1. IronBarcode
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IronBarcode Features

IronBarcode is a .NET library allowing developers to read and generate barcodes. This leading .NET barcode library supports a wide range of 1D and 2D barcodes including decorated (colored and branded) QR codes.

Compatibility

.NET Languages

  • C# (Tutorial)
    • Read and write barcodes in C#
  • VB.NET
    • Read and write barcodes in VB.NET
  • F#
    • Read and write barcodes in F#

Platforms

  • .NET 8, 7, 6 & 5
    • IronBarcode is compatible with .NET 8, 7, 6 & 5.
  • .NET Core 3x & 2x
    • IronBarcode is compatible with .NET Core 3x & 2x.
    • The current .NET Core release supports Linux, Unix and macOS client operating systems as well as Mono.
    • A future release will support Mono and Xamarin mobile environments.
  • .NET Standard 2x
    • IronBarcode is compatible with .NET Standard 2.0 and upwards.
  • .NET Framework 4.6.2+
    • IronBarcode is compatible with .NET Framework 4.6.2 and upwards.

App Types

  • Console, Web, & Desktop
    • Create apps for console, web and desktop utilizing IronBarcode.

OS

  • Microsoft Windows (Tutorial)
    • Create any application on Windows.
  • macOS (How-To)
    • Create any application on macOS.
  • Linux (How-To)
    • Create any application on Linux using Debian, CestOS, Ubuntu.
  • Docker (How-To)
    • Create any application on Docker using Windows, Linux or Azure.
  • Azure (How-To)
    • Create any application on Azure using VPS, Webapps, Websites, Functions.
  • AWS
    • Create any application on AWS using EC2 or Lambda.

IDEs

  • Microsoft Visual Studio
    • Create any application using Microsoft Visual Studio.
    • Create any application using IronBarcode with Blazor. (How-To)
  • Jetbrains ReSharper & Rider

Barcode Formats

QR & 2D Matrix

  • QR Code
  • Styled QR Code
  • Aztec

  • Data Matrix

  • MaxiCode (Read Only)
    • UPS Barcode
  • USPS Intelligent Mail Barcode (Read Only)
    • IMB
    • USPS OneCode Barcodes

Modern Linear Barcodes

  • Code 39
  • Code 128
  • GS1-128
    • The GS1-128 is a variant of Code 128, which can encode all ASCII alphanumeric characters in a barcode format. GS1-128 defines both data types and formats that are used for exchange and logistics between entities. Food companies use this barcoding format to share company, product, and shipping information.
  • PDF417
  • RSS14 (Reduce Space Symbology 14) (Read Only)
    • Support for stacked linear rendering.
  • RSS Expanded (Read Only)
    • Databar
    • GS1 Databar

Older Linear Barcodes

  • UPC-A
  • UPC-E
  • EAN-8
  • EAN-13
  • CodaBar
  • ITF (Interleaved Two of Five)

  • MSI

  • Plessey (Write Only)

Reading Barcode

Read Many Data Formats

Code Example | API Reference

  • Images (How-To)
    • Supports barcode reading from JPEG, JPEG 2000, PNG, BMP, TIFF and GIF image formats.
  • Multipage Images (How-To)
    • Read one or many frames from within multi-page GIF and TIFF image formats.
  • IronDrawing (How-To)
    • Supports IronSoftware.System.Drawing.
  • System.Drawing Objects (How-To)
    • Supports System.Drawing.Image.
    • Supports System.Drawing.Bitmap.
  • Streams (How-To)
    • Supports System.IO.Stream.
  • PDF (How-To)
    • Read Barcodes from PDF documents on single, multiple or all pages.

Set Accuracy & Performance

Code Example | (API Reference

  • Single/Multi Barcode Reading (How-To)
    • Specify the reader to scan once, many or all barcode formats for greater accuracy and performance.
  • Specify Crop Regions (How-To)
    • Choose to specify crop areas within scanned document regions to increase accuracy and efficiency.
  • Set Output Format (How-To)
    • BarcodeResult image objects (API Reference) can be disabled to further increase performance.
  • Multithreading Support (How-To)
    • Automatically manages multithreading for batch barcode scanning and also for reading multiple pages within multi-frame TIFFs, GIFs and PDFs.

Image Correction Filters

How-To | Code Example

Output Data Formats

How-To

You can create a barcode with texts, numbers or binary data. All characters in the Unicode standard UTF-8 are supported.

Writing Barcode

Write To Document Types

Code Example | API Reference

  • Image (How-To)
    • Save as Image Files JPEG, JPEG 2000, PNG, BMP, TIFF and GIF image formats.
  • System.Drawing Objects
    • Save to System.Drawing.Image.
    • Save to System.Drawing.Bitmap.
  • Streams (How-To)
    • Save as Image Streams.
    • Save to System.IO.Stream.
  • HTML (How-To)
    • Save to a DataURI for inline embedding in HTML.
    • Save as an HTML file.
    • Save to a complete HTML img tag with the full barcode image embedded.
  • PDF (How-To)
    • Save as PDF file, PDF stream or PDF binary data.
  • Existing PDF (How-To)
    • Stamp or annotate onto a set position within an Existing PDF.

Encoding Barcode Data

How-To

Encodes text, URLs, binary data (byte [], streams) and numbers depending on format support.

Checking Fault Tolerance

How-To

  • Null Check
    • Null checking catches the error earlier.
  • Checksums
    • Automatic checking, correction addition of checksums such as GTIN checksums for UPC-A and UPC-E barcodes.
  • Format Aware
    • Aware of format lengths and wilh zero pad numbers to ensure valid barcodes are generated.
  • Detailed Error messages
    • A detailed Exception model comprising of 7 custom exception types that guide developers to solve critical issues giving detailed error messages.
  • Custom QR Error Correction
    • Custom QR Error Correction settings allowing barcodes to become faster to read and more fault tolerant.

Styling Barcodes

How-To | Code Example | API Reference

GeneratedBarcode class allows for inline barcode styling including:

  • Resizing
    • Resizing while automatically keeping valid barcode proportions.
  • Margins & Borders
    • Add margins and borders.
    • Check final image dimensions.
  • Recoloring
    • Recoloring barcodes and their backgrounds.
    • Verify barcodes are readable after styling using a single method call.
  • Add Text Annotations
    • Add text annotations or print the barcode values automatically above or below any barcode using any installed typeface.
    • Features automatic text sizing and positioning.
  • Add Logos to QR Codes (How-To)
    • Add Logos to QR codes with automatic "snap to QR grid" image alignment.
    • Support for colored QR codes.