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  • So the built-in camera can not be used?? Commented Mar 7, 2016 at 4:56
  • I am sure you could, because there are apps out there that allow you to scan bar codes with your phone. However, I am sure you are not seeing much software (I did a cursory search myself) that turns a camera into a bar code scanner simply because the actual bar code scanner is much more efficient and easier to use. Think about it...are you going to either pick up the package or your computer to position the camera to "see" the barcode? Commented Mar 7, 2016 at 5:00
  • I found something on SourceForge, sourceforge.net/projects/zbar but, unfortunately, no native OS X apps Commented Mar 7, 2016 at 5:06
  • Thx for looking into this. I have upvoted but not accepted (at least not yet). I am also going to look into the other answer a bit. Commented Mar 7, 2016 at 5:45