Linux SDK

barKoder Barcode Scanner SDK for Linux

Build powerful barcode scanning solutions for Linux-based systems using barKoder’s lightweight, high-performance SDK. Designed for kiosks, embedded devices, and industrial applications, it delivers fast offline decoding of 1D and 2D barcodes via a native C++ interface.

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barKoder Linux SDK:
Advanced and Versatile Barcode
and MRZ Scanning

The barKoder Linux is a comprehensive solution for integrating efficient and accurate barcode and MRZ scanning into any Linux desktop or server-facing application.

Integrate high-performance barcode & MRZ scanning into your Linux-based applications. The barKoder SDK for Linux offers real-time, offline decoding of 1D and 2D barcode symbologies with a lightweight, hardware-agnostic C++ API. Whether you're building industrial kiosks, embedded systems, desktop or server applications, barKoder provides reliable decoding with minimal dependencies. The barKoder Linux SDK also supports extensive customization, enabling tailored solutions to fit specific workflows and industry requirements.

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  • Suppored Environments: Any Linux based OS like Ubuntu 20.04+, Debian, CentOS or simila
  • Architecture: x86_64 and ARM64
  • Hardware-agnostic: Use with webcams, industrial cameras, or image streams
  • Flexible input: Decode from image files or pixel buffers (RGB, grayscale, etc.)
  • Runs offline and integrates with computer vision stacks
  • Excellent for both real-time and batch scanning workflows
  • Lightweight – ideal for both local and embedded use
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The Barcode Scanner SDK supports scanning the most common barcode types, maximizing efficiency for today's most progressive mobile apps.

25 Devices

Unlimited Scans

Platforms

Android, iOS, WASM, Windows, Linux, Python, C#

Symbologies

Aztec Code, Codabar, Code 11, Code 25, Code 32, Code 39, Code 93, Code 128, Data Matrix, DataBar, DotCode, EAN & UPC, GS1 Composite, MSI Plessey, MaxiCode, PDF417, Postal Barcodes, QR Code, Telepen, VIN

Cross-Platforms

.NET Maui, Flutter, React Native, Cordova, Capacitor, NativeScript, Python, C#
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Barcode Scanner SDK Features

Damaged Barcodes

At the core of our cutting-edge decoding solution lies MatrixSight®, an algorithm that some among us dare to deem groundbreaking. Exclusively featured in our barKoder software, MatrixSight is meticulously designed to redefine the very standards of mobile barcode recognition. This exceptional algorithm transcends the constraints of conventional decoding, establishing a new benchmark for reliability, accuracy, and versatility.

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Deformed Barcodes

Segment Decoding® transcends beyond anything other barcode scanners can achieve, and that is successful recognition of 1D barcodes that have been deformed, crumpled, wrinkled and otherwise altered to the degree where a straight line can't pass through all its bars, a limitation that other decoders can't alleviate. Achieved through barkoder's advanced barcode location detection algorithms, Segment Decoding® technique is unmatched in its performance levels and pattern matching capabilities, amortizing even the highest degree of barcode damages, including printing errors, label damage, scanner angles, low print quality, as well as various other levels of physical damage or environmental conditions.

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Blurry Barcodes

Accurately and reliably scan EAN & UPC barcodes regardless of the degree and the type of blur that affects them, be that motion, lens or focus blur.

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Multiple Barcodes

Want to scan multiple barcodes regardless of type and density continuously? Look no further than barKoder's Batch MultiScan feature, whose result caching and location reconstruction techniques provide excellent user-experience and results.

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VIN Scanner

When you combine MatrixSight® & Segment Decoding®, the result is breathtaking and leads to the most advanced VIN barcode scanner on the market, able to capture the data even within the most stubborn & difficult to read VIN-powered Code 39, Code 128, Data Matrix & QR Codes.

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MRZ Scanner

The fastest & most accurate Machine Readable Zone (MRZ) scanning software solution for capturing data from any MRZ- empowered biometric document, ensuring streamlined, reliable identity verification. With its easy integration and seamless setup, it represents an almost turnkey solution for any mobile platform without extensive configuration.

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PDF417 Scanner

Applying what we learned from MatrixSight® to our PDF417 barcode recognition engine was, for a lack of a better word, unparalleled. PDF417 barcodes, usually applied to identification documents such as driver's licenses, ID cards, vehicle registration discs and similar use-cases, due to wearing and extensive use naturally fade and lose their basic elements such as its start and stop patterns. But PDF417-LineSight® doesn't stop here and goes far beyond - a PDF417 barcode can now also miss its start and stop row indications and even entire data columns and it still wouldn't be beyond the reach of barKoder, which will capture the entirety of its data regardless.

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DPM Scanner

barKoder SDK's unique algorithms and features provided all the necessary conditions for creating a special mode for decoding even the most challenging Data Matrix barcodes, i.e. those engraved utilizing the Direct Part Marking (DPM) methods, something that previously was only possible with extremely expensive and specialized hardware scanners. Now all you need to achieve such barcode reading levels is your own personal smart device!

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DotCode Scanner

barKoder'’s barcode scanning API features the best DotCode reading algorithm by a significant margin when compared to any competitor product in the software-based barcode reading market, be that closed or open-source, rivaling even the best hardware solutions

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Industry and Application Examples

  • Kiosk Systems: ID verification, Self-checkout, ticket validation
  • Warehouse & Logistics: tracking, Inventory check-in/out, parcel
  • Healthcare: scanning, Specimen labeling, wristband
  • Industrial IoT: decoding in ARM64-based control units, Embedded barcode

1D & 2D Barcode Formats Support

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Linear (1D) Barcodes

Codabar, Code 11, Code 25 (Standard/Industrial 2 of 5), Code 39 (including Code 39 extended), Code 93, Code 128, COOP 2 of 5, Datalogic 2 of 5, GS1 Databar, GS1 Composite, EAN-8, EAN-13, IATA 2 of 5, Interleaved 2 of 5, Italian Pharmacode (Code 32), ITF-14, Matrix 2 of 5, MSI Plessey, Postal Barcodes, Telepen, UPC-A, UPC-E, UPC-E1

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2D Barcodes

Aztec Code, Aztec Compact, Data Matrix, DotCode, MaxiCode, PDF417, Micro PDF417, QR Code, Micro QR Code

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Test directly on our ready-made sheet.

Optimizing your experience with our app is effortless using our comprehensive testing sheet encompassing a variety of 1D and 2D barcode types. Simply print or display the sheet on your device, and proceed to scan each barcode using our demo app.

This efficient testing method ensures that our app seamlessly recognizes and processes diverse barcode formats, assuring you of its reliability and versatility across different code types.

barKoder Testing Sheet
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