Inventory teams
Collect product identifiers
Read barcode values from PDF packing lists and product documents.
A useful PDF task, made simple
Extract Barcodes from PDF.
Read the codes. Find their pages. Export useful data.
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Find barcodes to review the data. Start also scans before exporting.
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Your barcode data is ready.
The file contains the codes that match your current filters.
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Your file stays on your device. Nothing is uploaded.
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How to extract barcodes from PDF
- 01
Choose your PDF
Open a digital or scanned PDF, or try the mixed-barcode sample.
- 02
Find and review codes
Click Find barcodes. Compare the images with decoded values, filter results and click an image or page number to find its source.
- 03
Download your list
Choose a data format or PDF with barcode images, then click Start. Start also scans if needed.
Read PDF barcodes and export their values
Extract Barcodes from PDF decodes visible 1D and 2D symbols, including QR codes, across your document. Compare each value with its source image, locate its page and export CSV, JSON or text. You can also collect cropped barcode images in a new PDF. Everything runs on your device.
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Practical ways to use this tool
Operations teams
Find shipment references
Collect tracking or packet identifiers and retain their source page numbers.
Developers and analysts
Move codes into a data workflow
Export JSON with locations or a CSV list for review in a spreadsheet.
Features and controls
Read codes across PDF pages
Collect visible barcodes without needing a selectable text layer.
Supported formats and scanning
The tool reads Code 128, Code 39, Code 93, Codabar, EAN/UPC, ITF, DataBar, QR, Data Matrix, PDF417 and Aztec families. Both scanned and digital PDFs can be used.
Find barcodes or Start triggers the whole-document scan. Detection uses local page images at up to 200 dpi with bounded dimensions. Clear, adequately sized codes work best; damaged, obscured or very small symbols may be missed.
Review values in context
Locate any result on its original PDF page.
Use Preview and Data
Data lists each occurrence with its page number, barcode type and decoded text. Click a page number to switch to Preview and highlight its location. Matching thumbnails are tinted yellow. Repeated values remain separate occurrences.
Search filters the decoded text without letter case differences. The barcode type filter separates 1D and 2D codes. These filters update the list and download without rescanning the PDF.
Export data or a PDF of barcode images
Choose CSV, JSON, text, or a PDF containing the detected barcode images.
What each download contains
CSV has Page, Type and Value columns and a UTF-8 byte-order mark. Import Value as Text in Excel to retain leading zeros and long numbers. Formula-like values are prefixed with an apostrophe for spreadsheet safety.
JSON preserves decoded values with page numbers, formats and normalized x/y/width/height bounds. TXT lists each value with its page and type. Copy copies only the currently filtered values. Decoded links are never opened automatically.
PDF with barcode images crops the detected symbols from the original page render, keeps a small surrounding margin, and places four images per A4 page with their source page numbers. It follows the current filters and supports up to 400 codes / 50 MB of images. These are raster images, not regenerated barcode vectors. No-match PDF export asks you to adjust the filters or source.
Local reading with clear limits
Keep the source PDF and decoded contents on your device.
Privacy, Arabic and safeguards
The tool accepts one PDF up to 100 MB and 750 pages. There is no upload or remote decoding service. Text encoded correctly as Arabic in QR codes is preserved in the interface and UTF-8 exports.
Detection is limited to fewer than 100 codes per page and at most 5,000 per document, with at most 8,192 characters per value. No-match CSV and JSON exports are empty reports. Password-protected PDFs must be unlocked first.
Supported files & processing
- Input
- Output
- CSV / PDF / JSON / TXT
Open one PDF up to 100 MB and 750 pages. Additional output, memory and processing limits can apply to complex documents.
Processing takes place on your device without uploading the document. Download your result before closing the page; keep the original separately.
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FAQ
A few useful answers
Know what to expect before you start.
Private processingCan I read a QR code inside a PDF?
Yes. Open the PDF and click Find barcodes. QR values appear in Data with a link to the source page.
Does this work on scanned PDFs?
Yes. It reads page images and does not require OCR or selectable text. The barcode must be clear enough to decode.
Can I export barcode values to Excel?
Choose CSV. Import the Value column as Text in Excel to preserve leading zeros and long numeric identifiers. CSV is not an XLSX workbook.
Are repeated codes removed?
No. Every detected occurrence is listed with its page number. Filters decide which results are copied or downloaded.
Will the tool open QR links?
No. Values are displayed as text only. Script-like or URL values are not executed or opened.
Can Arabic QR text be extracted?
Yes, when the QR code uses a supported text encoding. Arabic text stays intact in UTF-8 CSV, JSON and text exports.
What if no barcodes are found?
Try a clearer document or adjust the filters. CSV and JSON can still be downloaded as empty reports; no-match results do not prove that a document has no barcodes.
Can I extract the barcodes as images in a PDF?
Yes. Choose PDF with barcode images below the CSV option. The current matching codes are cropped from the source pages and placed in a new PDF, four per page with source page references. Up to 400 codes can be exported this way.
