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ZXing.Net

ZXing.Net is a port of ZXing, an open-source, multi-format 1D/2D barcode image processing library originally implemented in Java. It has been ported by hand with a lot of optimizations and improvements. It is compatible with .Net 2.0/3.5/4.x/5.x/6.x/7.x/8.x/9.x, Windows RT Class Library and Components, UWP, .Net Standard 1.x and 2.0x, .Net Core App 3.x, Silverlight 4, Silverlight 5, Windows Phone 7.x and Windows Phone 8.x and Xamarin.Android

Total Downloads
47.0M
47,032,177
Published
Oct 25, 2025
Latest stable version

Install

.NET CLI
dotnet add package ZXing.Net --version 0.16.11
Package Manager Console
Install-Package ZXing.Net -Version 0.16.11
PackageReference
<PackageReference Include="ZXing.Net" Version="0.16.11" />

Frameworks

.NETFramework2.0 .NETFramework3.5 .NETFramework4.0 .NETFramework4.5 .NETFramework4.6.1 .NETFramework4.7 .NETFramework4.8 net5.0 net6.0 net7.0 net8.0 net9.0 Silverlight4.0 Silverlight5.0 Silverlight3.0-WindowsPhone Silverlight4.0-WindowsPhone71 WindowsPhone8.0 Windows8.0-managed

Dependencies

NETStandard.Library
.NETStandard1.0
[1.6.1, )
NETStandard.Library
.NETStandard1.1
[1.6.1, )
NETStandard.Library
.NETStandard1.3
[1.6.1, )
NETStandard.Library
.NETStandard2.0
[2.0.0, )
NETStandard.Library
.NETStandard2.1
[2.0.0, )

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