Great Barcode Generator

Every commercial product is fitted with a unique identification code, known as the barcode. It’s a special type of font that holds actual info like text and numbers, allowing better storage, and fast identification with dedicated devices. To create such codes, applications like Great Barcode Generator make it all easy.

Before you can enjoy what the application has to offer, you need to make sure that .NET Framework is installed on your computer, although modern Windows iterations come with it as a default feature.

The application makes a pretty good first impression, at least through the visual design. Custom textures, and a general window design give it some personality, while the tab separation of options allows you to quickly accommodate, and not feel overwhelmed.

You start off by selecting the metric unit of choice, which can either be inches, or centimeters, but you can also quickly switch between them from the main window. The first step is dedicated to data input, and format options, with an interactive preview area fitted with rulers so you get an idea of the size of the label. Size can easily be changed by dragging borders.

There’s the possibility to create a single label from a specific value, with additional upper, and lower text. On the other hand, you can import existing lists of data, or quickly set up a range for the application to create more labels at a time.

Visual customization options are also found in the first part of the process. Split into several tabs, you can modify almost anything from size, color, rotation, visible text, style, font, and more, for both the displayed text, as well as the barcode itself.

Sure enough it all depends on the type of barcode you select. A drop-down menu holds all types, and you can choose from codebar, code 11, code 128, code 39, code 93, EAN 13, EAN 8, GS1, industrial 2 of 5, interleaved 2 of 5, ISBN 10, ISBN 13, and a few more, but not QR.

When all values and format options are configured, the only thing left is to export your project. If there’s a connected printer, you can go ahead and print labels, or save to file as pictures of formats like JPG, BMP, PNG, GIF, TIF, WMF, or EMF.

Taking everything into consideration, we can say that Great Barcode Generator comes in handy for quickly labeling products of all kinds. Multiple barcode types are at your disposal, while the range of customization options allow you to cleverly integrate the ID with the actual product, and export options provide a great deal of flexibility.