Does it support .NET Core and modern .NET?

Yes. Use the Neodynamic.WinControls.NetCore.BarcodeProfessional NuGet package for Windows Forms apps targeting .NET Core 3.1 and .NET 5 or later, including .NET 8, 9 and 10, and Neodynamic.WinControls.BarcodeProfessional for .NET Framework 2.0 or later.

Can I design barcodes in Visual Studio?

Yes. Drag the barcode control from the Visual Studio toolbox and use the Barcode Builder designer to configure, preview and save the barcode at design time.

How do I print barcodes from a Windows Forms app?

Draw high-quality barcodes with the .NET PrintDocument class, or add them to RDLC reports (ReportViewer) and Crystal Reports; barcodes are kept when exporting those reports to PDF, Word or Excel.

Which image formats can it generate?

Raster GIF, BMP, PNG, JPEG and TIFF, monochrome 1-bpp images, and vector EPS (RGB/CMYK) and EMF.

Which barcode types are supported?

Linear (1D), postal, composite, MICR and 2D barcodes, including Code 39, Code 128, GS1-128, GS1 DataBar, EAN-13, UPC-A, ITF-14, Data Matrix, GS1 DataMatrix, QR Code, rMQR, PDF417, Aztec, MaxiCode, Han Xin Code, DotCode, Swiss QR Code, JAB-Code, USPS Intelligent Mail, Royal Mail Mailmark and Australia Post, plus MICR E-13B characters.

Does it use barcode fonts?

No. It is a graphic-based engine, so there are no fonts to install and barcodes look the same on every machine.

Does it run on Linux or macOS?

No, Windows Forms is Windows only. For cross-platform .NET apps use Barcode Professional for .NET Standard.

Barcode Professional for Windows Forms

Create, Preview & Print High-Quality GS1-ISO-Standards-Compliance Barcodes within Windows Forms

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Key Features

  Linear, Postal, MICR & 2D Barcode Symbologies
  For .NET Framework 2.0+, .NET Core 3.1 & .NET 5+
  Visual Studio & Community Ed Support
  VS ReportViewer Local Reports (RDLC) Support
  PrintDocument & Crystal Reports .NET Support

Create, Preview & Print High-Quality 2D Barcodes in Windows Forms

Barcode Professional for Windows Forms is a visual .NET barcode control that allows you to create, preview & print high-quality barcodes in your Windows Forms apps using VB.NET or C#, targeting .NET Framework 2.0+, .NET Core 3.1 or .NET 5+. Barcode Professional can generate most popular Linear (1D), Postal, Component Composite, MICR & 2D Barcodes including Code 39, Code 128, GS1-128, GS1 DataBar (RSS-14), EAN 13 & UPC, Postal (USPS, British Royal Mail, Australia Post, DHL, FedEx, Japan, Korea), Data Matrix, QR Code, PDF 417, Aztec Code, UPS MaxiCode, Chinese Han Xin Code, IFA PPN; MICR E-13-B Characters, all EAN/UPC Composite Barcodes (CC-A, CC-B & CC-C), DotCode, Mailmark, Swiss-QRCode, JAB-Code Multicolored 2D Matrix and many more barcode standards

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Install from NuGet

Barcode Professional for Windows Forms ships in two NuGet packages, one per .NET runtime:

Your project targets	NuGet package	Install
.NET Core 3.1 and .NET 5+ (including .NET 8, 9 & 10)	`Neodynamic.WinControls.NetCore.BarcodeProfessional`	`dotnet add package Neodynamic.WinControls.NetCore.BarcodeProfessional`
.NET Framework 2.0+	`Neodynamic.WinControls.BarcodeProfessional`	`Install-Package Neodynamic.WinControls.BarcodeProfessional`

This edition supports .NET Framework 2.0+, .NET Core 3.1 and .NET 5+ (including .NET 8, 9 & 10) Windows Forms apps, with one NuGet package for each runtime. Need barcodes in ASP.NET Core, Linux, macOS or Xamarin? Then try our Barcode Professional for .NET Standard edition!

Seamless Reporting Tool Integration

Visual Studio ReportViewer

Easily create advanced barcodes into RDLC Local Reports and get them correctly displayed in all output formats (HTML, PDF, Image, Word, Excel). Insert barcodes into Header & Footer sections of your RDLC report following a couple of simple steps.

Crystal Reports for .NET

Create access cards with barcodes or create Avery address labels with USPS Intelligent Mail barcodes. Look at more Crystal Reports with barcodes using SQL Stored Procedures or Typed Data Sets. All Crystal output formats are supported (PDF, Excel, Word)

PrintDocument Printing

While with most reporting tools the integration is done through a barcode image/bitmap-approach, with PrintDocument class of .NET our product renders high-quality barcode symbols!

Create Artistic Barcodes

Create customized barcodes by stamping logos or pictures on symbols as well as specifying an image for filling the bars or dots!
Artistic Barcodes with logo & fill patterns

Create Artistic QR Codes with Custom Shape Patterns!

In addition to stamp images on barcode symbols, the ArtModuleShape and ArtFinderShape properties allow you to customize the QR Code modules and finders!

ArtFinderShape Patterns

ArtModuleShape Patterns

QR Code Samples by combining the patterns...

GS1-AIM-ISO/IEC Compliance

Our barcode algorithms were written by following the official specifications of each barcode symbology. Our barcode engine provides you with exclusive features like auto-checksum, data validation, Bar Width Adjustment (BWA) for linear & 2D symbols, auto-encoding methods for shortest barcode symbol generation.

Barcode Imaging Support

Barcode Professional can generate barcodes in raster formats like GIF, BMP, PNG, JPEG/JPG & TIFF; in vector formats like EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) with RGB/CMYK, EMF (Enhanced Windows Metafile). Monochrome (Black and White 1 bit per pixel) barcode image generation is also supported. All barcode can be rotated at 90, 180 & 270 degrees.

GS1 Compliance for 2D barcodes at Point of Sale (POS)

Our barcode algorithms are fully 2D capable to meet the GS1's Ambition 2027 requirements. For your reference, the Neodynamic's products are officially listed by GS1 website under Barcode Creation section.

Get Barcodes in Word & Excel docs & in HTML emails

Insert Barcodes in Word & Excel

Have a Word document and need to stamp a barcode image? This guide insert a barcode image into an Invoice Word document. Use this other guide if you need to create and insert a barcode image in an Excel worksheet instead.

Create & send HTML emails with barcodes

Create HTML emails with System.Net.Mail and embed barcode images into them with a few lines of code. Insert QR Codes or any other supported 2D & linear barcodes

True .NET Graphic Barcode Engine

Draw Barcodes on Graphics

Render and draw barcodes on System.Drawing.Graphics objects. Get crisp high quality barcodes even if they are applied with any transforms like scale or rotation.

Not a Barcode Fontware

Our Barcode product is a graphic-based engine which renders high-quality & high-precision barcodes by using System.Drawing classes. There are many reasons why you should not use a barcode fontware in your .NET projects

Windows App
Certification Ready!

Barcode Professional for Windows Forms was built in compliance with Microsoft's Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) requirements and recommendations that are mandatory for getting the Windows App Certificate.

Barcode Engine exclusively designed for Windows Forms

Built-on .NET Technology

Barcode algorithms written in managed-code C# which can be used in any kind of .NET client projects like Windows Forms, Console or Windows Services. Barcode Professional also supports .NET Data Binding and Binary, SOAP & XML serialization features.

Easy to Dev & Deploy

Easy as 1, 2, 3! (1) Just add the NuGet package (or a reference to the Barcode Professional DLL), (2) instantiate it in your preferred .NET language like VB.NET and C#, (3) set up barcode properties and that's it! XCOPY deploy the barcode dll bundled with your exe app or dll project.

VS Design-time Support

Barcode Professional for Windows Forms features a powerful visual barcode designer called Barcode Builder. When you drag & drop Barcode Professional from Visual Studio Toolbox, you can play with Barcode Builder to create, preview & save the output barcode!

Which Barcode Edition Do I Need?

The same GS1, ISO/IEC & AIM compliant barcode engine is available in these editions:

Edition	Best for	NuGet package / delivery	Platforms
Barcode Professional for .NET Standard	Cross-platform .NET: ASP.NET Core, APIs, console, services, Xamarin	`Neodynamic.SDK.BarcodeCore`	Windows, Linux, macOS (.NET Standard 2.0)
Barcode Professional for Blazor	Blazor Server & WebAssembly apps	`Neodynamic.Blazor.Barcode`	Any Blazor host
Barcode Professional for Windows Forms	WinForms desktop apps, printing & reports	`Neodynamic.WinControls.NetCore.BarcodeProfessional` (.NET Core 3.1 & .NET 5+) `Neodynamic.WinControls.BarcodeProfessional` (.NET Framework)	Windows
Barcode Professional for WPF	WPF apps, XPS & vector printing	`Neodynamic.WPF.NetCore.BarcodeProfessional` (.NET Core 3.1 & .NET 5+) `Neodynamic.WPF.Barcode` (.NET Framework)	Windows
BarcodePro Web API for Docker	Any language, servers and cloud	Docker image `neodynamic/barcodeprowebapi`	Linux container (amd64 & arm64)
Barcode Professional for SSRS & PBIRS	SQL Server Reporting Services & Power BI Report Server	Installer: Custom Report Item (CRI) and DLL	SSRS 2005–2022, PBIRS
Barcode Professional for ASP.NET Legacy	Existing ASP.NET WebForms & MVC apps	`Neodynamic.WebControls.BarcodeProfessional`	Windows (.NET Framework 2.0–4.x)
Barcode Professional SDK for .NET Windows Legacy	Existing .NET Framework apps	`Neodynamic.SDK.Barcode`	Windows (.NET Framework 2.0–4.x)

New web or cross-platform project? Use Barcode Professional for .NET Standard. See also the full feature comparison.