What Is a GTIN? The Number Behind Every Product Barcode
GTIN stands for Global Trade Item Number: the unique number under every product barcode. Learn the four GTIN formats and how to get one.
AI Self-Checkout Still Needs Barcodes: What to Know
Every few years someone predicts the death of the barcode. This week, the checkout industry gave the answer again: even artificial intelligence still scans barcodes. At this week’s NACS Show in Las Vegas, Partner Tech demonstrated its newly certified AI self-checkout platform for fuel and convenience retailers. The timing matters: the NACS Show expo ran…
GS1 Sunrise 2027: 2D Barcode Guide for Brands
GS1 Sunrise 2027: What the 2D Barcode Deadline Means for Your Business By the end of December 2027, retail point-of-sale systems around the world are expected to be able to scan and process two-dimensional (2D) barcodes, not just the one-dimensional UPC and EAN stripes we have used for decades. This industry-wide readiness milestone is called…
How to Print Barcode Labels at Home Without Wasting Sheets
Learn how to print barcode labels at home with any printer: choosing label sheets, generating barcodes in bulk, setting the layout, and testing every label so it scans the first time.
Best Bulk Barcode Generator: Top 5 Free Tools Compared
If you need hundreds of barcodes — for inventory SKUs, retail price tags, Amazon FBA labels, or Shopify products — generating them one by one is not an option. You need the best bulk barcode generator for the job: a tool that takes a whole list of codes and turns it into print-ready barcodes in…
QR Code vs Barcode: Which One Does Your Business Need?
Barcodes and QR codes solve different problems. This guide compares data capacity, scanning, and use cases — with a clear decision framework — so you can generate the right codes in bulk, free.
How to Generate Barcodes from Excel/CSV in Bulk (Step-by-Step Guide)
Turn a spreadsheet of product codes into hundreds of print-ready barcodes in minutes. This step-by-step guide covers preparing your Excel file, avoiding the leading-zero trap, choosing the right symbology, and printing on label sheets.
UPC-A vs UPC-E vs EAN-13: Key Differences and When to Use Each
UPC-A, UPC-E, and EAN-13 look similar but serve different purposes. This guide breaks down each symbology, shows how they convert into each other, and helps you pick the right one for your products.
EAN-13 Barcodes Explained: Structure, Checksum & Bulk Generation
Everything you need to know about EAN-13 barcodes — the 13-digit structure, how the check digit is calculated with a worked example, EAN-13 vs UPC-A, common mistakes, and how to generate 500 barcodes in bulk for free.
Code 128 Barcode: The Complete Guide
Everything you need to know about the Code 128 barcode — its three subsets, how the mod-103 check digit works, where it’s used, and how to generate up to 500 Code 128 barcodes in bulk for free.
