# Alpha Barcode Scanner

> Barcode Scanner is a free app that allows you to read and generate barcodes

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.alphay.barcodescanner](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.alphay.barcodescanner)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.alphay.barcodescanner`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** AlphaY
- **Category:** TOOLS
- **Downloads:** 317
- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-06-26
- **First published:** 2025-06-26
- **Publisher country:** IN
- **Size:** 6.77 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alphay.barcodescanner)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://privacypolicies.onrender.com/#/alphaPlayerPrivacyPolicy](https://privacypolicies.onrender.com/#/alphaPlayerPrivacyPolicy)

## Description

Alpha Barcode Scanner is a free and open-source app that allows you to read and generate barcodes. It can collect information about food products, cosmetics books and music (CDs, Vinyls…).<br><br>Different barcodes formats are managed by the app :<br>• 2 dimensions bar codes: QR Code, Data Matrix, PDF 417, AZTEC<br>• 1 dimension bar codes: EAN 13, EAN 8, UPC A, UPC E, Code 128, Code 93, Code 39, Codabar, ITF<br><br>Collect information about a product during a scan :<br>• Food products with Open Food Facts<br>• Cosmetics with Open Beauty Facts<br>• Food products for pets with Open Pet Food Facts<br>• Books with Open Library<br>• Music CDs, Vinyls… with MusicBrainz<br><br>App features :<br>• Simply point your smartphone&#39;s camera to a barcode and instantly receive information about it. You can also scan barcodes through a picture in your smartphone.<br>• With a simple scan, read business cards, add new contacts, add new events to your agenda, open URL or even connect to Wi-Fi.<br>• Scan Food products barcodes to receive information about their composition thanks to the databases Open Food Facts and Open Beauty Facts.<br>• Search information about the product you scan, with a quick research on different websites such as Amazon or Fnac.<br>• Keep track of all your scanned barcodes with the history tool.<br>• Generate your own barcodes<br>• Customize the interface with different colors, with a light theme or a dark one. The interface is built with Material 3 and is compatible with Material You, allowing you to adjust colors based on your wallpaper for devices running on Android 12 or later.<br>• Texts are entirely translated in English, Arabic, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Russian, German, Turkish, Italian, Ukrainian, Polish, Dutch, Romanian and Chinese (Simplified and Traditional).<br><br>This app respects your privacy. It does not contain any trackers and does not collect any data.

## Rankings

- #1,541,388 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.READ_CONTACTS`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `com.alphay.barcodescanner.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.alphay.barcodescanner)