BarDecoder

BarDecoder is a simple-to-use piece of software that can automatically scan graphic files to detect barcodes. It offers support for multiple barcode types, such as Code11, Code39, Interleaved 2 of 5, Codabar, Code93, EAN8, UPCA, EAN13, and Code128.

The downloaded files are unpacked quickly and easily. However, you should make sure to download and install .NET Framework unless you already have it, since it was developed with the aid of this platform.

When it comes to the interface, BarDecoder is user-friendly. It has a simple window with a menu bar and toolbar, where you can open barcode files from JPG, TIF, TIFF, BMP, GIF and PNG format. A couple of examples are included in the installed directory.

While viewing the image in the main window, you can zoom in and out, go to the previous or next page, fit the picture to the width, view its best fit or original size, as well as rotate it left, right, flipped or mirrored.

Apart from picking the barcode type from a menu, it's possible to set the direction (left to right, right to left, top to bottom, bottom to top), as well as instruct the tool to deskew the image and to stop when finding the first result.

The barcode detection process can be started with one click. Once it's over, the tool pops up a message dialog to let you know how many barcodes it identified in the picture. There are no options implemented for extracting barcodes to file individually.

Scanning operations were carried out fast in our tests, during which the utility stayed light on system resources usage. It had minimum impact on the computer's performance, running on low CPU and RAM.

Considering its simplistic interface and approachable options, BarDecoder can be tackled with ease by all user levels interested in autodetecting barcodes within graphic files.