Barcode and QR code scanning is essential for many workflows—from inventory management and product research to accessing promotional content and document processing. While mobile apps dominate this space, a browser extension offers unique advantages: it’s always available during web browsing without app switching, can extract barcodes directly from web pages...

Machine Readable Zone (MRZ) codes are standardized text fields found on passports, ID cards, and visas that enable automated document verification. If you’re developing document or identity–related scanning tools, you often need realistic test data. In this tutorial, we’ll build a Chrome extension that generates mock MRZ codes for various...

A barcode or QR Code generator can be incredibly useful for quickly sharing links, managing inventory, or encoding information. In this tutorial, we’ll walk you through building a Chrome extension that generates both 1D and 2D barcodes from the current webpage URL or user-inputted text. This article is Part 1...