License Handling | Xamarin Barcode Scanner SDK

License Key

To run the Scanbot SDK within your production app, you must purchase and use a valid Scanbot SDK license.

Each license key is valid only for a given app bundle identifier. You will be unable to use any of the SDK features if the license key is corrupted, expired, or invalid in any other way.

Getting a Trial License

The Scanbot SDK will run without a license for one minute per session.

To get an unrestricted, "no-strings-attached" 7-day trial license, please submit the Trial License Form on our website.

Kindly note that a trial license can only be used in a development and staging environment. You are not allowed to publish your app to the App Store, Play Store, or any third-party Android App Store with a trial license.

Purchase a Production License

To get pricing information and purchase a production license for the Scanbot SDK, please request a quote.

Register License

Xamarin.Forms

using System;
using Xamarin.Forms;
using ScanbotBarcodeSDK.Forms;

public partial class App : Application
{
    public const string Key = null;

    public App()
    {
        InitializeComponent();

        SBSDK.Initialize(new InitializationOptions
        {
            LicenseKey = Key,
            LoggingEnabled = true
        });
    }

}

Xamarin.Droid

using System;
using Android.App;
using Android.Runtime;
using IO.Scanbot.Sdk.Barcode_scanner;

namespace YOUR.APP.NAMESPACE // <--- REPLACE THIS
{
    // This is required in order to register the application class in the Android Manifest
    [Application(LargeHeap = true)]
    public class MainApplication : Application
    {
        // This empty constructor is required
        public MainApplication(
            IntPtr javaReference, 
            JniHandleOwnership transfer
        ): base(javaReference, transfer){}

        public override void OnCreate()
        {
            base.OnCreate();

            var initializer = new ScanbotBarcodeScannerSDKInitializer();
            
            // Enables logging
            initializer.WithLogging(true, false);
            
            // To run in trial mode, simply comment out the following line:
            initializer.License(this, "<your-license-key>");
            
            // Initializes the SDK
            initializer.Initialize(this);
        }
    }
}

Xamarin.iOS

using ScanbotBarcodeSDK.iOS;

[Register("AppDelegate")]
public class AppDelegate : UIResponder, IUIApplicationDelegate
{
    [Export("application:didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:")]
    public bool FinishedLaunching(UIApplication application, NSDictionary launchOptions)
    {
        // To run in trial mode, simply comment out the following line:
        ScanbotSDK.SetLicense("<your-license-key>");
        ScanbotSDK.SetLoggingEnabled(true);

        //...
    }
}

Please also note: To renew an expired license or extend a valid license with new Scanbot SDK features, you will have to reinitialize the Scanbot SDK with the new updated license string. The expiration date and the feature list of a license are contained in an encrypted data part of the license key string. This means a renewal or extension of a license will cause a new license key string to be generated.

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