# Redth/ZXing.Net.Mobile

Barcode Scanner for Xamarin.iOS, Xamarin.Android, UWP and Tizen

Repository: https://github.com/Redth/ZXing.Net.Mobile
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/zxingnetmobile
Language: C#
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2024-05-24T00:27:28+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5075, "days_push": 832, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1083, forks 693 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:31.260260+00:00)

## What it is
A C#/.NET barcode scanning library based on ZXing, providing camera-based barcode and QR code scanning for Xamarin.iOS, Xamarin.Android, UWP, Tizen, and Xamarin.Forms. It offers a simple scanner API with cross-platform overlays and permission handling.

## Use cases
- scan barcodes in a xamarin app
- read qr codes with the camera on android and ios
- add barcode scanning to a xamarin.forms application
- scan product barcodes in a uwp app
- decode qr codes from camera feed in c#
- build an inventory scanning app in .net

## When to choose
- you are building a Xamarin or UWP app in C# and need camera-based barcode/QR scanning
- you want a simple, MIT-licensed scanner API with cross-platform support
- you need automatic camera permission handling on Android

## When to avoid
- you are not using .NET/Xamarin (consider native ZXing or platform ML kits)
- you need active development or support for MAUI/newer .NET platforms
- you need barcode scanning from static images rather than live camera

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: computer-vision, image-processing, sdk, ui-components
- domain: mobile-development, cross-platform, computer-vision
- platform: windows, cross-platform, dotnet
- tags: barcode-scanning, qr-code, xamarin, camera, zxing, uwp, tizen, xamarin-forms, android, ios

## Member repositories
- Redth/ZXing.Net.Mobile (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:31.260260+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 2026-08-30T06:50:20.472004+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Redth/ZXing.Net.Mobile (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:31.260260+00:00, sha 9691a315fc6e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.