Free Barcode Generator

Yes. Making, checking and previewing barcodes is free with no sign-up, and single PNG and SVG downloads are unlimited. ZIP files and PDF label sheets include up to 50 barcodes a day for free. The allowance resets at midnight.

Use Code 128 for codes you make yourself, such as SKUs, bin locations or asset tags. It holds letters, numbers and symbols. Use EAN-13 or UPC-A only for retail product numbers issued by GS1: EAN-13 is used in most countries, including Kenya, and UPC-A in the US and Canada.

The barcode itself will scan anywhere, but retailers and marketplaces check that an EAN-13 or UPC-A number belongs to your company. That means the number must come from GS1 (in Kenya, GS1 Kenya), which issues your company prefix. Making up a number, or buying one from a reseller, can get products rejected. For your own shelves, stockroom or till, Code 128 with your SKUs works without registering anything.

Join the GS1 member organisation in your country, such as GS1 Kenya or GS1 US. They give you a company prefix, and you number your products from it. Once you have a number, type it here to make the barcode. This tool draws barcodes for numbers you already have; it can't issue or look up numbers.

The last digit of an EAN-13 or UPC-A is a check digit that lets scanners catch misreads. You don't need to work it out: type the first 12 digits of an EAN-13 (or 11 of a UPC-A) and the tool adds it. If you type the full number and the last digit is wrong, the tool says which digit it should be and offers a one-click fix.

Yes. Choose Code 128 and paste or import your SKUs. If you made them with the SKU Generator, import its CSV export as it is, or use the Make barcodes for these SKUs button there, and the SKU, product name and price come across automatically.

Copy a column of codes from Excel or Google Sheets and paste it into the first value cell, or import a CSV and choose which column holds the codes. Every row is checked as you go, and you can download all the barcodes at once as a ZIP of images or as a PDF label sheet.

Choose a label layout in Step 4 and download the PDF label sheet. Print it at 100% or Actual size, not Fit to page, so each barcode lands on a label. Print one page on plain paper first and hold it against your label sheet to check the fit.

Yes, with the free Price Tag Maker. Barcode labels here put the barcode first, with the name and price small. Price tags put the price first for customers, with the sale price, discount and an optional Code 128 barcode from the SKU. Press Make price tags in Step 2 to send your products there.

A4 sheets of 21 labels (3 × 7, 63.5 × 38.1 mm), 24 labels (3 × 8, 63.5 × 33.9 mm) and 40 labels (4 × 10, 45.7 × 25.4 mm). These are the standard sizes most label brands sell, so check the size printed on your pack matches.

Code 128, EAN-13 and UPC-A are read by almost every handheld barcode scanner, point-of-sale scanner and phone scanning app. Print in black on white, keep the blank margins either side of the bars, and test-scan one label before you print a full batch.

Long Code 128 values need more width. On small labels the bars can come out narrower than about 0.19 mm, which many scanners can't read. Choose bigger labels, turn off the product name and price to give the bars more height, or use a shorter code.

Use SVG for printing and for design tools such as Canva, Illustrator or Word, because it stays sharp at any size. Use PNG for spreadsheets, websites and apps that don't accept SVG. Don't stretch a PNG barcode to a different shape, because that can stop it scanning.

Not yet. This tool makes linear (1D) barcodes: Code 128, EAN-13 and UPC-A. QR codes and other 2D codes may be added later.

No. Barcodes are drawn in your browser and nothing is sent to a server. That also means your list isn't saved when you refresh or close the page, so download your barcodes or label sheet before you leave.