The Dynamsoft MRZ Scanner JavaScript SDK is a powerful, high-level wrapper built on top of the lower-level Dynamsoft Capture Vision API, designed to help developers add Machine Readable Zone (MRZ) recognition to any web application with ease. It is open-source and provides a clean and customizable API for scanning MRZ...

In the dynamic world of web development, the ability to seamlessly integrate diverse functionalities into web applications has become a necessity. Technologies such as barcode detection, Machine Readable Zones (MRZ) recognition, and document rectification are widely used in various industries, including retail, travel, and document management. This article will guide...

A Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) scanner application is a useful tool for car owners and car manufacturers, enabling quick retrieval of a vehicle’s unique identifier. In this tutorial, we’ll walk through creating a cross-platform VIN scanner using .NET MAUI and Dynamsoft Capture Vision, covering setup, UI implementation, and VIN recognition...

flutter_ocr_sdk and flutter_barcode_sdk are two Flutter plugins built on top of the Dynamsoft Capture Vision SDK. They provide easy-to-use, cross-platform APIs for adding MRZ recognition and barcode scanning capabilities to Flutter apps. In this article, you’ll learn how to create a Flutter app that integrates both plugins to scan machine-readable...

A document scanner app is a software application that uses your device’s camera to capture images of physical documents and convert them into digital formats. These apps typically support scanning documents, photos, receipts, business cards, and more. Document scanner apps are useful across various industries, including education, business, finance and...

Previously, we created a Flutter document scanning plugin for web, Windows, and Linux. In this article, we’ll add support for Android and iOS, enabling you to build a cross-platform document scanning app that corrects the perspective of captured documents on all major platforms. Demo Video: Flutter Document Scanner for iOS...

Last week, we completed a Flutter document scanning plugin for the web — a great starting point. This week, we’re extending its capabilities to the desktop by integrating the Dynamsoft Capture Vision C++ SDK. The plugin will now support both Windows and Linux platforms. In this article, you’ll learn the...

Dynamsoft Capture Vision provides a set of APIs for detecting document edges and normalizing documents based on detected quadrilaterals. The JavaScript edition of the SDK is available on npm. In this article, we’ll first demonstrate how to use the JavaScript APIs in a web application, and then show how to...

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...

Benefiting from the cross-platform nature of Dynamsoft Capture Vision, we created flutter_ocr_sdk to enable MRZ recognition across Android, iOS, Web, Windows, and Linux. With the latest version of Dynamsoft Capture Vision, the plugin now supports VIN scanning as well, offering unified APIs across all platforms. In this article, we’ll cover...

The Dynamsoft GitHub page provides sample projects for learning iOS development with MRZ (Machine Readable Zone) and VIN (Vehicle Identification Number) scanning. Both sample projects are built using Storyboard. In this tutorial, we’ll use the official source code as a foundation to build an iOS application that supports both MRZ...

In the digital era, extracting information from documents and vehicle IDs has become increasingly important for web-based applications. Machine Readable Zones (MRZ) and Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN) can now be scanned directly in the browser using modern web technologies. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to build a web-based MRZ...

Dynamsoft’s pre-built Android MRZ (Machine Readable Zone) Scanner component, which wraps low-level Dynamsoft Capture Vision API, is open-source and available for download on GitHub. An Android VIN (Vehicle Identification Number) Scanner has not been officially released yet, but a relevant example project is available. This article will guide you through...

The font used in the Machine Readable Zone (MRZ) is called OCR-B, which is standardized and globally unified. In the latest version of the Capture Vision SDK, Dynamsoft has released a new deep learning model for MRZ recognition. The model has been trained on a large dataset of MRZ samples...

Creating a mobile app that scans and decodes Machine Readable Zones (MRZs) is essential for many industries, including travel, security, and identification verification. With .NET MAUI (Multi-platform App UI), developers can build cross-platform applications for Android and iOS using a single codebase, streamlining development and maintenance. In this tutorial, we’ll...

The Machine Readable Zone (MRZ) is a section on passports, IDs, visas, and other travel documents that encodes key personal information, such as the holder’s name, nationality, document number, date of birth, gender, and document expiration date, in a standardized format. In this article, you’ll learn how to use the...

Machine Readable Zone (MRZ) recognition is a critical feature in applications that require scanning and processing identity documents, such as passports and visas. On Android devices, implementing accurate MRZ recognition can significantly enhance the efficiency and user experience of such apps. In this article, we will explore how to use...

In today’s fast-paced world, efficiently managing and tracking parcels is crucial for businesses. The use of 1D and 2D barcodes has revolutionized the way parcels are labeled, scanned, and processed. Additionally, Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology has enabled the digitization of text on parcels, facilitating automated data extraction and processing....

Machine-Readable Zone (MRZ) scanner applications are used for quick and automated data entry from identification documents such as passports, visas, ID cards, and other types of travel documents. Some industries such as banking, healthcare, hospitality, and transportation require MRZ scanning to verify the identity of their customers. With the increasing...

Given that Dynamsoft Capture Vision offers support for Windows, Linux, Android, iOS and Web, it is feasible to develop a 5 in 1 Flutter plugin for it to encompass the development of desktop, mobile and web platforms. In this article, you will learn how to write an MRZ Flutter plugin...