Name: CodeGlyphX
Author: Przemyslaw Klys

CodeGlyphX v1.0.0 — nugetz

dotnet add package CodeGlyphX

using CodeGlyphX;
using CodeGlyphX.Rendering;

var options = new CodeGlyphDecodeOptions {
    PreferBarcode = false,
    Qr = new QrPixelDecodeOptions {
        Profile = QrDecodeProfile.Robust,
        MaxMilliseconds = 800
    }
};

if (CodeGlyph.TryDecode(pixels, width, height, stride, PixelFormat.Rgba32, out var decoded, options)) {
    Console.WriteLine($"{decoded.Kind}: {decoded.Text}");
}

var fast = CodeGlyphDecodeOptions.Fast();
var robust = CodeGlyphDecodeOptions.Robust();
var stylized = CodeGlyphDecodeOptions.Stylized();
var screen = CodeGlyphDecodeOptions.Screen(maxMilliseconds: 300, maxDimension: 1200);

var options = new CodeGlyphDecodeOptions {
    ExpectedBarcode = BarcodeType.Code39,
    Code39Checksum = Code39ChecksumPolicy.StripIfValid,
    PreferBarcode = true
};

using var cts = new CancellationTokenSource(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(500));

var options = new CodeGlyphDecodeOptions {
    Qr = new QrPixelDecodeOptions { Profile = QrDecodeProfile.Robust },
    CancellationToken = cts.Token
};

if (CodeGlyph.TryDecode(pixels, width, height, stride, PixelFormat.Rgba32, out var decoded, options)) {
    Console.WriteLine(decoded.Text);
}

var options = CodeGlyphDecodeOptions.Screen(maxMilliseconds: 300, maxDimension: 1200);
if (CodeGlyph.TryDecode(pixels, width, height, stride, PixelFormat.Rgba32, out var decoded, options)) {
    Console.WriteLine(decoded.Text);
}

Feature	Windows	Linux	macOS
Core encode/decode (QR/1D/2D)	✅	✅	✅
Renderers (PNG/SVG/SVGZ/HTML/JPEG/BMP/PPM/PBM/PGM/PAM/XBM/XPM/TGA/ICO/PDF/EPS/ASCII)	✅	✅	✅
Image decoding (PNG/JPEG/GIF/BMP/PPM/PBM/PGM/PAM/XBM/XPM/TGA)	✅	✅	✅
WPF controls	✅	❌	❌

Scenario	Mean (us)	Allocated
QR PNG (short text)	331.33	431.94 KB
QR PNG (medium text)	713.68	837.75 KB
QR PNG (long text)	2197.99	3041.06 KB
QR SVG (medium text)	99.17	20.03 KB
QR PNG (High EC)	1094.94	1535.88 KB
QR HTML (medium text)	115.46	137.43 KB

Scenario	Mean (ms)	Allocated	Notes
QR decode (clean, fast)	2.148	103.9 KB	qr-clean-small.png
QR decode (clean, balanced)	2.124	103.9 KB	qr-clean-small.png
QR decode (clean, robust)	2.193	103.9 KB	qr-clean-small.png
QR decode (noisy, robust)	170.949	8507.41 KB	qr-noisy-ui.png (Robust, MaxMilliseconds=800)

Scenario	Mean (us)	Allocated
Data Matrix PNG (medium)	303.48	447.73 KB
Data Matrix PNG (long)	711.93	1509.06 KB
Data Matrix SVG	5.64	12.29 KB
PDF417 PNG	1730.92	3154.87 KB
PDF417 SVG	28.79	64.53 KB
Aztec PNG	260.70	452.30 KB
Aztec SVG	12.76	59.74 KB

dotnet run -c Release --framework net8.0 --project CodeGlyphX.Benchmarks/CodeGlyphX.Benchmarks.csproj -- --filter "*"

Library	Encode	Decode	2D Codes	1D Codes	Image Dependencies
CodeGlyphX	✅	✅	QR, Micro QR, Data Matrix, PDF417, Aztec	✅	None
ZXing.Net	✅	✅	QR, Data Matrix, PDF417, Aztec, more	✅	Bindings for System.Drawing / ImageSharp / SkiaSharp / OpenCV
QRCoder	✅	❌	QR only	❌	System.Drawing renderer (Windows) or alt renderers
Barcoder	✅	❌	QR, Data Matrix, PDF417, Aztec	✅	ImageSharp.Drawing for image renderer

Symbology	Encode	Decode	Outputs	Notes
QR	✅	✅	All (see Output formats)	ECI, FNC1/GS1, Kanji, structured append
Micro QR	✅	✅	All (see Output formats)	Versions M1–M4
Code128	✅	✅	All (see Output formats)	Set A/B/C
GS1-128	✅	✅	All (see Output formats)	FNC1 + AI helpers
Code39	✅	✅	All (see Output formats)	Optional checksum
Code93	✅	✅	All (see Output formats)	Optional checksum
Code11	✅	✅	All (see Output formats)	Optional checksum
Codabar	✅	✅	All (see Output formats)	A/B/C/D start/stop
MSI	✅	✅	All (see Output formats)	Mod10 / Mod10Mod10
Plessey	✅	✅	All (see Output formats)	CRC
EAN-8 / EAN-13	✅	✅	All (see Output formats)	Checksum validation
UPC-A / UPC-E	✅	✅	All (see Output formats)	Checksum validation
ITF-14	✅	✅	All (see Output formats)	Checksum validation
Data Matrix	✅	✅	All (see Output formats)	ASCII/C40/Text/X12/EDIFACT/Base256
PDF417	✅	✅	All (see Output formats)	Full encode/decode
Aztec	✅	✅	All (see Output formats)	Module matrix + basic pixel decode

Format	Extensions	Notes
PNG	`.png`	Raster
JPEG	`.jpg`, `.jpeg`	Raster, quality via options
BMP	`.bmp`	Raster
PPM	`.ppm`	Raster (portable pixmap)
PBM	`.pbm`	Raster (portable bitmap)
PGM	`.pgm`	Raster (portable graymap)
PAM	`.pam`	Raster (portable anymap, RGBA)
XBM	`.xbm`	Text (1-bit)
XPM	`.xpm`	Text (2-color)
TGA	`.tga`	Raster
ICO	`.ico`	Raster (PNG inside, multi-size by default)
SVG	`.svg`	Vector
SVGZ	`.svgz`, `.svg.gz`	Vector (gzip-compressed SVG)
HTML	`.html`, `.htm`	Table-based output
PDF	`.pdf`	Vector by default, raster via RenderMode
EPS	`.eps`, `.ps`	Vector by default, raster via RenderMode
ASCII	API only	Use `RenderAscii` methods
Raw RGBA	API only	Use `RenderPixels` methods

using CodeGlyphX;

var opts = new QrEasyOptions {
    IcoSizes = new[] { 32, 64, 128 },
    IcoPreserveAspectRatio = true
};
QR.Save("https://example.com", "qr.ico", opts);

Category	Payloads
Core	Text, URL, Bookmark, WiFi
Communication	Email (Mailto/MATMSG/SMTP), Phone, SMS, MMS, Skype
Location & Calendar	Geo, Calendar (iCal/vEvent)
Contacts	vCard / MeCard
OTP	TOTP / HOTP (otpauth://)
Social & Stores	App Store (Apple/Google), Facebook, X/Twitter, TikTok, LinkedIn, WhatsApp
Payments	UPI, SEPA Girocode (EPC), BezahlCode (contact/payment/debit/periodic), Swiss QR Bill, Slovenian UPN, Russia Payment Order (ST00012)
Crypto & Network	Bitcoin / Bitcoin Cash / Litecoin, Monero, ShadowSocks

using CodeGlyphX;

QR.Save("https://example.com", "qr.png");
QR.Save("https://example.com", "qr.svg");
QR.Save("https://example.com", "qr.jpg");
QR.Save("https://example.com", "qr.pdf");

using CodeGlyphX;

// Simple styling (colored eyes + rounded modules)
var opts = new QrEasyOptions {
    ModuleShape = QrPngModuleShape.Rounded,
    ModuleCornerRadiusPx = 3,
    Eyes = new QrPngEyeOptions {
        UseFrame = true,
        OuterShape = QrPngModuleShape.Circle,
        InnerShape = QrPngModuleShape.Circle,
        OuterColor = new Rgba32(220, 20, 60),
        InnerColor = new Rgba32(220, 20, 60),
    }
};
QR.Save("https://example.com", "qr-styled.png", opts);

using CodeGlyphX;
using CodeGlyphX.Rendering;

// PDF/EPS are vector by default. Use Raster when you need pixels.
QR.SavePdf("https://example.com", "qr-raster.pdf", mode: RenderMode.Raster);

using CodeGlyphX;

Barcode.Save(BarcodeType.Code128, "CODE128-12345", "code128.png");
Barcode.Save(BarcodeType.Code128, "CODE128-12345", "code128.pdf");
Barcode.Save(BarcodeType.Code128, "CODE128-12345", "code128.eps");

using CodeGlyphX;

// One-liners with defaults
var png = BarcodeEasy.RenderPng(BarcodeType.Code128, "CODE128-12345");

using CodeGlyphX;

DataMatrixCode.Save("DataMatrix-12345", "datamatrix.png");
DataMatrixCode.Save("DataMatrix-12345", "datamatrix.pdf");
DataMatrixCode.Save("DataMatrix-12345", "datamatrix.eps");
Pdf417Code.Save("PDF417-12345", "pdf417.png");
Pdf417Code.Save("PDF417-12345", "pdf417.pdf");
Pdf417Code.Save("PDF417-12345", "pdf417.eps");

using CodeGlyphX;
using CodeGlyphX.Payloads;

QR.Save(QrPayloads.Url("https://example.com"), "url.png");
QR.Save(QrPayloads.Wifi("MyWiFi", "p@ssw0rd"), "wifi.png");
QR.Save(QrPayloads.OneTimePassword(OtpAuthType.Totp, "JBSWY3DPEHPK3PXP", label: "user@example.com", issuer: "AuthIMO"), "otp.png");

using CodeGlyphX;

if (QrImageDecoder.TryDecodeImage(File.ReadAllBytes("code.bmp"), out var decoded)) {
    Console.WriteLine(decoded.Text);
}

using CodeGlyphX;

var options = QrPixelDecodeOptions.Fast();
if (QrImageDecoder.TryDecodeImage(File.ReadAllBytes("screen.png"), options, out var decoded)) {
    Console.WriteLine(decoded.Text);
}

using CodeGlyphX;

var options = QrPixelDecodeOptions.Screen(maxMilliseconds: 300, maxDimension: 1200);
if (QrImageDecoder.TryDecodeImage(File.ReadAllBytes("screen.png"), options, out var decoded)) {
    Console.WriteLine(decoded.Text);
}

using CodeGlyphX;

var bytes = File.ReadAllBytes("screen.png");
if (QR.TryDecodeImage(bytes, QrPixelDecodeOptions.Screen(), out var decoded)) {
    Console.WriteLine(decoded.Text);
}

using CodeGlyphX;

if (!QrImageDecoder.TryDecodeImage(File.ReadAllBytes("screen.png"), out var decoded, out var info)) {
    QrDiagnosticsDump.WriteText("decode-diagnostics.txt", info, source: "screen.png");
}

using CodeGlyphX;

if (CodeGlyph.TryDecodeAllPng(File.ReadAllBytes("unknown.png"), out var results)) {
    foreach (var item in results) Console.WriteLine($"{item.Kind}: {item.Text}");
}

using CodeGlyphX;

if (Barcode.TryDecodeImage(File.ReadAllBytes("code.png"), BarcodeType.Code128, out var barcode))
    Console.WriteLine(barcode.Text);

using CodeGlyphX;

if (DataMatrixCode.TryDecodeImage(File.ReadAllBytes("dm.png"), out var text))
    Console.WriteLine(text);

using CodeGlyphX;

if (Pdf417Code.TryDecodeImage(File.ReadAllBytes("pdf417.png"), out var text))
    Console.WriteLine(text);

using CodeGlyphX;

if (AztecCode.TryDecodeImage(File.ReadAllBytes("aztec.png"), out var text))
    Console.WriteLine(text);

using CodeGlyphX;

var opts = ImageDecodeOptions.Screen(maxMilliseconds: 300, maxDimension: 1200);
Barcode.TryDecodePng(File.ReadAllBytes("barcode.png"), BarcodeType.Code128, opts, out var barcode);

xmlns:wpf="clr-namespace:CodeGlyphX.Wpf;assembly=CodeGlyphX.Wpf"

<wpf:QrCodeControl Text="{Binding QrText}" Ecc="M" ModuleSize="6" QuietZone="4" />
<wpf:Barcode128Control Value="{Binding BarcodeValue}" ModuleSize="2" QuietZone="10" />

Scenario	Mean (us)	Allocated
Code 128 PNG	442.41	756.24 KB
Code 128 SVG	2.52	17.61 KB
EAN PNG	191.33	338.54 KB
Code 39 PNG	311.37	414.49 KB
Code 93 PNG	222.69	367.76 KB
UPC-A PNG	175.83	338.85 KB

Evotec/CodeGlyphXv1.0.0

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CodeGlyphX - No-deps QR & Barcode Toolkit for .NET

What it's all about

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Supported .NET Versions and Dependencies

Core Library (CodeGlyphX)

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Platform support (at a glance)

Build Status

Benchmarks (local run)

QR (Encode)

QR (Decode)

1D Barcodes (Encode)

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Supported Symbologies

Features

AOT & trimming

Output formats (Save by extension)

ICO multi-size

Payload helpers

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Quick usage

Payload helpers (3 lines each)

Decode (pixels or images)

Decode (3 lines each)

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