Features

General Features

Barcode image generation
Barcode image scanning, detection, and decoding
Support for more than 60 symbologies, including 1D, 2D, and postal barcode types
Customization of barcode appearance-related properties
Image rotation
Encoding and decoding non-English characters in 2D types
Optimization of recognition engine variables
Data loading and saving to a stream or a file
Label printing
Support for complex barcodes (i.e. Swiss QR Code and Royal Mail Mailmark)

Barcode scanning at any angle
Support for common image raster and vector formats, including JPEG, TIFF, PNG, BMP, and GIF
Support for image resolution from 75 to 600 dpi
Support for the detection of damaged, blurred or noised images
Possibility to determine target barcode detection regions in a source image
Possibility to define target barcode types for recognition
Optimization of recognition engine variables to achieve the desired trade-off between reading speed and quality through manual settings or embedded presets
Detection of all barcodes displayed in the scanned region
Checksum validation for 1D and postal barcodes
Increasing barcode detection speed through multithread barcode recognition

Barcode generation with customized settings
Customization of barcode image appearance (size, resolution, height, background color, bar color, rotation angle, X-dimension, image quality, captions, wide-to-narrow-ratio, and others)
Saving generated barcode images in various raster and vector image formats: JPEG, TIFF, PNG, BMP, GIF, EMF, and SVG
Customization of encoding types and parameters
Support for checksum controls (for 1D barcodes) and supplement data
Customization of the wide-to-narrow ratio for some symbologies to improve recognition accuracy
Support for Error Checking and Correcting (ECC) or Extended Channel Interpretation (ECI) modes

Customization barcode image borders, border color, style, margins, and width
Customization fo barcode image color, caption color, text color, background color, and bar color
Customization of bar height
Customization of barcode caption appearance
Barcode rotation to any degree
Customization of quality and resolution settings for generated barcode images
Anti-aliasing for barcode images
Size unit selection
Auto-sizing of barcode labels
Rendering images on any device