How barKoder reads hard barcodes, and how to build it into your app.
Three ways to read many barcodes with one app: several codes in one camera view, one code after another without stopping, or every code in a single image. Here is how each works in the barKoder SDK and which one fits your job.
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Bahrain already scans medicine barcodes at the pharmacy counter, and Qatar has given the industry one year to follow, so here’s what your scanning app needs to handle.
The battery industry is becoming more transparent thanks to the EU Battery Passport. A digital battery passport that can be accessed via a QR code will be required for some batteries sold in the EU starting in February 2027. It will offer crucial details regarding the battery's sustainability, carbon footprint, origin, and composition. This presents new possibilities and difficulties for barcode scanning technology, making dependable QR code scanning crucial for swiftly and precisely obtaining battery information.
A barcode that scans easily in an office can quickly stall a warehouse workflow on a dusty or glossy box. Choosing the right barcode scanner SDK for logistics isn't about reading clean labels - it’s about keeping parcel, receiving, and delivery workflows moving under tough, real-world conditions.
Barcode scanning helps inventory apps streamline stock counting, receiving, picking, packing, and asset tracking. Discover how a barcode scanner SDK can simplify these workflows, support GS1 data, and help developers build reliable inventory management solutions.
Pharmaceutical barcodes don’t always scan as expected, and the problem isn’t necessarily the barcode itself. Small GS1 DataMatrix codes, poor printing, reflections, curved packaging, lighting, and camera quality can all affect scanning performance. This blog looks at the most common reasons pharma barcodes can be difficult to scan and how reliable barcode-scanning technology like barKoder can help deliver faster, more consistent results.
Discover how barcode and QR code scanning are supporting digital transformation across the EU, NATO member countries, and BRICS nations. Learn how barKoder enables fast, accurate, and secure mobile scanning for government services, logistics, healthcare, manufacturing, transportation, retail, and enterprise applications worldwide.
Learn how to add VIN barcode scanning to mobile and web apps. This guide covers VIN barcode formats, scanning workflows, and how developers can integrate VIN scanning into their applications.
Every second, thousands of barcodes are being scanned somewhere in the world. From supermarket checkouts and warehouses to hospitals and global supply chains, barcode scanners quietly keep modern commerce moving. Take a 24-hour journey through the surprisingly busy life of the barcode scanner.
Adding barcode scanning to your web application no longer requires dedicated hardware or a native mobile app. By leveraging standard browser APIs alongside WebAssembly and Web Workers, modern JavaScript SDKs deliver fast, reliable in-browser barcode decoding across desktop and mobile devices.
In this new barKoder blog post, we explore the 10 most common reasons barcode scanning fails, explain what happens behind the scenes and share practical ways developers can improve scanning reliability. The article also looks at mobile cameras, decoding technology, difficult barcodes, multi barcode scanning and why testing with real world samples is essential for building a scanner users can trust.
When standard paper labels peel, shred, or burn away, component-level traceability breaks. Enter Direct Part Marking (DPM) - the permanent, indestructible link between physical assets and their digital history. Learn how DPM works across modern industries and how smart software decodes even the hardest-to-read DPM Data Matrix codes.
With barKoder’s new Search & Find feature, simply enter the barcode value you’re looking for and point your camera at the scene. The SDK searches interactively until it detects and scans the matching barcode.