metafloor/bwip-js

Health v2 · maintenance only

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2409 stars · 334 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A pure JavaScript barcode generation library supporting over 100 barcode types and standards, translated from Barcode Writer in Pure PostScript. It renders barcodes as PNG images, canvas drawings, or SVG across browsers, Node.js, React, React Native, and Electron.

Use cases

• generate qr codes in javascript
• create barcode images in node.js
• render code128 barcodes in the browser
• generate ean/upc barcodes for retail labels
• produce svg barcodes for web pages
• generate gs1 datamatrix codes
• add barcode generation to a react native app

When to choose

• you need broad barcode symbology coverage (100+ types) in pure JavaScript
• you need cross-platform rendering to PNG, canvas, or SVG
• you need GS1-compliant symbols like DataBar, QR, or DataMatrix

When to avoid

• you need to scan or decode barcodes rather than generate them
• you need barcode generation outside the JavaScript ecosystem

Facets

library · maturity stable

image-processing cli sdk web-development developer-tools cross-platform browser cross-platform cli barcode-generator qr-code code128 datamatrix svg png react-native gs1 nodejs electron

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