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...

Chrome extensions are software programs, built on web technologies (such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript) that enable users to customize the Chrome browsing experience.1 In this article, we are going to write a Chrome extension to add the barcode reading function to web pages with Dynamsoft Barcode Reader. The extension...

Chrome extensions are software programs, built on web technologies (such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript) that enable users to customize the Chrome browsing experience.1 In this article, we are going to write a Chrome extension to add the document scanning function to web pages. Dynamic Web TWAIN is used to...

A Chrome extension is a package of files including a manifest file, HTML files, JavaScript files and other resources. With extensions, we can add more functionalities to empower Chrome. Getting Started with Chrome Extension Chrome Extension Samples Anatomy of Web Page Screenshots The manifest file: { "name": "Screenshot Extension", "version":...