using IronBarCode; using System.Drawing; // Reading a barcode is easy with IronBarcode! var resultFromFile = BarcodeReader.Read(@"file/barcode.png"); // From a file var resultFromBitMap = BarcodeReader.Read(new Bitmap("barcode.bmp")); // From a bitmap var resultFromImage = BarcodeReader.Read(Image.FromFile("barcode.jpg")); // From an image var resultFromPdf = BarcodeReader.ReadPdf(@"file/mydocument.pdf"); // From PDF use ReadPdf // To configure and fine-tune barcode reading, utilize the BarcodeReaderOptions class var myOptionsExample = new BarcodeReaderOptions { // Choose a reading speed from: Faster, Balanced, Detailed, ExtremeDetail // There is a tradeoff in performance as more detail is set Speed = ReadingSpeed.Balanced, // Reader will stop scanning once a single barcode is found (if set to true) ExpectMultipleBarcodes = true, // By default, all barcode formats are scanned for // Specifying a subset of barcode types to search for would improve performance ExpectBarcodeTypes = BarcodeEncoding.AllOneDimensional, // Utilize multiple threads to read barcodes from multiple images in parallel Multithreaded = true, // Maximum threads for parallelized barcode reading // Default is 4 MaxParallelThreads = 2, // The area of each image frame in which to scan for barcodes // Specifying a crop area will significantly improve performance and avoid noisy parts of the image CropArea = new Rectangle(), // Special setting for Code39 barcodes // If a Code39 barcode is detected, try to read with both the base and extended ASCII character sets UseCode39ExtendedMode = true }; // Read with the options applied var results = BarcodeReader.Read("barcode.png", myOptionsExample); // Create a barcode with one line of code var myBarcode = BarcodeWriter.CreateBarcode("12345", BarcodeWriterEncoding.EAN8); // After creating a barcode, we may choose to resize myBarcode.ResizeTo(400, 100); // Save our newly-created barcode as an image myBarcode.SaveAsImage("EAN8.jpeg"); Image myBarcodeImage = myBarcode.Image; // Can be used as Image Bitmap myBarcodeBitmap = myBarcode.ToBitmap(); // Can be used as Bitmap

IronBarcode

Version 2025.3 released

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Cross Platform Support

Designed for C#, F#, & VB.NET running on .NET 9, 8, 7, 6, Core, Standard, or Framework
For Mobile QR support, try our IronQR Library

A C# Barcode Library that prioritizes accuracy, ease of use, and speed.

IronBarcode is the leading C# Barcode library for reading and creating barcodes in .NET. Its user friendly API allows developers to add Barcode functionality to .NET projects in minutes.

When you need to read, write, and style Barcodes, fast.

IronBarcode Release Version 2025.3

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