EAN-8 - Revision history

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'''EAN-8''' is a compact version of the EAN product code, smaller than the more common [[EAN-13]]. Similarly to the uses of [[UPC-E]] relative to the more common [[UPC-A]], EAN-8 is used in situations where a larger bar code won't easily fit. It contains eight digits, but one is a mandatory checksum, so only 7 actual data digits are used. This is not enough to encode a full EAN product code, but it can be used in specialized situations such as within a particular store chain that has generated 7-digit internal codes for its products.

== Software ==
* [http://gizmodo.com/5713768/the-best-barcode-scanner-apps Review of barcode scanner apps]
* [https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/barcode-reader/id340825499?mt=8 iOS app to read UPC/EAN codes and find product info/prices]
* [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.zxing.client.android&hl=en Android app to read UPC and QR codes to look up product info/prices and other info coded or linked in bar codes]

== Developer libraries and modules ==
* [http://zbar.sourceforge.net/ ZBar bar code reader library: cross-platform]
* [http://code.google.com/p/zxing/ zxing (Zebra Crossing)] (barcode library for Java, ported to some other systems)
* [http://www.chaosreligion.com/wtl/index.php5?title=EAN MediaWiki extension to generate UPC, EAN, and Code39 codes]

== Utilities ==
* [http://gepir.gs1.org/v32/xx/default.aspx?Lang=en-US/ Global UPC/EAN database]
* [http://www.ean-search.org/ Another EAN search site]
* [http://www.terryburton.co.uk/barcodewriter/generator/ Online barcode generator] (supports many different formats)
* [http://www.racoindustries.com/barcodegenerator/1d/ean-8.aspx EAN-8 bar code generator]

== References ==
* [[Wikipedia:EAN-8|Wikipedia article]]

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 * [http://search.cpan.org/~kwitknr/GD-Barcode-1.15/Barcode/EAN8.pm EAN8 bar code library for Perl]
 * [http://bwipp.terryburton.co.uk/ Postscriptbarcode: bar code creator]
 == Utilities ==

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 '''EAN-8''' is a compact version of the EAN product code, smaller than the more common [[EAN-13]]. Similarly to the uses of [[UPC-E]] relative to the more common [[UPC-A]], EAN-8 is used in situations where a larger bar code won't easily fit. It contains eight digits, but one is a mandatory checksum, so only 7 actual data digits are used. This is not enough to encode a full EAN product code, but it can be used in specialized situations such as within a particular store chain that has generated 7-digit internal codes for its products.
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 == Developer libraries and modules ==
 * [http://zbar.sourceforge.net/ ZBar bar code reader library: cross-platform]
-* [http://code.google.com/p/zxing/ zxing (Zebra Crossing)] (barcode library for Java, ported to some other systems)
+* [https://github.com/zxing/zxing zxing (Zebra Crossing)] (barcode library for Java, ported to some other systems)
 * [http://www.chaosreligion.com/wtl/index.php5?title=EAN MediaWiki extension to generate UPC, EAN, and Code39 codes]
 * [http://search.cpan.org/~kwitknr/GD-Barcode-1.15/Barcode/EAN8.pm EAN8 bar code library for Perl]
-* [http://code.google.com/p/postscriptbarcode/ Postscriptbarcode: bar code creator]
+* [http://bwipp.terryburton.co.uk/ Postscriptbarcode: bar code creator]
 == Utilities ==