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Bar-Code reader on Windows Pc

Developed By: PW2 di Roberto Sonzogni

License: Free

Rating: 4,3/5 - 120 votes

Last Updated: April 17, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.18.3
Size 14.7 MB
Release Date April 09, 23
Category Tools Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (6)]

What's New:
Google Drive and Dropbox updates [see more]

Description from Developer:
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What this app will do for me ?
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This app is a free 1D and 2D (QRCode) barcode scanner.
It will scan barcodes (read "other info" for list of f... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Bar-Code reader and install on Windows PC. Bar-Code reader is free Tools app, developed by PW2 di Roberto Sonzogni. Latest version of Bar-Code reader is 1.18.3, was released on 2023-04-09 (updated on 2024-04-17). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 50,000. Overall rating of Bar-Code reader is 4,3. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 120 users, 10 users had rated it 5*, 75 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Bar-Code reader on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Bar-Code reader on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Bar-Code reader on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install Bar-Code reader using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Bar-Code reader" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Bar-Code reader on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Bar-Code reader" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.18.3.

Download Bar-Code reader 1.18.3 on Windows PC – 14.7 MB

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What this app will do for me ?
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This app is a free 1D and 2D (QRCode) barcode scanner.
It will scan barcodes (read "other info" for list of formats supported) and send scanned codes by email, or save them for later use, or paste/copy codes into other apps, or search on the web.
It will not check for prices.

Great for small stores, library, and also at home !

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How does this app works ?
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To start the scan, tap on the "TAP TO START SCAN" button (or shake te device), and the camera will start, ready to scan a code.
Now make the camera look at a barcode.
Please make sure your camera is correctly aligned with the barcode to scan (vertical or horizontal, not oblique).
Please make sure that the code is well ligthed and on focus (move the device to get well the code).
When the barcode is detected, it will be surrounded by a green square and it will be decoded and written in the "CODES SCANNED" list.

If you have problems to get the code scanned, when the camera is on, tap the info button to get help on how get a successful scan.

With your codes scanned, you can save them for later use, or share them, of search for them on the web, or paste into other apps (last scanned code is copied into the pasteboard).
You can also save the codes to a text file or share with Dropbox or Google Drive.
Tap on "DO SOMETHING WITH SCANNED BARCODES" to select what you want to do with the scanned codes.

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Other info
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Supports EAN-8, UPC-E, ISBN-13, UPC-A, EAN-13, ISBN-13, Interleaved 2 of 5, Code 39, QR Code, Code 128, Code 93, Farmacode, GS1 DataBar, GS1 DataBar Expanded, GS1 2-digit add-on, GS1 5-digit add-on, EAN/UPC composite formats, Codabar and DataBar, PDF417, DataMatrix.
Please check both standard and alternative scan library (settings page).

SCAN WORKS ONLY IF YOU HAVE A CAMERA

To dismiss the keyboard, tap anywhere on the background



ONLY FOR USERS THAT DID DISABLE ADS TAPPING ON "REMOVE BANNERS" BUTTON (in Settings page):

Now you can use this app to scan barcodes with your web apps.
If you have a web app that you need to input barcodes, you can start the app, scan barcode, and return barcode content, with just one http url !

Just use an url like this:
bar-code://scan?callback=[callback url]
(where "callback" is the url return url to your web app)

Barcode content will be added at the end:
?barcode=[barcode content][&other parameters]

So, for example, using this url:
bar-code://scan?callback=http://www.mysite.com

the callback url after barcode scan will be
http://www.mysite.com?barcode=1234567890

if you need extra parameters, just add them to the callback url
bar-code://scan?callback=http://www.mysite.com&user=roberto

then the callback url after barcode scan will be
http://www.mysite.com?barcode=1234567890&user=roberto

You can test the app is working with this url:
http://www.pw2.it/iapps/test-bar-code.php

If url is not correctly detected and app is not started by tapping the link, try opening the page with Google Chrome and try again.




We can create customized versions of this app for your needs, just ask at info@pw2.it

May contain ads.

Suggestions welcome, write at info@pw2.it
Google Drive and Dropbox updates
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.