.NET MAUI QR Code Scanner

Prerequisites

1. Visual Studio 2022 with the .NET MAUI workload installed
2. A .NET MAUI project targeting Android or iOS

Install IronQR

Install the IronQR library using the NuGet Package Manager Console in Visual Studio. Navigate to Tools > NuGet Package Manager > Package Manager Console and run:

Install-Package IronQR

Alternatively, search for IronQR on NuGet and install the latest version.

Front-End Design

The scanner UI consists of a button to trigger image selection, an image view to preview the selected QR code, and a label to display the decoded result.

Replace the content of MainPage.xaml with the following:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ContentPage xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/dotnet/2021/maui"
             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"
             x:Class="MauiQrScanner.MainPage">

    <ScrollView>
        <VerticalStackLayout
            Spacing="25"
            Padding="30,0"
            VerticalOptions="Center">

            <Button
                x:Name="scanButton"
                Text="Select QR Code Image"
                SemanticProperties.Hint="Select Image"
                Clicked="OnScanButtonClicked"
                HorizontalOptions="Center" />

            <Image
                x:Name="qrImage"
                SemanticProperties.Description="Selected QR Code"
                HeightRequest="200"
                HorizontalOptions="Center" />

            <Label
                x:Name="resultLabel"
                Text="Scanned Text: "
                HorizontalOptions="Center"
                VerticalOptions="Center" />

        </VerticalStackLayout>
    </ScrollView>

</ContentPage>

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ContentPage xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/dotnet/2021/maui"
             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"
             x:Class="MauiQrScanner.MainPage">

    <ScrollView>
        <VerticalStackLayout
            Spacing="25"
            Padding="30,0"
            VerticalOptions="Center">

            <Button
                x:Name="scanButton"
                Text="Select QR Code Image"
                SemanticProperties.Hint="Select Image"
                Clicked="OnScanButtonClicked"
                HorizontalOptions="Center" />

            <Image
                x:Name="qrImage"
                SemanticProperties.Description="Selected QR Code"
                HeightRequest="200"
                HorizontalOptions="Center" />

            <Label
                x:Name="resultLabel"
                Text="Scanned Text: "
                HorizontalOptions="Center"
                VerticalOptions="Center" />

        </VerticalStackLayout>
    </ScrollView>

</ContentPage>

Sample Input

Use the QR code below as a test image. Save it to your device, then select it through the app's file picker. The decoded value should display as https://ironsoftware.com.

Sample QR code — encodes https://ironsoftware.com

QR Code Scanning with IronQR

When the scan button is tapped, FilePicker opens the device's image library. After the user selects a photo, the full path is loaded into an AnyBitmap, which is passed to QrReader.Read(). The decoded value from the first detected QR code is displayed in the result label.

Add the following method to MainPage.xaml.cs:

using IronQr;
using IronSoftware.Drawing;

private async void OnScanButtonClicked(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    // Start scanning QR codes
    var images = await FilePicker.Default.PickAsync(new PickOptions
    {
        PickerTitle = "Pick image",
        FileTypes = FilePickerFileType.Images
    });
    var imageSource = images.FullPath.ToString();

    var inputBmp = AnyBitmap.FromFile(imageSource);

    // Load the asset into QrImageInput
    QrImageInput imageInput = new QrImageInput(inputBmp);

    // Create a QR Reader object
    QrReader reader = new QrReader();

    // Read the input and get all embedded QR Codes
    IEnumerable<QrResult> results = reader.Read(imageInput);

    // Display the first result
    resultLabel.Text = "Scanned Text: " + results.First().Value;
}

using IronQr;
using IronSoftware.Drawing;

private async void OnScanButtonClicked(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    // Start scanning QR codes
    var images = await FilePicker.Default.PickAsync(new PickOptions
    {
        PickerTitle = "Pick image",
        FileTypes = FilePickerFileType.Images
    });
    var imageSource = images.FullPath.ToString();

    var inputBmp = AnyBitmap.FromFile(imageSource);

    // Load the asset into QrImageInput
    QrImageInput imageInput = new QrImageInput(inputBmp);

    // Create a QR Reader object
    QrReader reader = new QrReader();

    // Read the input and get all embedded QR Codes
    IEnumerable<QrResult> results = reader.Read(imageInput);

    // Display the first result
    resultLabel.Text = "Scanned Text: " + results.First().Value;
}

Imports IronQr
Imports IronSoftware.Drawing

Private Async Sub OnScanButtonClicked(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    ' Start scanning QR codes
    Dim images = Await FilePicker.Default.PickAsync(New PickOptions With {
        .PickerTitle = "Pick image",
        .FileTypes = FilePickerFileType.Images
    })
    Dim imageSource = images.FullPath.ToString()

    Dim inputBmp = AnyBitmap.FromFile(imageSource)

    ' Load the asset into QrImageInput
    Dim imageInput As New QrImageInput(inputBmp)

    ' Create a QR Reader object
    Dim reader As New QrReader()

    ' Read the input and get all embedded QR Codes
    Dim results As IEnumerable(Of QrResult) = reader.Read(imageInput)

    ' Display the first result
    resultLabel.Text = "Scanned Text: " & results.First().Value
End Sub

FilePicker.Default.PickAsync is provided by the MAUI platform abstraction layer and works on Android, iOS, and Windows without any platform-specific code. AnyBitmap.FromFile handles image decoding, and QrReader.Read returns an IEnumerable<QrResult> with one entry per QR code found in the image.

Output

Selecting a QR code image triggers the scan. The decoded value appears in the result label below the image preview.

QR code selected and decoded value displayed in the result label