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Scanbot SDK
Company blog · scanbot.io/blogprogrammingweb
Scanbot SDK is the company blog at scanbot.io, writing about programming and web. Since 2014, 13 different Hacker News readers have linked it 20 times, most often “Developing a scanning SDK for Windows: A first-hand account”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-10-30, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (7) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link Scanbot's blog for an explanation of how 1D barcodes and UPC codes are decoded. Other comments mention the Scanbot scanning app and SDK as receipt-scanning and PDF417 tools.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 7 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Discover our Barcode Scanning SDK, Document Scanning SDK, or Data Capture SDK – based on On-Device Intelligence for fast, secure, and reliable mobile scanning.
Most-linked posts?
- Developing a scanning SDK for Windows: A first-hand account2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2023-07-06
- /en/index.html2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2018-07-24
What Hacker News says?
Have you looked into apps like Scanbot [1] 1: https://scanbot.io/en/index.html
Comment linking /en/index.html
on “Building personal search infrastructure for your knowledge and code”Submitted Type of Barcodes and Their Usage as a story · 151 points
HN discussionGreat explanation of how to read QR codes, thanks for the write up! Here's a nice one about 1D codes and how to decode your average UPC codes you find on products in (American) supermarkets: https://scanbot.io/blog/how-do-barcodes-work/
Comment linking /blog/how-do-barcodes-work/
on “Reading QR codes without a computer”Submitted Maple Media has acquired the Scanbot app as a story · 5 points
HN discussionFull disclosure: I work for Scanbot SDK, but we do offer PDF417 scanning for JS. It's a commercial solution that comes with a not-insignificant price tag, but it might be what you're looking for. You can check out the demo and documentation here: https://scanbot.io/trial/demo-web/barcode-demo/ , https://docs.scanbot.io/barcode-scanner-sdk/web/introduction...
Comment linking /trial/demo-web/barcode-demo/
on “What PWA Can Do Today”Submitted Developing a scanning SDK for Windows: A first-hand account as a story · 3 points
HN discussionI use ScanBot to scan in all of my receipts and other important papers: https://scanbot.io/en/features.html I have it linked to Evernote, so that anything that I scan in (receipts from dining out, etc.) is waiting for me in Evernote by the time I make it home.
Comment linking /en/features.html
on “Ask HN: What tools do you use to automate your business?”Submitted How automated data capture can transform your workflows? as a story · 2 points
HN discussionThis looks great, really good UX/UI from a first glance. My bank has a pretty modern banking app, so some of the features (like spending graphs) are familiar to me (though not as pretty as in Penny). Two things that I dislike with my banking app: - No real differentiation between fixed, monthly cost and variable expenses. It would be nice if the automatically separated monthly expenses and one-time expenses. - Lots…
Comment linking /de/sdk.html
on “Show HN: Penny, an easy way to track your spending”Submitted The benefits and drawbacks of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) as a story · 2 points
HN discussionAnother good article on interesting barcode use cases: https://scanbot.io/blog/5-interesting-barcode-use-cases/
Comment linking /blog/5-interesting-barcode-use-cases/
on “Barcoding Bees (2020)”Submitted Scanbot as a story · 2 points
HN discussionScanbot (ios and Android app) https://scanbot.io/en/index.html . I like the backup to Google Drive, OCR is there and seems fine but didn't used it much.
Comment linking /en/index.html
on “Ask HN: How do you OCR your receipts and bills in 2018?”Submitted Guide: Credit Card Scanning for Mobile Apps as a story · 1 points
HN discussionI am happily using Scanbot [1] with direct Evernote and Dropbox integration. Why should I use your service over that? Try to sell it to me :) [1] https://scanbot.io/en/
Comment linking /en/
on “Show HN: Dump receipts as you get them through the year, recall them at tax time”Submitted Native vs. hybrid vs. cross-platform development: Finding the right approach as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Developing a scanning SDK for Windows: A first-hand account as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted 5 Things to look out for when deciding on an SDK as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted YOLO object detection and its applications in computer vision as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Integrating an Existing Cordova Plug-In in a Capacitor App with Ionic as a story · 1 points
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