# mikebuss/MTBBarcodeScanner

A lightweight, easy-to-use barcode scanning library for iOS 8+

Repository: https://github.com/mikebuss/MTBBarcodeScanner
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/mtbbarcodescanner
Language: Objective-C
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: cocoapods, barcode-scanning, objective-c, swift, carthage, camera
Archived: true
Last push: 2020-10-01T00:31:34+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4588, "days_push": 2163, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1075, forks 199 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:29.184999+00:00)

## What it is
A lightweight Objective-C barcode scanning library for iOS built on AVFoundation, supporting single and multiple barcode detection, torch control, and camera switching. It is no longer actively maintained.

## Use cases
- scan barcodes in an iOS app
- read QR codes from the camera
- detect multiple barcodes at once
- highlight scanned codes in a live camera preview
- toggle the flashlight while scanning
- switch between front and back camera during scanning

## When to choose
- you need a simple, lightweight barcode scanner for a legacy iOS 8+ project
- you want block-based callbacks with barcode position in the preview
- you need to read multiple 2D codes simultaneously

## When to avoid
- you are starting a new project - the library is unmaintained
- you need iOS 13+ or Swift-native APIs like VisionKit
- you need active support or bug fixes

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: computer-vision, sdk
- domain: mobile-development, computer-vision
- platform: -
- tags: barcode-scanning, objective-c, avfoundation, camera, qr-codes, cocoapods, carthage, ios, swift, mobile

## Member repositories
- mikebuss/MTBBarcodeScanner (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:29.184999+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 2026-08-30T06:53:27.334201+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mikebuss/MTBBarcodeScanner (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:29.184999+00:00, sha 19df25e8c18e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.