macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
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Multi-format barcode image processing library written in C++. Version 3.1.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-07.
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Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add py3-zxing-cppAlpine Linux edge package indexes · py3-zxing-cpp · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install libzxing-devDebian stable package indexes · libzxing-dev · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install python3-zxing-cppFedora Rawhide package metadata · python3-zxing-cpp · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#zxing-cppnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/zx/zxing-cpp/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S zxing-cppArch Linux sync databases · zxing-cpp · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install libZXing3openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · libZXing3 · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Multi-format barcode image processing library written in C++
Project links
Commands and aliases
- ZXingReader
- ZXingWriter
history
Project history and usage
ZXing-C++ is the actively developed C++ implementation of the ZXing barcode engine, covering multi-format 1D and 2D barcode reading and writing with bindings for native, mobile, scripting, and WebAssembly environments.
Project history
ZXing itself began as the Java 'Zebra Crossing' barcode library with ports to other languages. ZXing-C++ started as a C++ port of that Java codebase, with public zxing-cpp repository history beginning in 2016 and a 1.0.0 release line by 2018.
The modern project is no longer just a direct port. Its README says it has been developed further with runtime and detection-performance improvements, a pure C++ core, thread safety, read/write support, and wrappers for C, Python, Rust, Go, Qt, Android, iOS, .NET, WebAssembly, WinRT, Kotlin/Native, and other ecosystems. Version 3.0 moved the default writing backend to zint.
Adoption history
ZXing-C++ became the practical native-package answer for software that wanted ZXing's barcode coverage without embedding a Java runtime. It is packaged by C/C++ dependency managers, operating-system distributions, and language wrappers, and it is used where QR, Data Matrix, PDF417, Aztec, EAN/UPC, Code 128, and related formats must be decoded from images or camera frames.
Its broad wrapper set is the adoption story: one C++ core can serve desktop applications, mobile apps, Python scripts, Rust programs, Qt applications, WebAssembly demos, and command-line workflows. That makes the package a hub for barcode functionality across otherwise separate language ecosystems.
How it is used
As a library, applications pass image data into ReaderOptions and ReadBarcodes, then inspect Barcode objects for text, format, content type, and position. For generation, callers create barcode objects and write them to images, SVG, or text representations. The package also installs example-style command-line tools such as ZXingReader and ZXingWriter.
Why package nerds care
ZXing-C++ matters because barcode support is a dependency people discover only when they need it immediately. A maintained native package with many wrappers prevents every app from carrying its own stale ZXing fork, and gives package managers a single high-quality implementation to expose across C++, Python, Rust, Qt, and WebAssembly stacks.
Timeline
- 2016: Public zxing-cpp git history begins.
- 2018: v1.0.0-era release line establishes the independent C++ package.
- 2023: v2.0.0-era work reflects the project's modern C++ build direction.
- 2026: v3.0.0-era release adopts zint as the default writing backend.
Related projects
- ZXing: the original Java barcode image-processing library.
- zint: barcode generation library used as the default writing backend since ZXing-C++ 3.0.
- zxing-wasm and other wrappers: downstream packages that expose ZXing-C++ to web and language runtimes.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:image
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
ZXingReader | cli | global executable | |
ZXingWriter | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version3.1.0
manager updated2026-07-07
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/zxing-cpp/zxing-cpp
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/zxing-cpp/zxing-cppnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:zxing-cpp |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.1.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/zxing-cpp |
| Homepage | https://github.com/zxing-cpp/zxing-cpp |
| Repository | https://github.com/zxing-cpp/zxing-cpp |
| Upstream docs | https://zxing-cpp.github.io/zxing-cpp/docs/latest |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://github.com/zxing-cpp/zxing-cpp/releases/download/v3.1.0/zxing-cpp-3.1.0.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-07-07T20:35:59Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Build dependencies | cmake |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | zxing-cpp |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
libzxing-dev 2.3.0-4
C++ port of ZXing library (development files)
https://github.com/zxing-cpp/zxing-cpp
sudo apt install libzxing-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: zxing-cpp
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Zxing Cpp
Debian apt95%
libzxing3 2.3.0-4
C++ port of ZXing library (library files)
https://github.com/zxing-cpp/zxing-cpp
sudo apt install libzxing3- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: zxing-cpp
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Zxing Cpp
Debian apt95%
python3-zxing-cpp 2.3.0-4
C++ port of ZXing library (python3 binding)
https://github.com/zxing-cpp/zxing-cpp
sudo apt install python3-zxing-cpp- Section: python
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: zxing-cpp
- 6 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Zxing Cpp
Debian apt95%
zxing-cpp-tools 2.3.0-4
Utilities provided by ZXing library
https://github.com/zxing-cpp/zxing-cpp
sudo apt install zxing-cpp-tools- Section: utils
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: zxing-cpp
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Zxing Cpp
Nix95%
zxing-cpp
nix profile install nixpkgs#zxing-cpp- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Zxing Cpp
Ubuntu apt95%
libzxing-dev 2.2.1-3
C++ port of ZXing library (development files)
https://github.com/zxing-cpp/zxing-cpp
sudo apt install libzxing-dev- Section: universe/libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: zxing-cpp
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Zxing Cpp
Ubuntu apt95%
libzxing3 2.2.1-3
C++ port of ZXing library (library files)
https://github.com/zxing-cpp/zxing-cpp
sudo apt install libzxing3- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: zxing-cpp
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Zxing Cpp
Ubuntu apt95%
python3-zxing-cpp 2.2.1-3
C++ port of ZXing library (python3 binding)
https://github.com/zxing-cpp/zxing-cpp
sudo apt install python3-zxing-cpp- Section: universe/python
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: zxing-cpp
- 6 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Zxing Cpp
Ubuntu apt95%
zxing-cpp-tools 2.2.1-3
Utilities provided by ZXing library
https://github.com/zxing-cpp/zxing-cpp
sudo apt install zxing-cpp-tools- Section: universe/utils
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: zxing-cpp
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Zxing Cpp
apk95%
py3-zxing-cpp 2.3.0-r3
C++ port of ZXing
https://github.com/zxing-cpp/zxing-cpp
sudo apk add py3-zxing-cpp- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: zxing-cpp
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Zxing Cpp
apk95%
zxing 2.3.0-r3
C++ port of ZXing
https://github.com/zxing-cpp/zxing-cpp
sudo apk add zxing- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: zxing-cpp
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Zxing Cpp
apk95%
zxing-cpp 2.3.0-r3
C++ port of ZXing
https://github.com/zxing-cpp/zxing-cpp
sudo apk add zxing-cpp- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: zxing-cpp
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Zxing Cpp
apk95%
zxing-cpp-dev 2.3.0-r3
C++ port of ZXing (development files)
https://github.com/zxing-cpp/zxing-cpp
sudo apk add zxing-cpp-dev- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: zxing-cpp
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Zxing Cpp
dnf95%
python3-zxing-cpp 2.2.1-7.fc45
Python bindings for the zxing-cpp barcode library
https://github.com/zxing-cpp/zxing-cpp
sudo dnf install python3-zxing-cpp- License: Apache-2.0 AND MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: zxing-cpp
- 7 dependencies
- 5 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Zxing Cpp
dnf95%
zxing-cpp 2.2.1-7.fc45
C++ port of the ZXing ("Zebra Crossing") barcode scanning library
https://github.com/zxing-cpp/zxing-cpp
sudo dnf install zxing-cpp- License: Apache-2.0 AND MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: zxing-cpp
- 6 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Zxing Cpp
dnf95%
zxing-cpp-devel 2.2.1-7.fc45
Development files for zxing-cpp
https://github.com/zxing-cpp/zxing-cpp
sudo dnf install zxing-cpp-devel- License: Apache-2.0 AND MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: zxing-cpp
- 4 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Zxing Cpp
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