Winter 2026 Release: Scanbot SDK by Apryse Launches Server-Side Barcode and Document Scanner on Linux

The Scanbot SDK by Apryse has established itself as one of the leading solutions for integrating high-speed, accurate barcode and document scanning into mobile and web apps. Apryse’s Winter Release brings this technology to servers and embedded devices.

With the Linux Barcode Scanner SDK and Linux Document Scanner SDK, you can take any camera stream or image file and process it on your server to extract structured data and high-quality document scans. Both SDKs support most Linux distributions like Debian, Ubuntu, and Raspberry Pi OS.

Deployed on warehouse robots and autonomous drones, the Barcode Scanner SDK detects and extracts all common barcode types at rates of up to 25 barcodes per second, accelerating inventory counts and enabling real-time updates of your warehouse management and ERP systems. It excels in extracting barcodes in challenging conditions like poor lighting and when barcodes are damaged, very small, or far away. Since the SDK works entirely offline, you have complete control over your data flows.

The SDK is easy to integrate into a wide variety of environments and returns barcode values in a platform-agnostic data format, making it an excellent fit for various deployment scenarios, including private clouds, robotics systems, and edge devices.

Hosted on your server, the Document Scanner SDK takes input from email attachments, mobile uploads, and even device cameras and outputs clean image files in your preferred format. Detected documents are automatically deskewed, cropped, and optimized with image filters, improving machine readability and OCR results.

The built-in Document Quality Analyzer rates the quality of each incoming document, flagging any that might not be suitable for further processing. Reduce the time spent on manual data extraction by only accepting high-quality input and optimizing scans for machine-readability. After exporting them as JPG, PDF, or TIFF files, you can use Apryse's other solutions like WebViewer or the PDF SDK to complete your document workflow and annotate, redact sensitive information, or extract data from text fields.

The Scanbot Linux SDK's API is written in pure C and comes with convenient wrappers for Java, Python, and Node.js, making it easy to integrate into a broad range of environments. Designed to perform efficiently on low-power platforms like the Raspberry Pi, it also supports GPU acceleration on more powerful devices like the NVIDIA Jetson so you can make the most of its speed and accuracy.

For client-side barcode and document scanning, the Scanbot Mobile and Web SDKs offer the same performance with an intuitive, ready-to-use user interface, bringing powerful computer vision technology into the palm of your hand. With support for cross-platform frameworks like React Native, Flutter, and .NET MAUI, native Android and iOS development tools, and web technologies like Angular, Svelte, and Next.js, the Scanbot SDK covers a wide spectrum of tech stacks.

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