Over the past year, barKoder has delivered a range of major updates, including multithreaded Web scanning, VIN OCR, advanced AR capabilities, new document parsers, Zebra validation, and ISO 27001 certification. We’ve also made it easier than ever to test our SDKs across platforms.
There’s a lot to catch up on and we’re excited to show you what we’ve been building.
The Web SDK just got a serious engine upgrade
barKoder Web SDK v1.7.0 brings multithreaded barcode scanning to the web through Web Workers. It uses two scanning threads by default, with support for up to four when your application needs additional processing power.
We’ve also replaced interval-based camera capture with requestVideoFrameCallback. Instead of repeatedly attempting to decode the same image, barKoder now processes new camera frames as they become available.
Also new:
- maxThreads for controlling scanning threads
- useMainThreadOnly for lighter workloads
- custom .wasm hosting
- automatic WASM versioning to beat stale browser caches
- deferred resource loading
- BCBP boarding-pass parsing
What's next for barKoder Web:
- Introducing VIN OCR
Search & Find AR Overlay
Remember the stuff we said was coming? It shipped.
Last time, we teased a new generation of AR overlays and support for decrypting South African driver’s licenses.
They’re no longer roadmap promises they’re live.
Advanced AR now offers configurable overlays, interactive barcode selection, and a new Search & Find feature. Enter the value you’re looking for, then use your camera to locate and scan the matching barcode in real time.
barKoder can also decrypt and parse protected PDF417 data from South African driver’s licenses, returning structured information together with the embedded facial image. We’ve also added dedicated parsers for South African vehicle license disks and ID documents.
Promises are nice.
Shipping is better.
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No barcode on the VIN? Fine. We’ll read the VIN.
VIN identification is no longer limited to barcodes.
With barKoder VIN OCR, applications can read and validate the 17-character Vehicle Identification Number directly from visible text—whether it appears on a windshield, label, document, metal plate, or vehicle component.
Reflections, difficult angles, low light, and worn characters? That’s where the real engineering begins.
Combined with our existing VIN barcode-scanning mode, barKoder now provides automotive, fleet, insurance, and inspection applications with a more complete and flexible vehicle-identification toolkit.
Rugged enough for Zebra. Secure enough for ISO 27001.
A few enterprise milestones we’re particularly proud of:
barKoder is now part of Zebra’s enterprise software ecosystem.
Zebra-validated Android application
Barcode Scanner by barKoder was tested at Zebra’s Global Enablement Center for compatibility with Zebra mobile-computing devices.
Our information-security management system now carries one of the most widely recognized international security certifications.
In other words: barKoder isn’t only getting faster.
It’s growing up.
barKoder on Zebra's Partner PortalLess setup. More scanning.
Trying an SDK shouldn’t require a week of preparation.
The barKoder Web SDK is now available through Microsoft Marketplace, and we’ve released complete demo applications for:
- .NET MAUI
- React Native
- Flutter
Clone them. Run them. Point the camera at something difficult.
That’s a much better evaluation than another 40-page sales deck.
barKoder on Microsoft MarketplaceYour worst barcode. Our favorite test.Perfect QR codes printed on white paper are easy.
Give us the damaged labels, tiny Data Matrix codes, glare, blur, awkward angles, VINs behind windshields, and worn-out PDF417 codes on IDs or driver’s licenses. Give us the barcode your current scanner keeps missing, misreading, or abandoning altogether.
Real-world scanning is rarely clean. Codes are printed on curved surfaces, partially covered, poorly positioned, faded by use, or captured in less-than-ideal lighting. That’s where reliable scanning technology makes the difference.
barKoder is built for the difficult cases the codes that challenge ordinary scanners and the environments where speed, accuracy, and consistency matter most.
From warehouses and retail counters to vehicle inspections, logistics operations, and identity verification, barKoder helps turn challenging scans into usable data.
Because scanning shouldn’t only work in perfect conditions.
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