Software to read a QR code?

I saw a QR code reading a book, but I don't have a smart phone to check it.

So I just took a picture of it and saved my PC. And I downloaded libdecoderqr0, libdecodeqr-dev, libdecodeqr-examples for reading it. But I don't know how to use it.

What do I do next, or is there a nicer way to read QR codes?

FOR QR CODE

Install the zbarimg command line application by running:

sudo apt-get install zbar-tools

Use the program, zbarimg provided by the package to read your QR encoded image

EXAMPLE

from command line:

zbarimg "image-file-name.jpg"

The above will display what is encoded in the image in the terminal.

IF you would like to generate QR code you can install qrencode from the repositories.

< input.txt qrencode -s 10 -o test.png

The above will encode the information in the input.txt file in an image file called test.png.

or you can input text from the console with;

qrencode -s 10 -o ubuntu.png http://www.ubuntu.com

The above will generate a QR encoded image called ubuntu.png with the url http://www.ubuntu.com encoded in it.

WEB APPLICATIONS

You can encode and decode online at: online barcodereader.com and at: ZXing Decoder Online

FOR DATAMATRIX

Install libdmtx-utils from the repository and try using the tools it provides.

Libdmtx is a library for reading and writing Data Matrix 2D barcodes, two-dimensional symbols that hold a dense pattern of data with built-in error correction.

dmtxwrite - create Data Matrix barcodes. Simple example:

dmtxwrite  -o image.png input.txt

This will encode text contained in input.txt in current directory to an image, image.png in current directory.

dmtxread - scan Data Matrix barcodes. Simple example:

dmtxread image.png

That reads the encoded image.png and writes the decoded messages to standard output.

• See some tips here: http://libdmtx.wikidot.com/helpful-tips
• Home page: http://libdmtx.sourceforge.net/
• Resources: http://libdmtx.sourceforge.net/display.php?text=libdmtx.3

ZBar recognizes several kinds of bar codes, including QR codes. If I install zbar-tools

$ sudo apt-get install zbar-tools

and save that QtQR image to a file called askubuntu.png, then the zbarimg utility finds and decodes the QR code

$ zbarimg askubuntu.png 
QR-Code:http://askubuntu.com
scanned 1 barcode symbols from 1 images in 0.02 seconds

There is also a zbarcam utility, which you can use to decode QR codes spotted by your web cam.