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Barcode Scanner vs Privacy Friendly QR Scanner: catalog facts
Barcode Scanner	Privacy Friendly QR Scanner
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0.
Android	Android
Reads and generates QR Code, Data Matrix, PDF 417 and Aztec Looks up food, cosmetics, book and music product details	Built to request only the permissions it needs Handles QR codes and barcodes, including vCards
Android only Product lookups depend on online databases	Android only Basic feature set compared with commercial scanners
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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