# milon/barcode

Laravel Barcode Generator

Repository: https://github.com/milon/barcode
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/milon-barcode
Language: PHP
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: barcode-generator, barcode, laravel
Last push: 2026-02-24T01:49:32+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 65/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 69, release rhythm 40, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4210, "days_push": 191, "days_rel": 191, "gap_med": 182.0, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1478, forks 326 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:50.561168+00:00)

## What it is
A Laravel package that generates 1D and 2D barcodes (including QR codes, Datamatrix, and PDF417) by wrapping TCPDF's barcode classes. It provides facades like DNS1D and DNS2D for easy barcode rendering in Laravel applications.

## Use cases
- generate barcodes in a Laravel app
- create QR codes for invoices or tickets
- render 1D barcodes as PNG images in PHP
- generate Datamatrix or PDF417 codes
- add barcode generation to Laravel blade views

## When to choose
- you are building a Laravel application and need barcode or QR code generation
- you want a simple wrapper around TCPDF's barcode classes
- you need multiple barcode symbologies including 2D formats

## When to avoid
- you are not using Laravel or a PHP framework
- you need barcode scanning/reading rather than generation
- you cannot install the php-gd extension

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: image-processing, sdk
- domain: web-development, developer-tools
- platform: php
- tags: barcode-generator, qr-code, datamatrix, pdf417, tcpdf-wrapper, laravel

## Member repositories
- milon/barcode (main) score 65

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:50.561168+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:34:21.940407+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/milon/barcode (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:50.561168+00:00, sha a5bd4e8ce576)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.