Product Features

General Features

• Pure managed .NET library.
• Supports modern .NET platforms including .NET Framework, .NET, and .NET Core.
• Works across a wide range of platforms supported by .NET and .NET MAUI, including Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, and iOS.
• Compatible with other Aspose products for extended document workflows.
• Optimized for high-throughput barcode generation and recognition.
• Supports multi-core processing where applicable.
• Designed for batch processing and server-side scenarios.
• Supports common raster image formats for input and output: BMP, JPEG, GIF, TIFF, and PNG.
• Supports vector image formats for output: SVG, EMF, and PDF.
• Supports a wide range of international barcode standards and symbologies.
• Supports GS1 standards and industry-specific barcode formats.
• Simple licensing model suitable for development and production environments.
• License can be embedded and protected within the application.

Barcode Generation Features

• The BarcodeGenerator class provides flexible and reliable barcode generation capabilities.
• Generate a wide range of 1D and 2D barcode symbologies, including linear, matrix, stacked, postal, GS1, and industry-specific formats.
• Manage barcode size and layout, including X-dimension (module width), bar height, margins and quiet zones, auto-sizing, and scaling.
• Customize barcode appearance, including foreground and background colors, rotation to any angle, borders and frames, and captions with configurable font, alignment, and positioning.
• Generate barcodes with high-resolution output suitable for printing and screen display.
• Configure symbology-specific parameters, such as error correction levels (for 2D barcodes), columns, rows, and encoding modes where applicable, as well as checksums and supplemental data for supported 1D barcodes.
• Export generated barcodes to raster image formats (BMP, JPEG, GIF, TIFF, PNG) and vector formats (SVG, EMF, PDF).
• Generate barcode images fully in memory or save them directly to files or streams.
• Embed barcodes into Word and PDF documents via Aspose.Words and Aspose.PDF.
• Use visual components for barcode generation in WinForms and WPF applications.

Barcode Recognition Features

• The BarCodeReader class enables detection and recognition of barcodes from images, image streams, and files.
• Recognize a wide range of 1D and 2D barcode symbologies, including linear, matrix, stacked, postal, GS1, and industry-specific formats.
• Detect and read barcodes at any orientation, including rotated and skewed images.
• Read multiple barcodes from a single image.
• Restrict recognition to specific image regions to improve performance and accuracy.
• Validate checksums for supported 1D and postal barcode types.
• Retrieve detailed recognition results, including barcode type, decoded text, and barcode location.
• Process images in common raster formats (BMP, JPEG, GIF, TIFF, PNG).
• Support batch processing and high-throughput recognition scenarios.
• Scan barcodes from multi-page TIFF images via System.Drawing or Aspose.Drawing.Common.
• Scan barcodes from PDF documents via Aspose.PDF.
• Select predefined recognition modes optimized for different scenarios, such as fast detection, high accuracy, or degraded image conditions.
• Adjust recognition parameters to handle low-quality or noisy images, complex backgrounds, small or dense barcodes, and inverted or low-contrast barcodes.
• Improve recognition performance by limiting expected barcode types and applying appropriate quality presets.

Complex Barcode Features

• The ComplexBarcodeGenerator and ComplexCodetextReader classes enable generation and recognition of complex barcodes based on structured domain models, rather than manual composition of barcode text.
• Support complex standards that require strict payload structure, field validation, and formatting rules (for example, Driving License ID Code or Swiss QR Code).
• Parse and interpret complex barcode payloads into strongly typed structured data representations.
• Validate encoded data against format and checksum rules defined by the corresponding complex barcode specification.
• Eliminate manual handling of low-level encoding details such as field separators, control codes, and field ordering.
• Support round-trip workflows, converting structured data into barcode images and recognized barcode data back into structured objects.