EAN-8
From Just Solve the File Format Problem
EAN-8 is a compact version of the EAN product code, smaller than the more common EAN-13. Similarly to the uses of UPC-E relative to the more common UPC-A, EAN-8 is used in situations where a larger bar code won't easily fit. It contains eight digits, but one is a mandatory checksum, so only 7 actual data digits are used. This is not enough to encode a full EAN product code, but it can be used in specialized situations such as within a particular store chain that has generated 7-digit internal codes for its products.
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Software
- Review of barcode scanner apps
- iOS app to read UPC/EAN codes and find product info/prices
- Android app to read UPC and QR codes to look up product info/prices and other info coded or linked in bar codes
Developer libraries and modules
- ZBar bar code reader library: cross-platform
- zxing (Zebra Crossing) (barcode library for Java, ported to some other systems)
- MediaWiki extension to generate UPC, EAN, and Code39 codes
- EAN8 bar code library for Perl
- Postscriptbarcode: bar code creator
- barcode.php
Utilities
- Global UPC/EAN database
- Another EAN search site
- Online barcode generator (supports many different formats)
- EAN-8 bar code generator
