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Online barcode scanner
Use your camera or upload a photo to read EAN, UPC, Code 128, QR, Data Matrix and PDF417 codes. Nothing is uploaded.
Hold the barcode steady, filling roughly half the frame. Your camera stream stays on your device.
Decoded inside your browser — neither the camera stream nor your image is uploaded.
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