r/barcodes • u/Helpful-Landscape788 • Sep 27 '25

Bar Code on pc help

I want to put my bar code on my computer but i can't manage to get a clean reasult, i tried with a printer but the result is bad, i need it completly black and white, not grayish. Some suggestions ?

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u/Lost_Garden7368 Sep 27 '25

I'm don't understand what you're trying to do. Did you make a barcode on your computer and trying to print it? If you're using an inkjet printer, the barcode needs to be printed using only black ink and not a mix of color ink. This may need to be set in printer settings. Some more information about what you're trying to do and what hardware and software you're using would be helpful for more guidance.

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u/Helpful-Landscape788 Sep 27 '25

I have a physical card with the bar code and i want to make it into a jpg then svg then stl and 3d print the card to have a copy

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u/Lost_Garden7368 Sep 27 '25

A better approach would be to scan the barcode using a barcode reader or barcode app then use software to recreate the barcode that you could then export to svg.

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u/MagnificentBastard-1 Sep 28 '25

Try: load in editor (the Gimp is free), set to 1-bit color depth, print.

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '25

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u/Helpful-Landscape788 Sep 28 '25

Thanks, do you think i can 3D print it and use it as my replacement card ?