# Binary Eye (open-source utility app)

> Binary Eye is a free, open-source utility app for Android. QR code and barcode scanner with no ads. It has 2,408 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.

Works in portrait and landscape orientation, can read inverted codes, is Material Design and can also generate barcodes. Uses the ZXing-C++ ("Zebra Crossing") barcode scanning library. Supported barcode formats are: AZTEC, CODABAR, CODE 39, CODE 93, CODE 128, DATA MATRIX, EAN 8, EAN 13, ITF, PDF417, QR CODE, RSS 14, RSS EXPANDED, Telepen, UPC A, UPC E and UPC EAN EXTENSION. This is open source:

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/markusfisch/BinaryEye |
| Platforms | Android |
| Built with | Kotlin |
| GitHub stars | 2,408 |
| License | MIT (open source) |
| F-Droid | https://f-droid.org/packages/de.markusfisch.android.binaryeye/ (package de.markusfisch.android.binaryeye) |
| F-Droid anti-features | none flagged |
| Google Play | https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.markusfisch.android.binaryeye |
| App Store | not linked |
| Website | none listed |
| Official | no |
| Category | Utilities |
| Latest release | 1.75.4 (Sep 9, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 5, 2026 |

F-Droid builds its apps from source and flags anti-features: https://f-droid.org/en/docs/Anti-Features/

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