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Scan barcodes into Excel with your phone

Building a product list or doing a stock count in Excel? With ScanBridge your phone becomes a wireless barcode scanner for Excel: click a cell, scan, and the code is typed in. The cursor moves to the next row, ready for the next scan.

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How to scan barcodes into Excel

  1. Create a free ScanBridge account and install the desktop app on your computer (Windows, macOS or Linux).
  2. Install ScanBridge on your iPhone or Android phone, sign in and scan the pairing QR code shown on your computer screen.
  3. Open your workbook and click the first cell of the barcode column.
  4. Scan. The value is typed into the cell and ScanBridge presses Enter for you, so you are already on the next row.

Why use your phone instead of a USB scanner?

  • No hardware to buy. The phone you already have is the scanner.
  • No cable, no same Wi-Fi. ScanBridge works over the internet, so you can scan in the warehouse on mobile data while Excel is open on the office PC.
  • Nothing gets lost. Every scan is also saved online. If a cell was overwritten, open the web panel and export the full scan list to CSV.
  • Works in every version. Excel for Windows, Excel for Mac, Excel online, Google Sheets, LibreOffice: anything that accepts typing.

Stock counting tips

  • Use one column for barcodes and a COUNTIF formula on a second sheet to total quantities per product.
  • Scanning the same item several times? Keep scanning, then summarise with a pivot table.
  • Several people counting? Each phone can send to the same computer, and the web history shows which phone scanned what and when.

Questions

Do I need an Excel add-in or macro?

No. ScanBridge types the value like a keyboard, so Excel needs no add-in, macro or special setting.

Does it work with Google Sheets?

Yes. Open the sheet in your browser, click a cell and scan. It works in any program that accepts keyboard input.

Can I get all scans as a file later?

Yes. Every scan is saved online. In the ScanBridge web panel you can filter your scans and export them to CSV, which opens in Excel.

Try it free for 3 months

Create an account, install the desktop app, scan the pairing QR code with your phone. No credit card needed.

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