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

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Designed for C#, F#, & VB.NET running on .NET 9, 8, 7, 6, Core, Standard, or Framework
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.NET Versions:

C#, VB.NET, F# Languages
.NET Core (9, 8, 7, 6, 5, and 3.1+)
.NET Standard (2.0+)
.NET Framework (4.6.2+)

OS & Processors:

Windows (x64, x86)
Mac (x64, ARM)
Linux (x64)

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Web (Blazor & WebForms)
Mobile (MAUI)
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Console (App & Library)

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Windows (10+, Server 2016+)
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Mac (macOS 10+)
Apple iOS (13+)
Android API 24+ (v7 “Nougat”)
Docker (Windows, Linux, Azure)
Azure (VPS, WebApp, Function)
AWS (EC2, Lambda)

IDEs:

Microsoft Visual Studio
Jetbrains ReSharper & Rider

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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.

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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.