{"id":458,"date":"2012-11-20T12:04:05","date_gmt":"2012-11-20T12:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bardecode.com\/newsite\/?page_id=458"},"modified":"2025-10-07T14:25:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T14:25:00","slug":"licensing-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bardecode.com\/newsite\/licensing-2\/","title":{"rendered":"SDK Licensing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>This page contains information about licensing for our barcode reader SDK<\/strong> &#8211; click <a href=\"bardecodefiler-price-list\/\">here<\/a> for BardecodeFiler Desktop licenses and <a href=\"bardecodefiler-windows-service-price-list\/\">here<\/a> for BardecodeFiler Windows Server licenses.<\/p>\n<p>Not sure what type of license you need? The information on this page describes how each of our licenses can be used. We aim to provide licenses for every requirement, from single user licenses to unlimited distribution. If you have any questions then don&#8217;t hesitate to <a title=\"Contact\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bardecode.com\/newsite\/pages\/contact\/\">get in touch<\/a> or check out our <a href=\"licensing-support-and-upgrades\">FAQ<\/a>. Click on the appropriate tab below to find out more about our License Model.<\/p>\n<p>[toggle title=&#8217;<span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">SDK License Model for Microsoft Windows<\/span>&#8216;]<\/p>\n<p>A license is required for each computer where any of the\u00a0Barcode Reader\u00a0toolkit SDK dll files will be installed \u2013 either for development or run-time use.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>In this section:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Toolkit refers to the Softek Barcode Reader Toolkit SDK for Windows.<\/li>\n<li>Server version(s) of Windows means any existing or future version of Windows that includes the word \u201cServer\u201d in the title or is marketed as a\u00a0server operating system.<\/li>\n<li>Desktop version(s) of Windows means any version of Windows that is not a Server version as defined above.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are deals available for unlimited site and distribution licenses.<\/p>\n<p>All of the licenses are available either with or without support for Adobe PDF documents.<\/p>\n<p><strong>License Keys<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>License keys are supplied when a license is purchased or requested for evaluation and are applied by setting the LicenseKey property before the ScanBarCode method is called. For example:<\/p>\n<p>barcode.SetLicenseKey(\u201cMY LICENSE STRING\u201d) barcode.ScanBarCode(\u201cinput.tif\u201d) etc etc<\/p>\n<p><strong>Desktop Developer\/Run-Time License<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This license may be used either as a developer license or as a run-time license for a Desktop version of Windows. Note that this license will not function on Server versions of Windows.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Server License<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A Server license is required for any installation of the\u00a0Barcode Reader\u00a0Toolkit on a Server version of Windows.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Distribution License<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A Distribution License allows software developers to distribute the Barcode Reader\u00a0Toolkit SDK with their applications in return for a one-time payment and functions on both Desktop and Server versions of Windows.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Site License<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A site license allows unlimited use of the\u00a0Barcode Reader\u00a0Toolkit at a single physical location i.e. unlimited Desktop Developer, unlimited Desktop Run-Time and unlimited Server licenses.<\/p>\n<p>Examples<\/p>\n<p>1. A software company has 1 developer and needs run-time licenses for 4 Desktop versions of Windows.<\/p>\n<p>Licenses required: 5 Desktop Developer\/Run Time Licenses<\/p>\n<p>2. A software company has 1 developer and needs to deploy a license a server.<\/p>\n<p>Licenses required: 1 Desktop Developer\/Run Time License + 1 Server License<\/p>\n<p>3. A software company wish to add barcode recognition to their applications. They have a team of 4 developers who will need to work with the\u00a0Barcode Reader\u00a0Toolkit and would like to to distribute run-time licenses without paying any further fees.<\/p>\n<p>Licenses required: 4 Desktop Developer License + Distribution License<\/p>\n<p>4. A company wishes to develop and deploy the barcode reader toolkit within their own organization. They are based at a single location and will require a large number of run-time licenses for both Desktop and Server versions of Windows.<\/p>\n<p>License required: 1 Site License<\/p>\n<p>5. Sames a example 4 above, but the company needs to deploy their application at a number of locations within the organization. There is a development team of 8 people.<\/p>\n<p>License required: Please contact <a href=\"mailto:sales@bardecode.com\">sales@bardecode.com<\/a> for a quote<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/toggle]<\/p>\n<p>[toggle title=&#8217;<span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">SDK License Model for Linux<\/span>&#8216;]<\/p>\n<p>A license is required for each computer where any of the\u00a0Barcode Reader\u00a0Toolkit shared object files or any binary files derived from the Barcode Reader Toolkit object archives are installed \u2013 either for development or run-time use.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>In this section:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Barcode Reader\u00a0Toolkit refers to the Softek Barcode Reader Toolkit for Linux.<\/li>\n<li>Server version(s) of Linux means any version of Linux that includes the word \u201cServer\u201d in the title or is marketed as a\u00a0server operating system.<\/li>\n<li>Desktop version(s) of Linux means any version of Linux that is not a Server version.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are deals available for unlimited site and distribution licenses.<\/p>\n<p>All of the licenses are available either with or without support for Adobe PDF documents.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Desktop Developer\/Run-Time License<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This license may be used either as a developer license or as a run-time license for a Desktop version of linux.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Server License<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A Server license is required for any installation of the\u00a0Barcode Reader\u00a0Toolkit on a Server version of Linux.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Distribution License<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A Distribution License allows software developers to distribute the Barcode Reader\u00a0Toolkit SDK with their applications in return for a one-time payment and functions on both Desktop and Server versions of Linux.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Site License<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A site license allows unlimited use of the\u00a0Barcode Reader\u00a0Toolkit at a single physical location i.e. unlimited Desktop Developer, unlimited Desktop Run-Time and unlimited Server licenses.<\/p>\n<p>Examples<\/p>\n<p>1. A software company has 1 developer and needs run-time licenses for 4 Desktop versions of Linux.<\/p>\n<p>Licenses required: 5 Desktop Developer\/Run-Time Licenses<\/p>\n<p>2. A software company has 1 developer and needs to deploy a license on a server.<\/p>\n<p>Licenses required: 1 Desktop Developer\/Run-Time License + 1 Server License<\/p>\n<p>3. A software company wish to add barcode recognition to their applications. They have a team of 4 developers who will need to work with the\u00a0Barcode Reader\u00a0Toolkit and would like to to distribute run-time licenses without paying any further fees.<\/p>\n<p>Licenses required: 4 Desktop Developer License + Distribution License<\/p>\n<p>4. A company wishes to develop and deploy the\u00a0Barcode Reader\u00a0Toolkit within their own organization. They are based at a single location and will require a large number of run-time licenses for all versions of Linux.<\/p>\n<p>License required: 1 Site License<\/p>\n<p>5. 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