ZXing AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Barcode Scanners

The best Barcode Scanner alternative to ZXing is ZBar bar code reader, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked six alternatives to ZXing and six of them are Barcode Scanners so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Barcode Scanner alternatives to ZXing are Dynamsoft Barcode Reader, STRICH, QuaggaJS and zbar-wasm.

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  1. ZBar Bar Code Reader is an open source software suite for reading bar codes from various sources, such as video streams, image files and raw intensity sensors. It supports EAN-13/UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-8, Code 128, Code 93, Code 39, Codabar, Interleaved 2 of 5, QR Code and SQ Code.

    46 ZBar bar code reader alternatives

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  2. Dynamsoft Barcode Reader is a high-performance Barcode Scanner SDK for 1D/2D code decoding from video or images. It is fast and highly accurate, capable of reading difficult, damaged, or obscured codes. APIs support web, mobile, & server/desktop (C++, .NET, Java, Python, etc.) integration.

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    • Proprietary

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    STRICH is a JavaScript library for real-time, multi-format barcode scanning directly in the web browser.

    6 STRICH alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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    QuaggaJS is a barcode-scanner entirely written in JavaScript supporting real- time localization and decoding of various types of barcodes such as EAN, CODE 128, CODE 39, EAN 8, UPC-A, UPC-C, I2of5, 2of5, CODE 93 and CODABAR.

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Self-Hosted
     
  5. A WebAssembly build of the ZBar Bar Code Reader.

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    • Online
     
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    This is a fork of the original QuaggaJS library, that will be maintained until such time as the original author and maintainer returns, or it has been completely replaced by built-in browser and node functionality.

    6 quagga2 alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Self-Hosted
     
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