Barcode Professional for .NET STANDARD - Version History

Version 8.0

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  • Maintenance Release (2026-07-20)
    Neodynamic.SDK.BarcodeCore.dll patched to v8.0.26.719
    • Fixed! Bearer Bars under SVG rendering.
  • Main release (2026-07-13)
    • New! Added support for TIFF image format. New GetBarcodeImageTiff and SaveToTiff methods to BarcodeProfessional class.
    • New! Added PCL raster output. New GetBarcodeImagePcl and SaveToPcl methods to BarcodeProfessional class.
    • New! Added grayscale color scheme for EPS generation. New EpsGrayBarcodeColors and EpsGrayColor classes.
    • New! Added EPS Preview. The new addPreview param of EPS generation methods allows adding a TIFF preview image embedded into the output EPS file.
    • New! Added support for EPS font outlines through the new EpsEmbedTextAsOutlines property. This allows generating 100% vector EPS output without any extra fonts dependency.
    • New! Added Micrometer as a new BarcodeUnit.

Version 7.0

  • Maintenance Release (2026-07-03)
    Neodynamic.SDK.BarcodeCore.dll patched to v7.0.26.703
    • Fixed! EPS transparent background for RGB colors.
  • Maintenance Release (2026-07-02)
    Neodynamic.SDK.BarcodeCore.dll patched to v7.0.26.701
    • Fixed! EPS export when using SkiaSharp 2.x+.
  • Maintenance Release (2026-06-10)
    Neodynamic.SDK.BarcodeCore.dll patched to v7.0.26.609
    • Fixed! EPS Color rendering.
  • Maintenance Release (2026-03-13)
    Neodynamic.SDK.BarcodeCore.dll patched to v7.0.26.313
    • New! Support for READER INIT through the ~3 tilde-based token for 2D symbologies like: AztecCode, PDF417 and MicroPdf417.
    • New! Support for FNC1, FNC2, FNC3, FNC4 and charset custom switch for Codablock-F. Use the same tokens used by Code128.
  • Maintenance Release (2025-09-08)
    Neodynamic.SDK.BarcodeCore.dll patched to v7.0.25.907
    • Fixed! Barcode symbol is not centered when both AutoSize and FitProportional props are false.
  • Main release (2025-07-31)
    • New! Added support for parsing Zebra Maxicode data format.
    • New! Added Pdf417ProcessTilde prop.
    • New! Added CodeEncoding prop to allow Base64 and Hex string values set to the Code prop.
    • New! Added the GetGS1HumanReadableText() method to BarcodeUtils to format GS1 data.
    • New! Support for transparent background when exporting the barcode to EPS vector image format. Added the TransparentBackground prop to the EpsCmykBarcodeColors class.
    • New! Support for rendering the Human Readable Text in the Text prop by specifying the following format: %HRT%

Version 6.0

  • Maintenance Release (2025-05-27)
    Neodynamic.SDK.BarcodeCore.dll patched to v6.0.25.525
    • Fixed! GS1-128 / UCC.EAN.128 Data Strict Validation.
  • Maintenance Release (2025-02-17)
    Neodynamic.SDK.BarcodeCore.dll patched to v6.0.25.213
    • Improved! Removing dependency on SkiaSharp 1.60 to support newer SkiaSharp versions.

  • Maintenance Release (2024-12-12)
    Neodynamic.SDK.BarcodeCore.dll patched to v6.0.24.1211
    • Fixed! rMQR the wrong data module placement was generating unreadable symbols.
  • Maintenance Release (2024-05-13)
    Neodynamic.SDK.BarcodeCore.dll patched to v6.0.24.513
    • Fixed! EPS font/text encoding.
  • Maintenance Release (2023-10-31)
    Neodynamic.SDK.BarcodeCore.dll patched to v6.0.23.1031
    • Fixed! QR Code throws System.ArgumentException: 'Shift_JIS' is not a supported encoding name.
  • Maintenance Release (2023-10-26)
    Neodynamic.SDK.BarcodeCore.dll patched to v6.0.23.1025
    • Fixed! Rendering is not complete under some cases when AutoSize or FitProportional options are enabled.
  • Maintenance Release (2023-09-18)
    Neodynamic.SDK.BarcodeCore.dll patched to v6.0.23.917
    • Fixed! QuietZone Top should not be considered if no additional Text is specified.
    • Fixed! Extra blank gap when EAN/UPC supplement code and FitProportional are specified.
    • Fixed! Extra blank gap when Human Readable Text is truncated and FitProportional is specified.
  • Maintenance Release (2023-07-26)
    Neodynamic.SDK.BarcodeCore.dll patched to v6.0.23.725
    • Fixed! rMQR data encoding when using H ECC.
    • Fixed! barcode sizing in some special cases.
  • Maintenance Release (2023-02-24)
    Neodynamic.SDK.BarcodeCore.dll patched to v6.0.23.223
    • New! GS1-128 AI 715 - National Healthcare Reimbursement Number (NHRN): United States of America FDA.
  • Maintenance Release (2023-01-11)
    Neodynamic.SDK.BarcodeCore.dll patched to v6.0.23.109
    • Fixed! Error Text Encoding is not a supported encoding name.
  • Maintenance Release (2022-08-09)
    Neodynamic.SDK.BarcodeCore.dll patched to v6.0.22.808
    • Fixed! ISBT-128 Data Structure 023 - Compound Messages data validation and rendering.
  • Maintenance Release (2022-07-25)
    Neodynamic.SDK.BarcodeCore.dll patched to v6.0.22.725
    • Fixed! Text rendering when no fonts exist in current system.
  • Maintenance Release (2022-04-29)
    Neodynamic.SDK.BarcodeCore.dll patched to v6.0.22.429
    • Fixed! ArtFinderShape was not working if modules are rect shape.
  • Main release (2022-04-05)
    • New! Ultracode 2D Color Barcode
    • New! VIN Code39, QRCode & DataMatrix Barcodes
    • New! Pharmacode Two-track Barcode
    • New! Added QRCodeMask property to specify the desired mask pattern
    • New! Added ArtModuleShape and ArtFinderShape properties. These allow to create artistic QR Codes like Google Chrome and other patterns like Rect, RoundRect, Dot, Circle, ZebraHorizontal, ZebraVertical, and Diamond!
    • Improved! the new Artistic related properties now allows Anti-aliasing on the barcode symbol.
    • Improved! SGV & EPS generation minimizing num of rendered elements, mainly for 2D barcodes.

Version 5.0

  • Maintenance Release (2022-03-10)
    Neodynamic.SDK.BarcodeCore.dll patched to v5.0.22.309
    • CRITICAL Fixed! QR Code Auto Encoding - Wrong Numeric Data Bits calculation introduced by previous update.
    • Fixed! Aztec Code runes encoding.
  • Maintenance Release (2022-02-07)
    Neodynamic.SDK.BarcodeCore.dll patched to v5.0.22.205
    • Improved! QR Code Auto-encoding to use the smallest symbol size.
  • Maintenance Release (2022-01-11)
    Neodynamic.SDK.BarcodeCore.dll patched to v5.0.22.111
    • Fixed! EAN/UPC LMI right alignment.

  • Maintenance Release (2021-12-29)
    Neodynamic.SDK.BarcodeCore.dll patched to v5.0.21.1223
    • Fixed! Justify text alignment for EAN/UPC.
    • Fixed! EAN/UPC barcode size when guard bars are disabled.

  • Maintenance Release (2021-11-24)
    Neodynamic.SDK.BarcodeCore.dll patched to v5.0.21.1122
    • Improved! EAN and UPC first and last digit or light margin indicator rendering based on the quiet zones.
    • Improved! UPC-A and UPC-E first and last digits font size reduction.
    • Improved! ISBT-128 human readable text rendering.
    • Fixed! UPC-A and UPC-E supplement bars height.
    • Fixed! Bearer Bars rendering bug introduced by previous update.

  • Maintenance Release (2021-11-09)
    Neodynamic.SDK.BarcodeCore.dll patched to v5.0.21.1109
    • New! Added QuietZone property that replaces QuietZoneWidth, TopMargin and BottomMargin properties now marked as obsolete.

  • Maintenance Release (2021-10-25)
    Neodynamic.SDK.BarcodeCore.dll patched to v5.0.21.1020
    • Improved! PDF417 Text compation encoding.
    • Fixed! Databar Expanded Stacked encoding.
    • Fixed! EPS generation when referencing SkiaSharp v1.60.x and v1.68.x
    • New! Updated AIs support based on GS1 General Specification v21
      • AI (235) Third Party Controlled, Serialised Extension of GTIN (TPX)
      • AI (395n) Amount payable per unit of measure single monetary area (variable measure trade item)
      • AI (417) Party Global Location Number (GLN)
      • AI (4300) Ship-to / Deliver-to Company name
      • AI (4301) Ship-to / Deliver-to contact name
      • AI (4302) Ship-to / Deliver-to address line 1
      • AI (4303) Ship-to / Deliver-to address line 2
      • AI (4304) Ship-to / Deliver-to suburb
      • AI (4305) Ship-to / Deliver-to locality
      • AI (4306) Ship-to / Deliver-to region
      • AI (4307) Ship-to / Deliver-to country code
      • AI (4308) Ship-to / Deliver-to telephone number
      • AI (4310) Return-to company name
      • AI (4311) Return-to contact name
      • AI (4312) Return-to address line 1
      • AI (4313) Return-to address line 2
      • AI (4314) Return-to suburb
      • AI (4315) Return-to locality
      • AI (4316) Return-to region
      • AI (4317) Return-to country code
      • AI (4318) Return-to postal code
      • AI (4319) Return-to telephone number
      • AI (4320) Service code description
      • AI (4321) Dangerous goods flag
      • AI (4322) Authority to leave flag
      • AI (4323) Signature required flag
      • AI (4324) Not before delivery date/time
      • AI (4325) Not after delivery date/time
      • AI (4326) Release date
      • AI (7040) GS1 UIC with Extension 1 and Importer index

  • Maintenance Release (2021-06-02)
    Neodynamic.SDK.BarcodeCore.dll patched to v5.0.21.602
    • Fixed! Wrong bar height rendering for EAN/UPC symbologies when FitProportional is enabled.

  • Main release (2021-04-29)

Version 4.0

  • Maintenance Release (2021-04-23)
    Neodynamic.SDK.BarcodeCore.dll patched to v4.0.21.423
    • Fixed! Rounding bug related to barcode properties that depend on the BarcodeUnit prop.

  • Maintenance Release (2021-04-01)
    Neodynamic.SDK.BarcodeCore.dll patched to v4.0.21.401
    • Fixed! Code or Humand Readable Text was not rendered if EAN/UPC GuardBar was disabled.

  • Maintenance Release (2020-10-31)
    Neodynamic.SDK.BarcodeCore.dll patched to v4.0.20.1026
    • Fixed! Validation whether the data to encode can be rendered if both PDF417 Cols & Rows was specified.
    • Fixed! FitProportional for Code16K, Code49 and CodablockF symbologies.
    • Fixed! CodablockF row separator rendering.

  • Maintenance Release (2020-04-24)
    Neodynamic.SDK.BarcodeCore.dll patched to v4.0.20.422

  • Maintenance Release (2020-04-20)
    Neodynamic.SDK.BarcodeCore.dll patched to v4.0.20.418
    • Improved! MaxiCode barcode rendering for 203dpi (8dpmm) and 300dpi (12dpmm) resolutions.

  • Maintenance Release (2020-04-06)
    Neodynamic.SDK.BarcodeCore.dll patched to v4.0.20.402
    • Fixed! Bug when handling MACRO 05/06 and READER PROGRAMMING chars Dec 236 (hex EC), Dec 237 (hex ED) and Dec 234 (hex EA) respectively.

  • Main release (2020-03-25)
    • New! EPC QR-Code Barcode
    • New! TLC39 Barcode
    • New! Plessey Barcode
    • New! Code 49 Barcode
    • New! Codablock-F Barcode
    • New! HIBC LIC CodablockF Barcode
    • New! HIBC PAS CodablockF Barcode
    • New! TriOptic Barcode
    • New! Update AIs based on GS1 General Specification v20: AI (723s) Certification reference, AI (7240) Protocol ID, AI (8009) Optically readable sensor indicator, AI (8013) Global Model Number (GMN), AI (8026) Identification of pieces of a trade item (ITIP) contained in a logistic unit.
    • New! Added two digits checksum to Code11 symbology.
    • New! Added PCX 1bpp barcode generation.
    • New! Added EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) barcode generation.
    • New! Added scale factor option for SVG barcode generation.
    • Improved! Applied clipping for rounded corners when a border is specified.

Version 3.0

  • Maintenance Release (2019-10-21)
    Neodynamic.SDK.BarcodeCore.dll patched to v3.0.19.1021
    • Fixed! PDF417 unreadable symbol when a fixed number of Rows is specified and number of Columns needs to be calculated; and vice versa.

  • Maintenance Release (2019-02-23)
    Neodynamic.SDK.BarcodeCore.dll patched to v3.0.19.205
    • Fixed! ISO/IEC 15434 Encoding in HIBC LIC and PAS 2D barcodes
    • Fixed! Industrial 2 of 5 symbol rendering
    • Fixed! Code 128 encoding when explicit switching between Char Sets is used
    • Fixed! GS1-128 (formerly EAN/UCC-128) custom format code validation
    • Fixed! PDF417 did not honor symbol size if either a number of Columns and Rows are explicitly specified
    • Fixed! GetCode93Checksum method of BarcodeUtils class

  • Main release (2018-08-28)

Version 2.0

  • Maintenance Release (2018-05-08)
    Neodynamic.SDK.BarcodeCore.dll patched to v2.0.18.508
    • Fixed! GS1 DataBar Expanded bug - Dash char encoded as a Slash char.

  • Main release (2018-04-25)
    • New! Support for .NET Standard 2.0
    • New! Added support for exporting barcodes to PDF format.
    • New! Added DPI setting support for PNG barcode images.
    • New! Justify Text Alignment.
    • New! Added support for Underline and Strikeout font styles.
    • New! Support for multi-line text when setting Text property.

Version 1.0

  • Maintenance Release (2018-03-29)
    Neodynamic.SDK.BarcodeCore.dll patched to v1.0.18.328
    • Fixed! Bug with EDIFACT Data Matrix encoding and improved symbol size selection.

  • Maintenance Release (2018-03-06)
    Neodynamic.SDK.BarcodeCore.dll patched to v1.0.18.305
    • New! Added ANSI X12 and EDIFACT data encodings to Data Matrix improving Auto format/symbol size selection.
    • Fixed! Bug with DPI and AutoSize settings.

  • Maintenance Release (2017-10-30)
    Neodynamic.SDK.BarcodeCore.dll patched to v1.0.17.1027
    • Fixed! Error "Attempted to divice by zero" for PDF417.
    • Fixed! Wrong size setting when enabling FitProportional feature.

  • Initial release (2017-10-01)
    Barcode Professional for .NET Core based on Barcode Pro SDK for .NET & ASP.NET MVC base source code.