# Key Features

Develop powerful and lightweight web applications using ASP.NET MVC controls. Learn more about the ComponentOne MVC controls in ASP.NET MVC documentation.

## Content



Barcode offers various features as described below:

*   **26 Barcode Encodings in One Component**<br />With support for 26 encoding types in a single component, you can easily generate different barcodes without having to use multiple libraries and different APIs.
*   **Generate Barcodes on the Fly with a Web API**<br />Generate scannable barcodes from text that can be obtained from a web service and saved as an image or stream.
*   **Generate Barcodes for Manufacturing, Warehouse and Distribution Industries**<br />Use Interleaved 2 of 5 codes among others for applications targeting manufacturing, warehouse and distribution.
*   **Use 2D QRCodes for Marketing and Advertising**<br />Use the QRCode encoding to display 2D barcodes in your MVC web apps and reports, or use it to serve up barcodes from a web service.
*   **Maintain Data Integrity with CheckSums**<br />Barcode automatically adds necessary control symbols and checksums to the value being encoded to guarantee a good read on your barcodes depending on the encoding being used.