ZXing ("zebra crossing") is an open-source, multi-format 1D/2D barcode image processing library implemented in Java, with ports to other languages.

Supported Formats

1D product	1D industrial	2D
UPC-A	Code 39	QR Code
UPC-E	Code 93	Data Matrix
EAN-8	Code 128	Aztec (beta)
EAN-13	Codabar	PDF 417 (beta)
	ITF
	RSS-14
	RSS-Expanded

Components

Active

Module	Description
core	The core image decoding library, and test code
javase	JavaSE-specific client code
android	Android client Barcode Scanner
androidtest	Android test app, ZXing Test
android-integration	Supports integration with Barcode Scanner via Intent
zxingorg	The source behind zxing.org
zxing.appspot.com	The source behind web-based barcode generator at zxing.appspot.com

Intermittently maintained

There are also additional modules which are contributed and/or intermittently maintained:

Module	Description
jruby	JRuby wrapper

Available in previous releases

Module	Description
cpp	C++ port
iphone	iPhone client
objc	Objective C port
actionscript	Partial ActionScript port

Related third-party open source projects

Module	Description
QZXing	port to Qt framework
ZXing .NET	port to .NET and C#, and related Windows platform

Other third-party open source projects

Module	Description
Barcode4J	Generator library in Java
ZBar	Reader library in C99
Zint	Generator library in C99

Links

• Online Decoder
• QR Code Generator
• Javadoc
• Documentation Site
• Google+

Contacting

Post to the discussion forum or tag a question with zxing on StackOverflow.

Etcetera

QR code is trademarked by Denso Wave, inc. Thanks to Haase & Martin OHG for contributing the logo.

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