.NET Code128 & PDF417 Barcode Library

Question

Can anyone recommend a barcode creation library for use in a .NET application library. I need one that supports:

• Code128
• PDF417
• Ideally optimised for .NET 4
• Ideally open source, but paid-for library also acceptable

NOTE: I have already seen the BarcodeRender project on codeplex - I'm after recommendations

Thanks,

Answer 1

Please try Aspose.BarCode for .NET . This component allows you to create and read bar codes. It can work with Code128, PDF417 and many other symbologies . You can even work with 2D bar codes. It works perfectly with .NET 4.0 on both 32/64-bit systems. It is not free but provide a lot of features along with quality support. You may download a trial version .

Disclosure: I work as a developer evangelist at Aspose.

Answer 2

DISCLAIMER: I work for ByteScout currently

ByteScout BarCode SDK - paid library but generates both Code128 and PDF417 under the same license (some tools have separate licenses for Code128 and PDF417 generation)

Answer 3

I've worked for several years on a commercial software product that uses Neodynamic's Barcode Professional .

It's a set of commercial products and they annoyingly split it along technology lines (Barcode Professional "...for ASP.NET", "...for WinForms", etc., but it does work well and it supports the symbologies you listed.

I'm not sure what you are after with "optimized for .NET 4." The API interaction for barcode generation should be pretty cut-and-dry. Beyond support for use in applications that target .NET 4, what optimization where you hoping for?