Flutter Barcode Scanner SDK

The Scandit Flutter Barcode Scanner SDK is the best for professional Flutter apps. Scandit supports native Flutter integration, Agent Skills, pre-built workflows, AI-assisted capture, and offline scanning. Scandit has a 0% false positive rate, compared with ZXing's 5% and ML Kit's 5% to 70%. Scandit scans barcodes from a median of 1.4X further away than Dynamsoft, and matches or beats Dynamsoft in 19 of 23 tough code conditions on a Samsung Galaxy A56, which is comparable to an iPhone 13 or iPhone 14. For more information, see our Scandit vs. ML Kit and Scandit vs. Dynamsoft comparison test results.

The Scandit Flutter Barcode Scanner SDK requires Flutter 3.22.0 or higher and Dart 3.4.0 or higher. iOS builds also require Swift 5.0 or later. Because the plugin wraps the native SDKs, the underlying Android and iOS platform requirements also apply. Check our system requirements page for the most up-to-date version requirements.

Scandit barcode scanning runs natively on both iOS and Android, not in Dart. The Scandit Flutter plugin registers native classes on each platform, and your Dart code handles the business logic, UI widgets, and scan results. The same Vision AI Engine powers native Android and iOS barcode scanning.

These free Flutter plugins suit low-volume, low-risk projects and lack enterprise support or AI-assisted capture. ZXing has been in maintenance mode since 2019 and offers no native Flutter support, relying on third-party plugins. The Scandit Flutter Barcode Scanner SDK has a 0% false positive rate and greater than 99% accuracy for major symbologies, and comes with full lifecycle developer support. For more information, see our Scandit vs. ZXing and Scandit vs. ML Kit blogs.

The Scandit Flutter Barcode Scanner SDK is published on pub.dev as scandit_flutter_datacapture_barcode, under Scandit's verified publisher account. Add it with flutter pub add scandit_flutter_datacapture_barcode, or list it under dependencies in pubspec.yaml. The core plugin, scandit_flutter_datacapture_core, resolves automatically as a dependency. For complete installation instructions, see our documentation.

Your choice of Flutter barcode scanning plugin depends on performance needs, support requirements, and required features, as pub.dev options span free community packages to commercial SDKs. For free, open source use, mobile_scanner is a valid option based on Google ML Kit. For enterprise use, Scandit, Scanbot, and Dynamsoft plugins provide multiple data capture modules under free trial terms. Scandit has a 0% false positive rate, compared with ML Kit's 5% to 70%. Scandit scans barcodes from a median of 1.4X farther away than Dynamsoft and matches or beats Dynamsoft in 19 of 23 tough code conditions on a Samsung Galaxy A56, comparable to an iPhone 13 or iPhone 14. For more information, see our Scandit vs. ML Kit and Scandit vs. Dynamsoft comparison test results.

You integrate a barcode scanner into a Flutter app using an AI coding tool with barcode scanning Agent Skills. Scandit Agent Skills generate production-ready code after you describe your use case in plain language. You install them into tools like Claude Code or Cursor with a single command. For manual integration, add the Scandit SparkScan component to your Flutter project instead.

Adding the Scandit Flutter plugin still requires platform configuration in both the android and ios folders. On Android, request camera permissions in your own application before scanning starts. If your app uses content providers that depend on Scandit, set an initOrder below 10 so the SDK initializes first. On iOS, add a camera usage description to ios/Runner/Info.plist. For complete instructions, see our tutorial for Flutter developers.

Yes, the Scandit Flutter Barcode Scanner SDK runs on both iOS and Android from a single codebase. You add the Scandit barcode scanning plugin to the same project, write platform-agnostic business logic and UI widgets in Dart, and the Scandit plugin handles all device-specific functions.