ZBar is a multi-platform open source software suite for reading barcodes from various sources, such as video streams, image files and raw intensity sensors. It supports many popular symbologies (types of barcodes) including EAN-13/UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-8, Code 128, Code 39, Interleaved 2 of 5 and QR Code. It can be used in various applications, such as inventory management, asset tracking, machine vision, and more. ZBar is available for free, and is supported on a variety of platforms such as Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, iOS, and Android. ZBar is a powerful tool for developers to add barcode scanning capabilities to their applications.
Discontinued The project is no longer being developed since 2014. The latest version, 1.22.021813, can still be downloaded from SourceForge.