How to download, install Barcode Generator C# library
on .NET projects?

For .NET Core (5+) apps on Windows Apps

• Add OnBarcode.Barcode.Common.dll from folder "{downloaded package}/dll/NetStandard2.0/" to .NET project reference.
• You need manually add System.Drawing.Common from "NuGet Package Manager" to .NET Core project reference.

Through NuGet

For .NET Core apps on non-Windows (Linux, MacOS, ...)

• Add OnBarcode.Barcode.Common.Skia.dll from folder "{downloaded package}/dll/NetStandard2.0/" to .NET project reference.
• You need manually add SkiaSharp from "NuGet Package Manager" to .NET Core project reference.

Through NuGet

For .NET Framework 4.x applications

• Add OnBarcode.Barcode.ASPNET.dll or OnBarcode.Barcode.WinForms.dll from folder "{downloaded package}/dll/Net40/" to .NET project reference.

For .NET Framework 3.x or 2.x applications

• Add OnBarcode.Barcode.ASPNET.dll or OnBarcode.Barcode.WinForms.dll from folder "{downloaded package}/dll/Net20/" to .NET project reference.

For ASP.NET Framework web application

For Windows Forms, WPF, Console (.NET Framework) application

Install licensed barcode generator dlls are the same as trial version dlls. However you need remove trial version dlls from your .NET project resouces first.

1. Remove all trial version barcode generator dlls from your .net project reference
2. Clean your .NET project cache data files, which may contail trial version of dlls
3. Install licensed dlls as described above

After you have installed the OnBarcode Barcode Generator C# library, you can start enable barcode generation features in your .NET projects.

We have provided step by step barcode library setup tutorials for .NET projects.

• Tutorial on .NET Core projects
• Tutorial on ASP.NET Core web app
• Tutorial on ASP.NET Framework web application
• Tutorial on .NET Windows application

Most of the linear barcode formats do not require specific font for the barcode text label printing. Some industry standard will recommend its preferred font.

The GS1 System recommends all of its supported linear barcode use OCR-B to print barcode text.

• EAN/UPC: including EAN-13, EAN-8, UPC-A, UPC-E, 2 or 5 digits add-on
• ITF-14
• GS1-128
• GS1 DataBar

Here are free font resources you can download and install
OCR-B font
OCR-A font

1. Open File Explorer.
2. Navigate to and open the C:\Windows\Fonts folder in File Explorer.
3. Copy, paste one or more font(s) into the Fonts folder.