An open-source app that allows you to read and generate barcodes.
About this app
Barcode Scanner is a free and open-source app that allows you to read and generate barcodes. It can collect information about food products, cosmetics books and music (CDs, Vinyls…).
Different barcodes formats are managed by the app : • 2 dimensions bar codes: QR Code, Data Matrix, PDF 417, AZTEC • 1 dimension bar codes: EAN 13, EAN 8, UPC A, UPC E, Code 128, Code 93, Code 39, Codabar, ITF
Collect information about a product during a scan : • Food products with Open Food Facts • Cosmetics with Open Beauty Facts • Food products for pets with Open Pet Food Facts • Books with Open Library • Music CDs, Vinyls… with MusicBrainz
App features : • Simply point your smartphone's camera to a barcode and instantly receive information about it. You can also scan barcodes through a picture in your smartphone. • With a simple scan, read business cards, add new contacts, add new events to your agenda, open URL or even connect to Wi-Fi. • Scan Food products barcodes to receive information about their composition thanks to the databases Open Food Facts and Open Beauty Facts. • Search information about the product you scan, with a quick research on different websites such as Amazon or Fnac. • Keep track of all your scanned barcodes with the history tool. • Generate your own barcodes • Customize the interface with different colors, with a light theme or a dark one. The interface is built with Material 3 and is compatible with Material You, allowing you to adjust colors based on your wallpaper for devices running on Android 12 or later. • Texts are entirely translated in English, Arabic, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Russian, German, Turkish, Italian, Ukrainian, Polish, Dutch, Romanian and Chinese (Simplified and Traditional).
This app respects your privacy. It does not contain any trackers and does not collect any data.
The source code is available here: https://gitlab.com/Atharok/BarcodeScanner
Licensed under GPL-3.0-only, by Atharok.
What's New in v1.26.3
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- 1.26.3
- Full changelog here: https://gitlab.com/Atharok/BarcodeScanner/-/releases
- - Fixed an issue where 1D barcodes were no longer detected horizontally.
- - Updated translations (Weblate).
- - Updated dependencies.
Version history
Jul 10, 2026 · 7.9 MB · Android API 23–36 · code 52
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- 1.26.3
- Full changelog here: https://gitlab.com/Atharok/BarcodeScanner/-/releases
- - Fixed an issue where 1D barcodes were no longer detected horizontally.
- - Updated translations (Weblate).
- - Updated dependencies.
SHA-256 f76c033c47bf2d79aa1b40aa8869e2d659b82d4ce41048e0a6b1c70c48309cb6
Jun 11, 2026 · 7.9 MB · Android API 23–36 · code 51
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- Full changelog here: https://gitlab.com/Atharok/BarcodeScanner/-/releases
- 1.26.2
- - Fixed a crash that could occur when returning to the scan screen.
- 1.26.1
- - Updated translations (Weblate).
- - Minor adjustments to the shortcut icons.
SHA-256 816f944957823a8372238988269dab42098247ffcb3008c5db479298899092fa
Jun 10, 2026 · 7.9 MB · Android API 23–36 · code 50
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- 1.26.1
- Full changelog here: https://gitlab.com/Atharok/BarcodeScanner/-/releases
- - Updated translations (Weblate).
- - Minor adjustments to the shortcut icons.
- - Updated dependencies.
SHA-256 0daf45502eb85ec9255ae8f7959f69466a76e29464983fce63207e485da6aa13
Will it run on your device?
92%
- Runs on a broad range of modern Android versions.
- Multiple CPU architectures are covered.
- Aligned with the latest Android target SDK expectations.
Installation Guide
Open Settings on your Android device
Go to Security → Unknown sources (or Install unknown apps)
Enable "Allow from this source" for your browser or file manager
Open the downloaded APK file from your Downloads folder
Tap "Install" and wait for installation to complete
Launch the app from your home screen
Make sure to re-enable Unknown Sources restrictions after installation for security.
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How to roll back to an earlier version
If the current release misbehaves, 1.26.2 is the last build before it. Android will not install an older version code over a newer one, so you must uninstall Barcode Scanner first — which clears its local data unless you have a backup. Reinstall the older APK only if its signing fingerprint matches the build you already trust, and check the API range: an older release may target an Android version your device has moved past.
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f76c033c47bf2d79aa1b40aa8869e2d659b82d4ce41048e0a6b1c70c48309cb6
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