02Lfe6RM">PHP</a>, <a href="/facts/VBScript/tg6VhSCk">VBScript</a></td><td><a href="/facts/.NET_Framework/J6QDAUhP">.NET</a>, <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a>, <a href="/facts/Web_platform/EUhALFVg">Web</a></td><td>ByteScout BarCode SDK libraries can write barcodes in 7 image formats and read barcodes from 5 image formats.</td><td>more than 20 barcode types</td></tr><tr><th>ClearImage Barcode Reader SDK<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:38" href="#fn:38"><sup>38</sup></a></th><td>Inlite Research, Inc</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a>, per computer</td><td>Read</td><td><a href="/facts/List_of_CLI_languages/LnpaWLBK">.NET</a>; <a href="/facts/Component_Object_Model/2DtIAufW">COM API</a>: <a href="/facts/C%252B%252B/Et0F2qn9">C++</a>, <a href="/facts/Java_(programming_language)/9ScgFyAL">Java</a>, <a href="/facts/Delphi_(programming_language)/sUFUXQ8r">Delphi</a>, <a href="/facts/PHP/02Lfe6RM">PHP</a>, <a href="/facts/VBScript/tg6VhSCk">VBScript</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a></td><td>Barcode Reader library can read barcodes from 5 image formats and pdf files.</td><td>19 barcode types</td></tr><tr><th>Cognex Barcode Scanner SDK<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:39" href="#fn:39"><sup>39</sup></a></th><td>Cognex</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a>, <a href="/facts/Royalty-free/jygPgwe5">Royalty-free</a></td><td>Read</td><td><a href="/facts/Java_(programming_language)/9ScgFyAL">Java</a>, <a href="/facts/List_of_CLI_languages/LnpaWLBK">.NET</a>, <a href="/facts/Objective-C/5mM557BW">Objective-C</a>, <a href="/facts/Swift_(programming_language)/A7qHQC32">Swift</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Android_(operating_system)/nNyHb0xz">Android</a>, <a href="/facts/IOS/mK5cggH5">iOS</a></td><td>Cognex Barcode Scanner SDK can capture and recognize barcodes from mobile camera</td><td>17 barcode types</td></tr><tr><th>Docutain Barcode Scanner SDK<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:40" href="#fn:40"><sup>40</sup></a></th><td>INFOSOFT Informations und Dokumentations systeme GmbH</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td><td>Read</td><td><a href="/facts/Java_(programming_language)/9ScgFyAL">Java</a>, <a href="/facts/JavaScript/XhhIIEsl">JavaScript</a>, <a href="/facts/List_of_CLI_languages/LnpaWLBK">.NET</a>, <a href="/facts/Swift_(programming_language)/A7qHQC32">Swift</a>, <a href="/facts/Kotlin_(programming_language)/CrAqIFLn">Kotlin</a>, <a href="/facts/Dart_(programming_language)/xJ8tE6Tl">Dart</a>, <a href="/facts/C_Sharp_(programming_language)/UC2gxeyb">C#</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Android_(operating_system)/nNyHb0xz">Android</a>, <a href="/facts/IOS/mK5cggH5">iOS</a>, <a href="/facts/Xamarin/JEbH9UEP">Xamarin</a>, <a href="/facts/Flutter_(software)/aI365dAp">Flutter</a>, <a href="/facts/Apache_Cordova/02wYWdWr">Cordova</a>, <a href="/facts/Ionic_(mobile_app_framework)/CE8cT5B6">Ionic</a>, <a href="/facts/React_Native/QrjPdqG8">React Native</a>, <a href="/facts/.NET_MAUI/Igdd6vw8">.NET MAUI</a></td><td>Docutain Barcode Scanner SDK can read 9 types of 1D barcodes and 4 different 2D formats with mobile apps.</td><td>13 barcode types</td></tr><tr><th>DTK Software Barcode Reader SDK<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:41" href="#fn:41"><sup>41</sup></a></th><td>DTK Software</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td><td>Read</td><td><a href="/facts/Java_(programming_language)/9ScgFyAL">Java</a>, <a href="/facts/List_of_CLI_languages/LnpaWLBK">.NET</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Java_(software_platform)/fpn6x8WL">Java</a>, <a href="/facts/.NET_Framework/J6QDAUhP">.NET</a></td><td>DTK Barcode Reader SDK can read barcodes from 5 image formats</td><td>more than 30 barcode types</td></tr><tr><th>Dynamsoft Barcode Reader SDK<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:42" href="#fn:42"><sup>42</sup></a></th><td>Dynamsoft</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a>, Per Computer</td><td>Read</td><td><a href="/facts/C%252B%252B/Et0F2qn9">C++</a>; <a href="/facts/Objective-C/5mM557BW">Objective-C</a>; <a href="/facts/Wrapper_function/nyy4XUdb">Native API Wrapper</a>: <a href="/facts/List_of_CLI_languages/LnpaWLBK">.NET</a>, <a href="/facts/PHP/02Lfe6RM">PHP</a>, <a href="/facts/Java_(programming_language)/9ScgFyAL">Java</a>; <a href="/facts/JavaScript/XhhIIEsl">JavaScript</a> via <a href="/facts/WebAssembly/7ukwnxY9">WebAssembly</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a>, <a href="/facts/Linux/9FvCKSTq">Linux</a>, <a href="/facts/Android_(operating_system)/nNyHb0xz">Android</a> via <a href="/facts/Xamarin/JEbH9UEP">Xamarin</a>, <a href="/facts/IOS/mK5cggH5">iOS</a> via <a href="/facts/Xamarin/JEbH9UEP">Xamarin</a>, <a href="/facts/Web_browser/2pfyymLs">Browser</a></td><td>Dynamsoft Barcode Reader SDK can read barcodes from more than 5 image formats and recognize barcodes from camera</td><td>more than 30 barcode types</td></tr><tr><th>GdPicture.NET Barcode SDK<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:43" href="#fn:43"><sup>43</sup></a></th><td>ORPALIS</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a>, <a href="/facts/Royalty-free/jygPgwe5">Royalty-free</a></td><td>Full</td><td><a href="/facts/List_of_CLI_languages/LnpaWLBK">.NET</a></td><td><a href="/facts/.NET_Framework/J6QDAUhP">.NET</a></td><td>Library can write and read barcodes from almost 90 image and document formats<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:44" href="#fn:44"><sup>44</sup></a></td><td>more than 30 barcode types</td></tr><tr><th>GNU Barcode<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:45" href="#fn:45"><sup>45</sup></a></th><td>GNU Operating System</td><td><a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GPLv3</a></td><td>Write</td><td><a href="/facts/PostScript/4EeEtnLv">PostScript</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Cross-platform_software/16zqdvNR">Cross-platform</a></td><td>GNU Barcode library can generate barcodes directly in document by Postscript language</td><td>10 barcode types</td></tr><tr><th>IBscanner for .NET<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:46" href="#fn:46"><sup>46</sup></a></th><td>Inobix</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a>, <a href="/facts/Royalty-free/jygPgwe5">Royalty-free</a></td><td>Read</td><td><a href="/facts/List_of_CLI_languages/LnpaWLBK">.NET</a></td><td><a href="/facts/.NET_Framework/J6QDAUhP">.NET</a></td><td>IBscanner for .NET library can read barcodes from 5 image formats</td><td>12 types of 1D barcodes</td></tr><tr><th>IDAutomation Barcode Generator<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:47" href="#fn:47"><sup>47</sup></a></th><td>IDAutomation.com, Inc.</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a>, <a href="/facts/Royalty-free/jygPgwe5">Royalty-free</a></td><td>Write</td><td><a href="/facts/Java_(programming_language)/9ScgFyAL">Java</a>, <a href="/facts/List_of_CLI_languages/LnpaWLBK">.NET</a>, <a href="/facts/C%252B%252B/Et0F2qn9">C++</a>, <a href="/facts/PHP/02Lfe6RM">PHP</a>, <a href="/facts/JavaScript/XhhIIEsl">JavaScript</a>, <a href="/facts/Visual_Basic_for_Applications/aXrmxDlI">VBA</a>, <a href="/facts/TrueType/6kBap0kH">TrueType Fonts</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Java_(software_platform)/fpn6x8WL">Java</a>, <a href="/facts/.NET_Framework/J6QDAUhP">.NET</a>, <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a>, <a href="/facts/Web_platform/EUhALFVg">Web</a></td><td>IDAutomation Barcode Generator library and TrueType Fonts can generate barcodes in various programming languages and applications which support TrueType Fonts</td><td>24<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:48" href="#fn:48"><sup>48</sup></a> barcode types</td></tr><tr><th>KeepDynamic Barcode SDK<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:49" href="#fn:49"><sup>49</sup></a></th><td>KeepDynamic.com</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a>, <a href="/facts/Royalty-free/jygPgwe5">Royalty-free</a></td><td>Full</td><td><a href="/facts/Java_(programming_language)/9ScgFyAL">Java</a>, <a href="/facts/List_of_CLI_languages/LnpaWLBK">.NET</a>, <a href="/facts/Visual_Basic_for_Applications/aXrmxDlI">VBA</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Java_(software_platform)/fpn6x8WL">Java</a>, <a href="/facts/.NET_Framework/J6QDAUhP">.NET</a>, <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Office/faD8vYG0">MS Office</a></td><td>KeepDynamic Barcode SDK can write barcodes in 7 image formats and read barcodes from 5 image formats.</td><td>9 types of 1D barcodes and 3 types of 2D barcodes</td></tr><tr><th>LEADTOOLS Barcode SDK<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:50" href="#fn:50"><sup>50</sup></a></th><td>LEAD Technologies, Inc</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a>, Per Application</td><td>Full</td><td><a href="/facts/Java_(programming_language)/9ScgFyAL">Java</a>, <a href="/facts/List_of_CLI_languages/LnpaWLBK">.NET</a>, <a href="/facts/C%252B%252B/Et0F2qn9">C++</a>, <a href="/facts/Objective-C/5mM557BW">Objective-C</a>, <a href="/facts/Swift_(programming_language)/A7qHQC32">Swift</a>, <a href="/facts/JavaScript/XhhIIEsl">JavaScript</a> via <a href="/facts/Representational_state_transfer/Q58zfr5h">REST API</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Cross-platform_software/16zqdvNR">Cross-platform</a>(native), <a href="/facts/Java_(software_platform)/fpn6x8WL">Java</a>, <a href="/facts/.NET_Framework/J6QDAUhP">.NET</a>, <a href="/facts/Android_(operating_system)/nNyHb0xz">Android</a>, <a href="/facts/IOS/mK5cggH5">iOS</a>, <a href="/facts/Web_platform/EUhALFVg">Web</a></td><td>LEADTOOLS Barcode SDK can write barcodes in various image formats and read barcodes from various image formats (depends on platform)</td><td>more than 50 barcode types</td></tr><tr><th>ML Kit Barcode Scanning API<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:51" href="#fn:51"><sup>51</sup></a></th><td>Google</td><td>Google API<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:52" href="#fn:52"><sup>52</sup></a></td><td>Read</td><td><a href="/facts/Java_(programming_language)/9ScgFyAL">Java</a>, <a href="/facts/Objective-C/5mM557BW">Objective-C</a>, <a href="/facts/Swift_(programming_language)/A7qHQC32">Swift</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Android_(operating_system)/nNyHb0xz">Android</a>, <a href="/facts/IOS/mK5cggH5">iOS</a></td><td>ML Kit Barcode Scanning API can recognize barcodes from mobile camera</td><td>13 barcode types</td></tr><tr><th>Neodynamic Barcode Professional<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:53" href="#fn:53"><sup>53</sup></a></th><td>Neodynamic SRL</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a>, <a href="/facts/Royalty-free/jygPgwe5">Royalty-free</a></td><td>Full</td><td><a href="/facts/List_of_CLI_languages/LnpaWLBK">.NET</a>; <a href="/facts/JavaScript/XhhIIEsl">JavaScript</a>, <a href="/facts/PHP/02Lfe6RM">PHP</a> via <a href="/facts/Representational_state_transfer/Q58zfr5h">REST API</a></td><td><a href="/facts/.NET_Framework/J6QDAUhP">.NET</a>, <a href="/facts/Web_platform/EUhALFVg">Web</a></td><td>Neodynamic Barcode Professional can write more than 70 barcode types in 7 image formats and read 12 barcode types from 5 image formats.</td><td>write: more than 70<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:54" href="#fn:54"><sup>54</sup></a> barcode types / read: 12<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:55" href="#fn:55"><sup>55</sup></a> types of 1D barcodes</td></tr><tr><th>OnBarcode Barcode SDK</th><td>OnBarcode</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a>, <a href="/facts/Royalty-free/jygPgwe5">Royalty-free</a></td><td>Full</td><td><a href="/facts/Java_(programming_language)/9ScgFyAL">Java</a>, <a href="/facts/List_of_CLI_languages/LnpaWLBK">.NET</a>, <a href="/facts/Objective-C/5mM557BW">Objective-C</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Java_(software_platform)/fpn6x8WL">Java</a>, <a href="/facts/.NET_Framework/J6QDAUhP">.NET</a>, <a href="/facts/Android_(operating_system)/nNyHb0xz">Android</a>, <a href="/facts/IOS/mK5cggH5">iOS</a></td><td>OnBarcode Barcode SDK can write barcodes in 7 image formats and read barcodes from 5 image formats (depends on platform)</td><td>more than 20 barcode types</td></tr><tr><th>OpenBarcodes<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:56" href="#fn:56"><sup>56</sup></a></th><td>SourceForge</td><td><a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GPLv2</a></td><td>Write</td><td><a href="/facts/TrueType/6kBap0kH">TrueType Font</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Cross-platform_software/16zqdvNR">Cross-platform</a></td><td>OpenBarcodes TrueType Fonts can encode text to barcode in any rich text application</td><td>4 types of 1D barcodes and 3 types of 2D barcodes</td></tr><tr><th>pqScan Barcode SDK<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:57" href="#fn:57"><sup>57</sup></a></th><td>pqScan</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a>, <a href="/facts/Royalty-free/jygPgwe5">Royalty-free</a></td><td>Full</td><td><a href="/facts/Java_(programming_language)/9ScgFyAL">Java</a>, <a href="/facts/List_of_CLI_languages/LnpaWLBK">.NET</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Java_(software_platform)/fpn6x8WL">Java</a>, <a href="/facts/.NET_Framework/J6QDAUhP">.NET</a></td><td>pqScan Barcode SDK can write barcodes in 7 image formats and read barcodes from 5 image formats</td><td>13 barcode types</td></tr><tr><th>Python Barcode Library<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:58" href="#fn:58"><sup>58</sup></a></th><td>Game Maker 2k</td><td><a href="/facts/BSD_licenses/XLtmLp5x">BSD</a></td><td>Write</td><td><a href="/facts/Python_(programming_language)/YbuGqofa">Python</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Cross-platform_software/16zqdvNR">Cross-platform</a></td><td>Python Barcode Library can generate barcode images with Python language</td><td>12 barcode types</td></tr><tr><th>Scanbot Barcode Scanner SDK<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:59" href="#fn:59"><sup>59</sup></a></th><td>Scanbot SDK</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td><td>Read</td><td><a href="/facts/Java_(programming_language)/9ScgFyAL">Java</a>, <a href="/facts/Objective-C/5mM557BW">Objective-C</a>, <a href="/facts/Swift_(programming_language)/A7qHQC32">Swift</a>, <a href="/facts/Kotlin_(programming_language)/CrAqIFLn">Kotlin</a>, <a href="/facts/Dart_(programming_language)/xJ8tE6Tl">Dart</a>, <a href="/facts/JavaScript/XhhIIEsl">JavaScript</a>, <a href="/facts/C_Sharp_(programming_language)/UC2gxeyb">C#</a>, <a href="/facts/List_of_CLI_languages/LnpaWLBK">.NET</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Android_(operating_system)/nNyHb0xz">Android</a>, <a href="/facts/IOS/mK5cggH5">iOS</a>, <a href="/facts/Web_browser/2pfyymLs">Browser</a>, <a href="/facts/Xamarin/JEbH9UEP">Xamarin</a>, <a href="/facts/Apache_Cordova/02wYWdWr">Cordova</a>, <a href="/facts/Ionic_(mobile_app_framework)/CE8cT5B6">Ionic</a>, <a href="/facts/Flutter_(software)/aI365dAp">Flutter</a>, <a href="/facts/React_Native/QrjPdqG8">React Native</a></td><td>Scanbot Barcode Scanner SDK can read 9 types of 1D barcodes and 9 different 2D formats via apps and websites.</td><td>18 barcode types</td></tr><tr><th>SD-TOOLKIT Barcode SDK<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:60" href="#fn:60"><sup>60</sup></a></th><td>SD-TOOLKIT</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a>, <a href="/facts/Royalty-free/jygPgwe5">Royalty-free</a></td><td>Read</td><td><a href="/facts/Java_(programming_language)/9ScgFyAL">Java</a>; <a href="/facts/List_of_CLI_languages/LnpaWLBK">.NET</a>; <a href="/facts/C%252B%252B/Et0F2qn9">C++</a>(native); <a href="/facts/Component_Object_Model/2DtIAufW">COM API</a>: <a href="/facts/C%252B%252B/Et0F2qn9">C++</a>, <a href="/facts/Java_(programming_language)/9ScgFyAL">Java</a>, <a href="/facts/Delphi_(programming_language)/sUFUXQ8r">Delphi</a>, <a href="/facts/VBScript/tg6VhSCk">VBScript</a>; <a href="/facts/Objective-C/5mM557BW">Objective-C</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Java_(software_platform)/fpn6x8WL">Java</a>; <a href="/facts/.NET_Framework/J6QDAUhP">.NET</a>, <a href="/facts/Android_(operating_system)/nNyHb0xz">Android</a>, <a href="/facts/IOS/mK5cggH5">iOS</a>, <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a></td><td>SD-TOOLKIT Barcode SDK can read barcodes from 5 image formats</td><td>15 types of 1D barcodes and 4 types of 2D barcodes</td></tr><tr><th>SmartCodeDeveloper SDK<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:61" href="#fn:61"><sup>61</sup></a></th><td>TechnoRiver</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a>, <a href="/facts/Royalty-free/jygPgwe5">Royalty-free</a></td><td>Write</td><td><a href="/facts/List_of_CLI_languages/LnpaWLBK">.NET</a></td><td><a href="/facts/.NET_Framework/J6QDAUhP">.NET</a></td><td>SmartCodeDeveloper SDK can write barcodes in 7 image formats</td><td>more than 30 barcode types</td></tr><tr><th>Spire.Barcode<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:62" href="#fn:62"><sup>62</sup></a></th><td>E-iceblue Co. Ltd.</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a>, <a href="/facts/Royalty-free/jygPgwe5">Royalty-free</a></td><td>Full</td><td><a href="/facts/Java_(programming_language)/9ScgFyAL">Java</a>, <a href="/facts/List_of_CLI_languages/LnpaWLBK">.NET</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Java_(software_platform)/fpn6x8WL">Java</a>, <a href="/facts/.NET_Framework/J6QDAUhP">.NET</a>, <a href="/facts/Android_(operating_system)/nNyHb0xz">Android</a> via <a href="/facts/Xamarin/JEbH9UEP">Xamarin</a>, <a href="/facts/IOS/mK5cggH5">iOS</a> via <a href="/facts/Xamarin/JEbH9UEP">Xamarin</a></td><td>Spire.Barcode library can write barcodes in 7 image formats and read barcodes from 5 image formats</td><td>39<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:63" href="#fn:63"><sup>63</sup></a> barcode types</td></tr><tr><th>Syncfusion.Barcode</th><td>Syncfusion</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td><td>Write</td><td><a href="/facts/List_of_CLI_languages/LnpaWLBK">.NET</a></td><td><a href="/facts/List_of_CLI_languages/LnpaWLBK">.NET</a></td><td>Syncfusion.Barcode library generates barcodes as images or PDF documents. Also, provide UI controls to display the barcodes in UI.</td><td>10 types of 1D barcodes and 2 types of 2D barcodes</td></tr><tr><th>TBarCode SDK<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:64" href="#fn:64"><sup>64</sup></a></th><td>TEC-IT Datenverarbeitung GmbH</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a>, <a href="/facts/Royalty-free/jygPgwe5">Royalty-free</a></td><td>Write</td><td><a href="/facts/List_of_CLI_languages/LnpaWLBK">.NET</a>; <a href="/facts/C%252B%252B/Et0F2qn9">C++</a>; <a href="/facts/Delphi_(programming_language)/sUFUXQ8r">Delphi</a>; <a href="/facts/PowerBuilder/XdFCQTMV">PowerBuilder</a>; <a href="/facts/Component_Object_Model/2DtIAufW">COM API</a>: <a href="/facts/C%252B%252B/Et0F2qn9">C++</a>, <a href="/facts/Delphi_(programming_language)/sUFUXQ8r">Delphi</a>, <a href="/facts/VBScript/tg6VhSCk">VBScript</a>; <a href="/facts/ABAP/8Db7YbwW">ABAP</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Cross-platform_software/16zqdvNR">Cross-platform</a>(native), <a href="/facts/.NET_Framework/J6QDAUhP">.NET</a>, <a href="/facts/SAP/cxdgQYP8">SAP</a></td><td>TBarCode SDK can write barcodes in 7 image formats (depends on platform)</td><td>more than 70<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:65" href="#fn:65"><sup>65</sup></a> barcode types</td></tr><tr><th>VintaSoft Barcode .NET SDK<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:66" href="#fn:66"><sup>66</sup></a></th><td>VintaSoft</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a>, <a href="/facts/Royalty-free/jygPgwe5">Royalty-free</a></td><td>Full</td><td><a href="/facts/List_of_CLI_languages/LnpaWLBK">.NET</a></td><td><a href="/facts/.NET_Framework/J6QDAUhP">.NET</a>, <a href="/facts/Android_(operating_system)/nNyHb0xz">Android</a> via <a href="/facts/Xamarin/JEbH9UEP">Xamarin</a></td><td>VintaSoft Barcode .NET SDK can write barcodes in 7 image formats and read barcodes from 5 image formats. Also library can read images from embedded pdf<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:67" href="#fn:67"><sup>67</sup></a> documents.</td><td>more than 60 barcode types</td></tr><tr><th>Viziotix Barcode Decoder SDK<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:68" href="#fn:68"><sup>68</sup></a></th><td>Viziotix</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a> Per Device</td><td>Read</td><td><a href="/facts/C_(programming_language)/Ky2No763">C/C++</a>, wrappers from C++ library: <a href="/facts/.NET_Framework/J6QDAUhP">.NET</a>, <a href="/facts/Python_(programming_language)/YbuGqofa">Python</a>, <a href="/facts/Java_(software_platform)/fpn6x8WL">Java</a>, <a href="/facts/Swift_(programming_language)/A7qHQC32">Swift</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a>, <a href="/facts/Linux/9FvCKSTq">Linux</a>, <a href="/facts/Android_(operating_system)/nNyHb0xz">Android</a>, <a href="/facts/IOS/mK5cggH5">iOS</a>, <a href="/facts/CUDA/fvPpolot">CUDA</a></td><td>Viziotix Barcode Decoder SDK can read 28 barcode types from camera and most common image formats.</td><td>28 barcode types<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:69" href="#fn:69"><sup>69</sup></a></td></tr><tr><th>VSBarcodeReader <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:70" href="#fn:70"><sup>70</sup></a></th><td>Vision Smarts SPRL</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a>, <a href="/facts/Royalty-free/jygPgwe5">Royalty-free</a></td><td>Read</td><td><a href="/facts/Objective-C/5mM557BW">Objective-C</a>, <a href="/facts/Swift_(programming_language)/A7qHQC32">Swift</a>, <a href="/facts/Java_(programming_language)/9ScgFyAL">Java</a>, <a href="/facts/Kotlin_(programming_language)/CrAqIFLn">Kotlin</a></td><td><a href="/facts/IOS/mK5cggH5">iOS</a>, <a href="/facts/Android_(operating_system)/nNyHb0xz">Android</a>, <a href="/facts/Xamarin/JEbH9UEP">Xamarin</a>, <a href="/facts/Apache_Cordova/02wYWdWr">Cordova</a>, <a href="/facts/Ionic_(mobile_app_framework)/CE8cT5B6">Ionic</a></td><td>Vision Smarts Barcode Scanner SDK reads barcodes using the camera of the mobile device. It works 100% offline.</td><td>18 types of 1D and 2D barcodes</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/ZBar/qqgL0H8y">ZBar</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:71" href="#fn:71"><sup>71</sup></a></th><td>SourceForge</td><td><a href="/facts/GNU_Lesser_General_Public_License/AXwkz9x3">GNU LGPL 2.1</a></td><td>Read</td><td><a href="/facts/Python_(programming_language)/YbuGqofa">Python</a>, <a href="/facts/Perl/fx31kjlT">Perl</a>, <a href="/facts/C%252B%252B/Et0F2qn9">C++</a>, <a href="/facts/C_(programming_language)/Ky2No763">C</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Linux/9FvCKSTq">Linux</a>/<a href="/facts/Unix/0pNL2seI">Unix</a>, <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a>, <a href="/facts/IOS/mK5cggH5">iOS</a></td><td>ZBar library can capture image from video stream and recognize barcodes. The library works as <a href="/facts/Barcode_reader/k6L6FUlY">linear scanner</a> emulation.</td><td>7 types of 1D barcodes and QR code</td></tr><tr><th>Zen Barcode Rendering Framework<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:72" href="#fn:72"><sup>72</sup></a></th><td>None</td><td><a href="/facts/Public_domain/YWKMDKw4">Public domain</a></td><td>Write</td><td><a href="/facts/List_of_CLI_languages/LnpaWLBK">.NET</a></td><td><a href="/facts/.NET_Framework/J6QDAUhP">.NET</a></td><td>Zen Barcode Rendering Framework can write barcodes in 7 image formats</td><td>9 barcode types</td></tr><tr><th>Zint<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:73" href="#fn:73"><sup>73</sup></a></th><td>SourceForge</td><td><a href="/facts/Apache_License/5AeIjas8">Apache 2.0</a>, <a href="/facts/BSD_licenses/XLtmLp5x">BSD</a>, <a href="/facts/GNU_Lesser_General_Public_License/AXwkz9x3">GNU GPLv3</a></td><td>Write</td><td><a href="/facts/C_(programming_language)/Ky2No763">C</a>, <a href="/facts/List_of_CLI_languages/LnpaWLBK">.NET</a> via ZintNET<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:74" href="#fn:74"><sup>74</sup></a> port, <a href="/facts/Java_(programming_language)/9ScgFyAL">Java</a> via Okapi Barcode<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:75" href="#fn:75"><sup>75</sup></a> port</td><td><a href="/facts/Linux/9FvCKSTq">Linux</a>/<a href="/facts/Unix/0pNL2seI">Unix</a>, <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a>, <a href="/facts/Java_(software_platform)/fpn6x8WL">Java</a>, <a href="/facts/.NET_Framework/J6QDAUhP">.NET</a></td><td>Can generate barcodes in 6 image formats<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:76" href="#fn:76"><sup>76</sup></a> (depends on port)</td><td>more than 50<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:77" href="#fn:77"><sup>77</sup></a> barcode types</td></tr><tr><th>ZXing<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:78" href="#fn:78"><sup>78</sup></a></th><td>ZXing Project</td><td><a href="/facts/Apache_License/5AeIjas8">Apache 2.0</a></td><td>Full</td><td><a href="/facts/Java_(programming_language)/9ScgFyAL">Java</a>, <a href="/facts/List_of_CLI_languages/LnpaWLBK">.NET</a>, <a href="/facts/C%252B%252B/Et0F2qn9">C++</a>, <a href="/facts/Objective-C/5mM557BW">Objective-C</a>, <a href="/facts/JavaScript/XhhIIEsl">JavaScript</a>, <a href="/facts/PHP/02Lfe6RM">PHP</a>, <a href="/facts/Ruby_(programming_language)/BeYSaPSR">Ruby</a>, <a href="/facts/Python_(programming_language)/YbuGqofa">Python</a>, <a href="/facts/TypeScript/A6XNmrTd">TypeScript</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Cross-platform_software/16zqdvNR">Cross-platform</a>(native), <a href="/facts/Java_(software_platform)/fpn6x8WL">Java</a>, <a href="/facts/.NET_Framework/J6QDAUhP">.NET</a>, <a href="/facts/Android_(operating_system)/nNyHb0xz">Android</a>, <a href="/facts/IOS/mK5cggH5">iOS</a>, <a href="/facts/Web_platform/EUhALFVg">Web</a></td><td>ZXing library with ports can produce barcodes in various image formats (it depends from the source port) and read barcodes from image or from camera.</td><td>more than 20 barcode types</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="recommendations-and-best-practices">Recommendations and best practices</h2> <p>Barcodes is the way of adding <a href="/facts/Automatic_identification_and_data_capture/voSLBXpx">machine reading tags</a> to any object<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:79" href="#fn:79"><sup>79</sup></a> of real world with low cost. All other ways like <a href="/facts/Radio-frequency_identification/4CnmIV2b">RFID chips</a> or object detection by <a href="/facts/Optical_character_recognition/kdTyxa1l">image recognition</a> are more expensive and difficult to implement. There are more than 200 barcode types and this makes choice of barcode type ambiguous. First barcode was <a href="/facts/Barcode/Mkh4cCTp">standardized in 60th</a> and there were two waves of barcode features development<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:80" href="#fn:80"><sup>80</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:81" href="#fn:81"><sup>81</sup></a> </p><p>The first wave of creation barcode standards was started in 60th and those were <a href="/facts/Barcode/Mkh4cCTp">1D barcodes</a>. Main advantages of these barcodes were simple encoding and recognition with laser scanners for linear barcodes. All of these restrictions were tied to slow <a href="/facts/8-bit_computing/2CkhLNoH">8-bit processors</a>, which were used at that time. This makes 1D barcodes have restricted symbol encoding like <a href="/facts/Code_11/JGVxrlVn">Code 11</a> or have restricted barcode length like <a href="/facts/International_Article_Number/1BqwBFU2">EAN 13</a>, <a href="/facts/Universal_Product_Code/eD3Tk7tM">UPCA</a>, <a href="/facts/EAN-8/FvhwPySv">EAN 8</a> or be used even without checksum like <a href="/facts/Code_39/49a4XzMm">Code 39</a> barcodes. In addition to this, informational density encoding of these barcode types is too low.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:82" href="#fn:82"><sup>82</sup></a> </p><p>Moreover, all of these 1D barcodes have low quality <a href="/facts/Checksum/AqxQ0I8g">checksum</a> or even do not have any checksum which makes recognition process unpredictable on images with too low quality. <a href="/facts/Barcode_Scanner_(application)/eyT0IMdn">Open source engines</a> does not recognize 1D barcodes on images with low quality but barcode engines with advanced recognition algorithms can recognize these barcodes. Unfortunately, recognition of <a href="/facts/Image_noise/zwhrU8lc">low quality images</a> could produce some incorrect symbols in recognized text. Low-density encoding, encoding restrictions and weak checksum makes 1D barcode unsuitable to current requirements to informational systems and data processing. Using of 1D barcodes in the new applications is reasonable if only it is required by <a href="/facts/GS1/MNX4N5ut">industrial standards</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:83" href="#fn:83"><sup>83</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:84" href="#fn:84"><sup>84</sup></a> </p><p>The second way of barcode standards implementation was <a href="/facts/Barcode/Mkh4cCTp">started in 90th</a> and it was development of 2D barcodes. Main advantages of 2D barcodes are high encoding density, which is 10 times more, no restrictions to text encoding and <a href="/facts/Reed%25E2%2580%2593Solomon_error_correction/HPc3Qj6N">self-checked codes like Reed Solomon codes</a>, which not only add confidence in correct recognition but also can restore some wiped or corrupted barcode data.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:85" href="#fn:85"><sup>85</sup></a> Main disadvantage of 2D barcodes, they cannot be recognized by laser scanners, except <a href="/facts/PDF417/k4QzpTUm">PDF 417</a>, for recognition they require <a href="/facts/Image_scanner/7DEJFTwx">photo scanners</a>. Most of 2D barcodes can encode information in <a href="/facts/Byte/BNHUp9Qq">byte</a> mode and this allows encoding both text in 8-bit national <a href="/facts/Character_encoding/ShJHIMoA">encoding charset</a> and text in common Unicode charsets like <a href="/facts/UTF-16/ofSmbCem">UTF16</a> or <a href="/facts/UTF-8/xlaVHSyf">UTF8</a> with <a href="/facts/Extended_Channel_Interpretation/sdDz7MxD">ECI</a> tag. </p><p>New projects should use 2D barcodes if industry standards permit.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:86" href="#fn:86"><sup>86</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:87" href="#fn:87"><sup>87</sup></a> They do not have any restrictions to encoding text, they can be correctly restored on corrupted or low quality images and their recognition result is fully confidential. The informational density allows placing them on the same area or even lesser than 1D barcodes. The main question here could be requirement to marked area. Most common <a href="/facts/QR_code/B0l0IS7a">QR code</a> can be only in square size, same <a href="/facts/Aztec_Code/Euzhfuzz">Aztec</a> or <a href="/facts/Data_Matrix/CDENxAJS">Datamatrix</a> in some sizes. If someone has a long rectangular area with low height, they can use Datamatrix with rectangular sizes, see DMRE <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:88" href="#fn:88"><sup>88</sup></a> or PDF417, which can have difference width to height more than 64 times. </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Application_programming_interface/GMlN4vUr">Application programming interface</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Automated_identification_and_data_capture/voSLBXpx">Automated identification and data capture</a> (AIDC)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Barcode/Mkh4cCTp">Barcode</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Barcode_printer/gYLftkTV">Barcode printer</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Barcode_reader/k6L6FUlY">Barcode reader</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Barcode_system/EJrnScsn">Barcode system</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Computer_vision/Tl2Yyk66">Computer vision</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Digital_image_processing/zenalNCf">Digital image processing</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Dynamic-link_library/vySyC1dz">Dynamic-link library</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Machine_vision/8kvmXVcA">Machine vision</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Outline_of_object_recognition/cdLpak1I">Object recognition</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Pattern_recognition/o1s38opj">Pattern recognition</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Software_development_kit/2Hkk6Hbs">Software development kit</a> (SDK)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Library_(computing)/xRzL3P7q">Software library</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/TrueType/6kBap0kH">TrueType Fonts</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://ro.uow.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1009&context=thesesinfo">Advantages and disadvantages of barcodes and radio frequency identification in supply chain management</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.gs1.org/standards/barcodes">GS1 barcodes</a></li> <li><a href="http://hh.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:664772/FULLTEXT01.pdf">Label and Barcode Detection in Wide Angle Image</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.scribd.com/document/83059010/Robust-1D-Barcode-Recognition-on-Mobile-Devices">Robust 1D Barcode Recognition on Mobile Devices</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.gs1.org/sites/default/files/ten_steps_to_barcode_implementation.pdf">Ten steps to GS1 barcode implementation</a></li> <li><a href="https://sdk.docutain.com/blogartikel/data-encoded-in-barcodes">Examples of data encoded in barcodes</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Barcodes vs RFID, Why Barcodes Still Win". www.brightpearl.com. 17 August 2018. <a href="https://www.brightpearl.com/blog/barcodes-vs-rfid" target="_blank">https://www.brightpearl.com/blog/barcodes-vs-rfid</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Canteli, Ana (28 February 2020). 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