waffle-iron / id_barcode

An InDesign script for creating EAN-13 barcodes

InDesign Barcode maker

Easily make EAN-13 based barcodes in InDesign.

Use id_barcode.jsx if you just want to use the plugin.

Supported codes & symbologies

EAN-13 (With addon)

The International Article Number (EAN) is a 13-digit barcode symbology. The EAN-13 barcode is used worldwide for marking products often sold at retail point of sale.

ISBN

An International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is an unambiguous identifiers for books and other nonperiodic media. Both ISBN-10 and ISBN-13 are supported. InDesign Barcode Maker automatically formats (hyphenate) the ISBN, so you can paste in a string of numbers.

ISSN

An International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is an 8-digit code used to identify periodicals like newspapers, journals and magazines.

ISMN

The International Standard Music Number (ISMN) is a unique number for the identification of all notated music publications.

Extra Features

Custom fonts

You can choose any font you like. (OCR-B is recommended)

Custom Height

InDesign Barcode Maker can adjust the height of the barcode to suit your needs. Sizes are standardized but width and height are allowed to vary within certain limits. It is permitted to vary the width down to roughly 80% and up to 200%. In addition it is permitted to reduce the height to some degree, this is dependend on the intended ussage. So always make sure you check your requirements.

Align options

To automatically align the barcode make a selection and run the script. It will find elements with script-label barcode_box and adds it to your selection options.

Add-on Barcodes

InDesign Barcode Maker can add a 2-digit EAN-2, or 5-digit EAN-5 supplemental barcode, placed on the right-hand side. These add-on barcodes are generally used for newspapers, journals, magazines and periodicals to indicate the current year's issue number. Or for books and weighed products like food to indicate suggested retail price (MSRP).