As AI coding assistants become increasingly popular, developers face a critical question: Which AI agent provides the most accurate and up-to-date code? This article documents a comprehensive experiment testing five major AI coding agents and how to solve their knowledge limitations. The Experiment I tested the following AI coding agents...

In the world of Python barcode scanning, developers have several options to choose from, including ZXing, ZBar, and the Dynamsoft Barcode Reader. Each of these libraries offers unique strengths, catering to different needs and environments. ZXing and ZBar are popular open-source options, known for their community-driven development and flexibility. On...

When evaluating barcode scanning SDKs, you’ll often encounter bold marketing claims: “Scans barcodes from 5 meters away!” or “Industry-leading long-distance scanning!” But here’s the truth that vendors don’t want you to know: distance alone is a meaningless metric. In this article, I’ll show you how to build an iOS app...

On October 14, 2025, Dynamsoft unveiled its most significant leap in computer vision yet — the AI-powered Dynamsoft Capture Vision (DCV) 3.2.1000. This release introduces groundbreaking deep learning models that transform how 1D barcodes and MRZs are detected and decoded, pushing the boundaries of accuracy, performance, and real-world reliability. In...

When working with barcode detection in real-world applications, developers often encounter scenarios where standard settings fall short. Images with poor lighting, low quality, skewed angles, or complex backgrounds can make accurate detection extremely challenging. Dynamsoft Barcode Reader offers a robust set of parameters that can be fine-tuned to optimize performance...

When scanning barcodes in production (warehouse, logistics, healthcare, retail), image quality issues like blur, motion, glare, low contrast, or physical damage can cause even strong barcode algorithms to fail. Fortunately, most linear (1D) barcodes also include human-readable text. That text becomes a powerful assist layer: if the barcode fails, OCR...

In the rapidly evolving world of software development, SDK providers frequently release new versions with performance improvements, bug fixes, and enhanced features. However, developers often struggle to quantify the actual benefits of upgrading to newer versions. In this article, we’ll take Dynamsoft Capture Vision SDK as an example to explore...

In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, IP camera systems have become the backbone of numerous industries requiring real-time monitoring, automation, and data capture. In this article, we will explore how to turn a USB camera into an IP camera for remote monitoring, as well as how to implement a GUI...

Driver’s license scanning has become essential for identity verification, age validation, and automated data entry across various industries. With Dynamsoft’s powerful computer vision APIs, web developers can easily build comprehensive driver’s license scanning applications using JavaScript. This tutorial demonstrates two approaches: a foundational implementation for learning core concepts, and a...

The Dynamsoft Python Barcode SDK, now part of the Dynamsoft Capture Vision Bundle, provides APIs for reading 1D and 2D barcodes from various image and PDF files. This tutorial demonstrates how to build both a command-line tool and a GUI application to read barcodes from PDF documents using the Dynamsoft...

Barcode generators are essential tools in various scenarios. A typical use case is testing barcode reader and scanner SDKs. In this tutorial, we’ll build a Windows Forms application that can both generate and read barcodes using two popular .NET Barcode SDKs: ZXing.NET and Dynamsoft Barcode Reader. ZXing.NET offers both barcode...

The Dynamsoft Barcode Scanner JavaScript SDK is built on top of the Dynamsoft Capture Vision SDK, providing ready-to-use user interfaces and advanced APIs to simplify the development of web-based barcode scanner applications. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to: Integrate the SDK into your HTML5 + JavaScript app Scan 1D/2D...

GS1 is a global organization that develops and maintains supply chain standards, including barcode formats. Its system is widely adopted across industries to identify products, logistics units, locations, and more. A key part of this system is the GS1 Application Identifier (AI) — a standardized prefix that specifies the type...

.NET MAUI is designed for cross-platform development, but achieving seamless compatibility across all platforms isn’t always straightforward. While developers might assume cross-platform apps are easy to build with .NET MAUI, many existing libraries were initially tailored for Xamarin and remain limited to Android and iOS. Creating a unified .NET MAUI...

Dynamsoft provides two NuGet packages for .NET MAUI development: Dynamsoft.BarcodeReaderBundle.Maui and Dynamsoft.DotNet.BarcodeReader.Bundle. The former targets Android and iOS, while the latter is built for Windows. In this article, we will demonstrate how to use Windows Media API to capture video frames from a USB camera and integrate Dynamsoft Barcode Reader...

Document digitization is a common task across various industries. Many documents—such as exam papers, legal contracts, patient records, account statements and more—contain barcodes that store crucial information. In this article, we will demonstrate how to build a .NET MAUI Windows app to digitize documents using traditional scanners (HP, Canon, Epson,...

While many barcode SDKs can decode barcodes from images, only a few excel at extracting 1D and 2D barcodes from multi-page PDF files. This is where the Dynamsoft Barcode Reader SDK stands out, offering robust capabilities to accurately scan and decode barcodes across multiple pages within PDFs. In this tutorial,...

Barcode Scanning has become an essential tool across various industries, from retail and logistics to healthcare. On desktop platforms, it enables the quick capture and processing of information without manual data entry, saving time and reducing errors. In this tutorial, we will continue exploring the capabilities of the Dynamsoft Capture...

Among the Python barcode SDKs available, only a few support ARM32 and ARM64 architectures. The Dynamsoft Barcode Reader stands out as the premier commercial SDK offering robust 1D and 2D barcode recognition for ARM32 and ARM64 devices. This article guides you through creating ARM32 and ARM64 emulated environments on Windows,...

In today’s fast-paced digital world, the ability to quickly and accurately capture data is paramount. Barcode scanning has emerged as a reliable and efficient solution for automating data entry across various applications. This tutorial explores webcam barcode reading on Windows, demonstrating how to build a powerful barcode detection application using...

WebP images enhance web performance, but decoding barcodes embedded in them can be a challenge since Dynamsoft Barcode Reader doesn’t support WebP directly. If you have a QR code in WebP format, how can you recognize it with Dynamsoft Barcode Reader? This article shows how to use libwebp with Dynamsoft...

In this article, we continue our series on parcel scanning technologies by delving into the world of C++. Building on our previous JavaScript tutorial, we will explore how to implement barcode scanning and OCR text extraction using C++. This guide will cover setting up the development environment, integrating necessary libraries,...

Barcode scanning is an essential tool for modern inventory management. It improves accuracy, efficiency, real-time tracking, and cost savings, making it an important part of any effective inventory management system. In this article, we will demonstrate how to build a scanner for multiple barcodes, QR codes, and DataMatrix codes with...

Dynamsoft’s official C++ Barcode SDK provides only command line samples in C++, which are not user-friendly for selecting image files and displaying results. The Win32 API (Windows API) is a core set of application programming interfaces primarily used for developing Windows GUI applications in C and C++. This article will...

Barcodes and QR codes are essential tools across various industries, including healthcare, finance, and education. In this article, we’ll explore how to leverage Dynamsoft’s powerful barcode recognition technologies to create an online barcode and QR code scanning application using Python Django. This article is Part 5 in a 9-Part Series....

Jupyter notebook is a web-based interactive computing environment that enables you to create and share documents that contain live code, equations, visualizations and narrative text. If you have installed Anaconda, Jupyter notebook is installed by default. This article demonstrates how to write Python code to scan barcodes in Jupyter notebook....

In everyday life, we often use our smartphones to scan QR codes. However, when working on a computer, using a smartphone isn’t always the most convenient option for scanning QR codes that appear on your screen. Photos taken from monitors can have Moiré patterns, which can interfere with QR code...

Qt Designer is a powerful tool for creating cross-platform graphical user interfaces (GUIs) using Qt widgets. In this guide, we’ll use Qt Designer to develop an advanced GUI for a Python-based barcode and QR code reader, leveraging the Dynamsoft Python Barcode SDK. This application will be compatible with Windows, Linux,...

If you’re aiming to develop a cross-platform GUI application using Python and Qt, your primary options are PyQt and PySide. Both offer Qt bindings for Python, but they differ mainly in licensing: PyQt5 requires either a GPL or a commercial license, while PySide6 is licensed under LGPL, making it more...

In the past two weeks, I trained a custom YOLOv3 model specifically for QR code detection and tested it using Darknet. In this article, I will demonstrate how to use OpenCV’s DNN (Deep Neural Network) module to load the YOLO model for detecting QR codes from static images and real-time...

Start and stop characters are defined by 1D (linear) barcode standards. Sometimes you’ll encounter nonstandard barcodes where these characters differ. This guide takes Code 39 as the example and shows how to decode such barcodes in Python with the Dynamsoft Barcode Reader (via the Dynamsoft Capture Vision Bundle) by supplying...