Barcode

Jul 20, 2023

Barcode generation library and command-line frontend

GNU barcode is a tool to convert text strings to printed bars. It supports a variety of standard codes to represent the textual strings and creates postscript output.

Main features of GNU Barcode

  • Available as both a library and an executable program
  • Supports UPC, EAN, ISBN, CODE39 and other encoding standards
  • Postscript and Encapsulated Postscript output
  • Accepts sizes and positions as inches, centimeters, millimeters
  • Can create tables of barcodes to print labels on sticker pages


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