Scandit Express: No-code Smart Data Capture App

A keyboard wedge scanner, such as Scandit Express, is an application that adds a scan button to the existing keyboard of a smartphone, tablet or other smart device. It allows you to scan barcodes directly from your keyboard into any application, instead of having to input them manually.

Because keyboard wedge applications add a scanner button to your existing keyboard, they require no integration.

They make scanning a barcode into an application (for example, a spreadsheet) simple, because it works in exactly the same way as typing in text. Any input field you can type into, you can also scan into.

The Scandit Express keyboard wedge scanner can be downloaded and installed in minutes, requires no coding, and can be easily distributed via MDM or EMM systems.

Keyboard wedge scanners are ideal if applications cannot be modified, if time to deployment is critical, or if resources are limited.

Scandit Express gives instant access to both Scandit’s high-performance barcode scanning and advanced smart data capture features – including batch scanning and using augmented reality to locate items. It also includes the capability to scan directly from the app and download scanned codes to csv files to share.

Your choice of keyboard wedge scanner will depend on the functionality available. Most keyboard wedge scanners (such as Scandit Express) offer free trials for you to test out functionality in your own environment.

Some areas to consider are:

• What barcodes is it able to scan?
• How does it perform in real-world conditions? For example, can it scan in low light or if barcodes are wrapped in plastic?
• Does it offer advanced features (such as batch scanning)?
• How easy is the user interface to navigate and use? Will it hold up if you’re using it to scan hundreds of barcodes a day?

Scandit Express runs on Scandit’s high-performing barcode scanning software. It is able to scan all major barcode types, can scan damaged codes or through reflections or glare, in low light, at wide angles and at long distance.

The app was developed using Scandit’s UX experience in developing scanning user interfaces that work at scale. It also includes advanced features such as batch scanning and augmented reality to help locate items, plus capabilities to scan directly from the app and download scanned codes to csv files to share.

All keyboard wedge scanners are different. What barcodes they can scan depends on the decoding algorithms they run on.

The Scandit Express keyboard wedge scanner can scan all major barcode types, including UPC, EAN, Code 39, Code 128, ITF, Code 93, Codabar, Databar, MS1 Plessey, QR codes, DataMatrix, PDF417 and Aztec codes.

Very easily! A keyboard wedge scanner works in exactly the same way as a keyboard. Any input field in an application that you can type into, you can also scan into using a keyboard wedge scanner such as Scandit Express.

You don’t integrate a keyboard wedge scanner in the way that you would integrate a barcode scanning SDK. The Scandit Express keyboard wedge scanner is a downloadable app that adds a scan button to your existing keyboard.

Using this scan button, you can scan into any input field in any application or workflow that you would usually type into.