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[Parsing & Serialization](/categories/parsing) 4. / 5. horde/barcode ActiveLibrary[Parsing & Serialization](/categories/parsing) horde/barcode ============= Horde Barcode and QR Code Rendering and Parsing Library v1.0.0(4w ago)02LGPL-2.1PHPPHP ^8.1 Since May 12Pushed 2mo agoCompare [ Source](https://github.com/horde/Barcode)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/horde/barcode)[ Docs](http://www.horde.org/libraries/Horde_Barcode)[ RSS](/packages/horde-barcode/feed)WikiDiscussions FRAMEWORK\_6\_0 Synced 3w ago READMEChangelog (3)Dependencies (6)Versions (5)Used By (0) Horde Barcode ============= [](#horde-barcode) Barcode and QR code generation and reading library for PHP 8.1+. Encodes data into 1D and 2D barcode symbologies and renders them as HTML, raster images (via horde/Image), SVG or PDF (via horde/Pdf). Decodes barcodes from module matrices and bar patterns back into structured data. Includes a semantic layer for some popular structured payload formats (payments, contacts, WiFi, GS1, healthcare, etc.) with bidirectional encode/decode support. **Status:** Encoding and rendering are fully implemented. Reading/decoding from images is designed (interfaces defined) but not yet implemented. Contributions welcome. :) Quick Start ----------- [](#quick-start) ``` use Horde\Barcode\Barcode; // QR code as HTML table echo Barcode::qrHtml('https://www.horde.org/'); // Code 128 as HTML echo Barcode::code128Html('INV-2026-0042'); // EAN-13 as HTML echo Barcode::eanHtml('5901234123457'); // Data Matrix as HTML echo Barcode::dataMatrixHtml('Serial:ABC123'); ``` Requirements ------------ [](#requirements) - PHP 8.1+ with ext-mbstring - No other required dependencies (HTML renderer is standalone) ### Optional [](#optional) - `horde/image` for raster (PNG/JPEG) and SVG output - `horde/pdf` for PDF output - `horde/otp` for OTP provisioning URI generation Installation ------------ [](#installation) ``` composer require horde/barcode ``` Supported Standards ------------------- [](#supported-standards) ### Barcode Symbologies [](#barcode-symbologies) ClassStandardCommon NameDescription`QrEncoder`[ISO/IEC 18004](https://www.iso.org/standard/62021.html)QR Code2D matrix barcode, versions 1–40, EC levels L/M/Q/H`DataMatrixEncoder`[ISO/IEC 16022](https://www.iso.org/standard/44230.html)Data Matrix2D matrix barcode, ECC200 error correction`Code128Encoder`[ISO/IEC 15417](https://www.iso.org/standard/43896.html)Code 128High-density linear barcode, character sets A/B/C`EanUpcEncoder`[ISO/IEC 15420](https://www.iso.org/standard/46143.html)EAN/UPCRetail point-of-sale (EAN-13, EAN-8, UPC-A, UPC-E)`Code39Encoder`[ISO/IEC 16388](https://www.iso.org/standard/43897.html)Code 39Alphanumeric linear barcode (A–Z, 0–9, symbols)`Itf14Encoder`[ISO/IEC 16390](https://www.iso.org/standard/43898.html)ITF-14Interleaved 2-of-5 for shipping cartons### Semantic Payload Formats [](#semantic-payload-formats) ClassFormatUse CaseReference`OtpProvisioning`otpauth:// URITOTP/HOTP provisioning[Google Authenticator Key URI](https://github.com/google/google-authenticator/wiki/Key-Uri-Format)`WiFi`WIFI:…;;WiFi network sharing[WPA3 / Wi-Fi Alliance](https://www.wi-fi.org/)`VCard`MECARD:…;;Contact sharing[NTT DoCoMo MeCard](https://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/english/)`Url`HTTP/HTTPS URLWeb links[RFC 3986](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3986)`Email`mailto: URIEmail composition[RFC 6068](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6068)`Sms`smsto: URISMS composition[RFC 5724](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5724)`Tel`tel: URIPhone dialing[RFC 3966](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3966)`SepaEpc`EPC069-12EU SEPA credit transfer[European Payments Council](https://www.europeanpaymentscouncil.eu/document-library/guidance-documents/quick-response-code-guidelines-enable-data-capture-initiation)`EmvQr`EMVCo Merchant QRPayment terminal QR[EMVCo QR Specification](https://www.emvco.com/emv-technologies/qrcodes/)`Pix`BCB PixBrazilian instant payments[Banco Central do Brasil](https://www.bcb.gov.br/estabilidadefinanceira/pix)`Upi`UPI Deep LinkIndian instant payments[NPCI UPI](https://www.npci.org.in/what-we-do/upi/product-overview)`Gtin`GTIN-8/12/13/14Product identification[GS1 GTIN](https://www.gs1.org/standards/id-keys/gtin)`Gs1Barcode`GS1 AI Element StringsSupply chain data[GS1 General Specifications](https://www.gs1.org/standards/barcodes-epcrfid-id-keys/gs1-general-specifications)`DigitalLink`GS1 Digital Link URIWeb-resolvable product IDs[GS1 Digital Link](https://www.gs1.org/standards/gs1-digital-link)`IataBcbp`IATA Resolution 792Airline boarding passes[IATA BCBP](https://www.iata.org/en/programs/passenger/common-use/)`Udi`FDA 21 CFR 830 / EU MDRMedical device identification[FDA UDI](https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/unique-device-identification-system-udi-system)`Hibc`ANSI/HIBC 2.6Healthcare product labeling[HIBCC](https://www.hibcc.org/)Documentation ------------- [](#documentation) See [doc/USAGE.md](doc/USAGE.md) for full API documentation and examples. License ------- [](#license) LGPL-2.1 — see [LICENSE](LICENSE). ### Health Score 38 — LowBetter than 83% of packages Maintenance90 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity3 Limited adoption so far Community8 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity46 Maturing project, gaining track record Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. 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