zbarcam

Scan and decode barcodes (and QR codes) from a video device. More information: <https://manned.org/zbarcam>.

Install

All systems
curl cmd.cat/zbarcam.sh
Debian Debian
apt-get install zbar-dbg
Ubuntu
apt-get install zbar-dbg
Arch Arch Linux
pacman -S zbar
image/svg+xml Kali Linux
apt-get install zbar-tools
Fedora
dnf install zbar
Windows (WSL2)
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install zbar-dbg
OS X
brew install zbar
Raspbian
apt-get install zbar-dbg

Scan and decode barcodes (and QR codes) from a video device. More information: <https://manned.org/zbarcam>.

  • Continuously read barcodes and print them to `stdout`:
    zbarcam
  • Disable output video window while scanning:
    zbarcam --nodisplay
  • Print barcodes without type information:
    zbarcam --raw
  • Define capture device:
    zbarcam /dev/video_device

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