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EAN and UPC
The barcodes on things you buy, with the check digit verified so a misread number is flagged.
Free tool
Barcode scanner, camera or picture.
Point your camera at a barcode, or drop, choose or paste a picture of one, and read it in the browser. It reads the barcodes on products (EAN and UPC), shipping and stock labels (Code 128, Code 39, ITF), QR codes, Data Matrix, PDF417 and Aztec, and several codes in one picture. Turn on batch mode for a stocktake: every scan is listed and counted, ready to save as a spreadsheet.
Use the camera, or drop, choose or paste a picture of a barcode.
Scanned
Nothing opens on its own. Product numbers get a button to search the web, links show their address first.
Barcodes are read in your browser. The camera picture never leaves your device.
What it reads
Products, labels and 2D codes.
02 / Labels
Code 128, 39, 93, ITF
The codes on parcels, stock, tickets and ID badges, plus Codabar and DataBar.
03 / 2D codes
QR, Data Matrix, PDF417, Aztec
Square and stacked codes, as on boarding passes and medicine boxes, several in one picture.
Questions
Good to know.
Can I scan a barcode with my laptop camera?
Yes. Press Scan with the camera and hold the barcode flat, filling about half the frame. Good light helps; laptop cameras are not as sharp as phone cameras.
Can I scan a barcode from a picture or screenshot?
Yes. Drop it, choose it, or paste it with Command or Ctrl and V. Every code in the picture is listed.
Does it tell me what the product is?
It reads the number. Product names are not in the barcode itself, so there is a button to search the web for the number.
What is batch mode?
The camera keeps scanning. Each code is added to a list, repeats are counted, and you can save the list as a CSV for a stocktake.
Is anything uploaded?
No. Barcodes are read on your device and the camera picture is never sent.