Command-line tool

zbar

brew/zbar

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Suite of barcodes-reading tools

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

scoop install zbar

macOS

brew install zbar

Linux

brew install zbar

Process an image file

zbarimg image_file

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