Barcode Xpress for Linux provides both barcode detection and creation.

Barcode Detection

Barcode Xpress for Linux makes it easy to add barcode detection to your Linux applications. Barcode Xpress for Linux automatically detects all barcodes in an image and it gives you complete details about each barcode.

For a list of barcodes that can be read, see Supported Barcode Types.

Barcode Results

Each barcode result contains the following parameters:

• Barcode value
• Barcode type
• Confidence
• Location
• Skew

Additional barcode result properties supported by select barcode types:

• State transition mode
• Checksum
• Error correction level
• Row and column counts

Barcode Creation

Barcode Xpress for Linux can create many of the popular 1D barcode formats. QR Code, PDF417, and Data Matrix barcode creation is available. The created barcodes can be constrained to a specified image size or can auto-size output image. 1D barcodes can also include the barcode value under the barcode symbol.

For a list of barcodes that can be written/created, see Supported Barcode Types.