A mobile document scanner app typically includes features such as document capture, editing, and saving as PDF files. Since we’ve already created a web application with similar functionality using HTML5, JavaScript, and the Dynamsoft Document Viewer SDK,we can integrate that web app into an Android/iOS WebView to quickly develop mobile...

flutter_ocr_sdk and flutter_barcode_sdk are two Flutter plugins built on top of the Dynamsoft Capture Vision SDK. They provide easy-to-use, cross-platform APIs for adding MRZ recognition and barcode scanning capabilities to Flutter apps. In this article, you’ll learn how to create a Flutter app that integrates both plugins to scan machine-readable...

A document scanner app is a software application that uses your device’s camera to capture images of physical documents and convert them into digital formats. These apps typically support scanning documents, photos, receipts, business cards, and more. Document scanner apps are useful across various industries, including education, business, finance and...

Previously, we created a Flutter document scanning plugin for web, Windows, and Linux. In this article, we’ll add support for Android and iOS, enabling you to build a cross-platform document scanning app that corrects the perspective of captured documents on all major platforms. Demo Video: Flutter Document Scanner for iOS...

Last week, we completed a Flutter document scanning plugin for the web — a great starting point. This week, we’re extending its capabilities to the desktop by integrating the Dynamsoft Capture Vision C++ SDK. The plugin will now support both Windows and Linux platforms. In this article, you’ll learn the...

Dynamsoft Capture Vision provides a set of APIs for detecting document edges and normalizing documents based on detected quadrilaterals. The JavaScript edition of the SDK is available on npm. In this article, we’ll first demonstrate how to use the JavaScript APIs in a web application, and then show how to...

Benefiting from the cross-platform nature of Dynamsoft Capture Vision, we created flutter_ocr_sdk to enable MRZ recognition across Android, iOS, Web, Windows, and Linux. With the latest version of Dynamsoft Capture Vision, the plugin now supports VIN scanning as well, offering unified APIs across all platforms. In this article, we’ll cover...

When discussing cross-platform development with Flutter, many developers immediately think of mobile app development. As a result, most Flutter plugins only support Android and iOS. However, Flutter is capable of much more than just mobile development—it also supports desktop and web platforms. Imagine building a cross-platform barcode scanner app from...

While Flutter supports six plaforms — Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, iOS and web — the official Flutter camera plugin is limited to just three: Android, iOS, and web. The development pace for the official plugin has been sluggish, with no clear roadmap for desktop support. As a result, creating a...

The VIN (Vehicle Identification Number) is a unique 17-character code assigned to every motor vehicle. It serves as a fingerprint for the vehicle, providing essential information such as the manufacturer, model, engine type, year of production, and country of origin. In this tutorial, we will demonstrate how to perform VIN...

In the previous article, we implemented a Flutter barcode and QR code scanner for Android using Kotlin and CameraX. Since the Dart code is platform-independent, no changes are necessary. In this article, we will take steps to implement the native camera and barcode scanning logic for iOS using Swift, AVFoundation,...

Barcode scanning is an essential tool for modern inventory management. It improves accuracy, efficiency, real-time tracking, and cost savings, making it an important part of any effective inventory management system. In this article, we will demonstrate how to build a scanner for multiple barcodes, QR codes, and DataMatrix codes with...

When considering the creation of a Flutter barcode scanner application, your first thought might be to search for an existing Flutter plugin. One option is to combine the camera plugin with a barcode scanning plugin, or to utilize a barcode scanning plugin that includes a camera preview feature. However, the...

An AR-integrated pharmaceutical lookup application is a specialized software tool that combines Augmented Reality (AR) technology with a pharmaceutical information database. This integration provides an interactive and enhanced method for accessing drug-related data. Users can scan pharmacy barcodes using their mobile devices to retrieve information about the medication, such as...

Dynamic Web TWAIN Service provides compatibility with all major document scanner protocols, including TWAIN, WIA, eSCL, SANE and ICA, across Windows, Linux and macOS platforms. Initially part of Dynamic Web TWAIN, it will soon offer its core scanning functionalities through a REST API in an upcoming release. This article guides...

Barcode scanner apps can be used across a variety of industries, including retail, manufacturing, logistics, and healthcare. They are used to track inventory, manage assets, and improve the efficiency of business operations. In this article, we will walk through the steps of building a multiple barcode and QR code scanner...

Machine-Readable Zone (MRZ) scanner applications are used for quick and automated data entry from identification documents such as passports, visas, ID cards, and other types of travel documents. Some industries such as banking, healthcare, hospitality, and transportation require MRZ scanning to verify the identity of their customers. With the increasing...

A last-mile delivery app is a software application used to manage, coordinate, and track the delivery of goods from a transportation hub to their final destination, which is usually a personal residence. This is often the most complex part of the entire delivery process because it involves navigating residential areas,...

In today’s fast-paced, digital-first world, the demand for paperless solutions and efficient document management is on the rise. By leveraging the device’s camera, we can convert hard-copy documents into digital formats in mere seconds. Computer vision technology can transform our smartphones and computers into versatile scanning tools, enabling us to...

AirPrint MFPs (Multifunction Printers) are printers that are compatible with Apple’s AirPrint technology. The eSCL (eXtensible Scanner Control Language) protocol, a driverless scanning protocol, is a part of the AirPrint technology. It facilitates wireless scanning functionality on AirPrint MFPs. Users can discover AirPrint MFPs on the same network and initiate...

The official Flutter camera plugin is a useful tool for building camera scanning applications on Android, iOS, and web platforms. However, those who want to use it for Windows may be disappointed. Fortunately, there is a camera_windows plugin currently under development, located in the same repository as the Android, iOS,...

Previously, I created a flutter_web_twain to assist developers in building web-based document scanning applications with Flutter and Dynamic Web TWAIN. In this article, I will demonstrate how to integrate Dynamic Web TWAIN into a Flutter Windows desktop application using Flutter Windows webview plugin. Section 1: Setting Up the Flutter Project...

Barcode scanning technology is crucial for many enterprises, such as those in the supermarket, logistics, and warehousing industries. The data obtained from scanning barcodes is used to track inventory, manage orders, and process payments. Handheld barcode scanners are widely used as peripheral devices in these industries. However, traditional handheld laser...

Flutter enables developers to create applications for desktop, mobile, and web from a single codebase. However, not all plugins are universally compatible with every platform. In this article, you will learn how to choose appropriate plugins to build a web-based barcode, QR code, and PDF417 scanner in Flutter. Although the...

Given that Dynamsoft Capture Vision offers support for Windows, Linux, Android, iOS and Web, it is feasible to develop a 5 in 1 Flutter plugin for it to encompass the development of desktop, mobile and web platforms. In this article, you will learn how to write an MRZ Flutter plugin...

The Flutter barcode SDK series is coming to the end. This week, we switch the coding environment to macOS to finish the rest of the plugin platforms - iOS and macOS - using Swift. This article is Part 5 in a 5-Part Series. Part 1 - How to Implement Flutter Barcode Scanner for Android...

For the past several weeks, the Flutter plugin of Dynamsoft Barcode Reader has covered Windows, Android and Web. This week, we go through the plugin implementation for Linux. Similar to Windows, we combine Dart and C++ code for Linux. The unexpected thing is the C++ data types of Flutter defined...

This week, I made a new attempt, integrating Dynamsoft JavaScript Barcode SDK into the ongoing Flutter barcode plugin project. It is exciting to be capable of building web barcode reader apps with the same decodeFile() method used for mobile and desktop development. This article is Part 3 in a 5-Part...

Last week, I wrote a step-by-step tutorial sharing how to build a Flutter barcode SDK plugin with Dynamsoft Barcode Reader. The platform-specific code of Android is done. This week, I am going to focus on Windows desktop. Since the Flutter desktop plugin development is still on the early stage, there...

About two years ago, I wrote an article sharing how to build a Flutter barcode plugin with Dynamsoft Barcode Reader step by step. At that time, Flutter was still under development and only supported Android and iOS. Nowadays, Google has released Flutter 2, which allows developers to build apps for...

Flutter, a framework developed by Google, aims to help developers build iOS and Android apps from a single codebase in Dart programming language. It is still an early-stage open-source project. The development environment only works on macOS and Linux (64-bit). I was curious about how Flutter performs comparing to Xamarin...