Creating 2-of-5 barcodes with 'AVS Barcode Source' barcode image generation software

'AVS Barcode Source' is a Windows application designed to create image files containing barcodes. The barcodes can be of any size, with configurable parameters for setting colours, bar-width, height, quiet zone (to left and right of barcode), space at top and bottom of image, and various other parameters. This page describes the features specific to 2-of-5 barcodes - please note that a number of other barcode formats are supported.

The '2-of-5 family' of barcode specifications all encode the numeric digits 0-9 only. They all have an optional check-digit. There are a number of variations on the 2-of-5 theme, of which Barcode Source supports Interleaved, Industrial, Matrix, IATA and COOP.

For 2-of-5, a check digit is optional. As such, the 'AVS Barcode Source' software has a simple check-box to enable the user to decide whether to append a check digit or not. If selected, the software generates the check digit and appends it to the barcode image in the correct way.

Sample applications: These barcode formats are used in a wide variety of industrial and retail settings.

Images may be saved as BMP, GIF, JPG, TIFF, EXIF, PNG or EPS (vector) format files. Alternatively, the image can be 'copied' directly to the Windows clipboard, ready for 'pasting' into another application.

The images produced may then be used in other products such as Desktop Publishing (DTP) packages, word processors, etc. The software is not a label designer in its own right, but rather a 'source' of barcodes, which can then be exported and used as desired in other applications.

Note that the 'AVS Barcode Source' product supports a number of 1-dimensional (linear) barcode formats, not just the 2-of-5 group. For a full list, see the main product details page.

How to Download

Please click here to download the software. You will get the choice of whether to go for the free trial or the paid version after you've installed the software - the software is the same either way, only the authorisation code we send you is different.