<p>Electrum does not support QR code scanning on Mac OSX as stated on <a href="https://electrum.org/#download" rel="nofollow noreferrer">download page</a>:</p>

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  <p>Note: The QR code scanner is not supported in OSX binaries</p>
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<p>There has been <a href="https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&amp;q=is%3Aissue%20zbar%20osx" rel="nofollow noreferrer">several related bugs</a>, but as of <code>v3.2.2</code> the issue has not been resolved by anyone.  Some <a href="https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/issues/610#issuecomment-89694899" rel="nofollow noreferrer">related discussion</a> and attempts to debug.  </p>

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2018-08-14T22:38:24.900Z
2018-08-14T22:38:24.900Z
Jonathan Cross
<p>Ubuntu 18.04:
sudo apt-get install zbar-tools</p>

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2018-01-28T04:38:38.910Z
2018-01-28T04:38:38.910Z
Klaus-Peter
<p>When trying to scan QR codes with Electrum 3.0.1 it asks for zbar software. I'm not sure which one to download as some of them might be unsafe. Which Zbar QR scanner should we download?</p>

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2017-12-03T05:23:25.423Z
I tried to scan a QR code using Electrum 3.0.2 on Mac OS, and it told me "Cannot start QR scanner; zbar not available.". I tried it in Electron Cash 2.9.4 and the same thing happened.
Elias Zamaria
<electrum><qrcode>
Scanning QR codes with Electrum 3.0.1
Patoshi パトシ
# Scanning QR codes with Electrum 3.0.1

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-11-08)

When trying to scan QR codes with Electrum 3.0.1 it asks for zbar software. I'm not sure which one to download as some of them might be unsafe. Which Zbar QR scanner should we download?

**Tags:** electrum, qrcode

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I tried to scan a QR code using Electrum 3.0.2 on Mac OS, and it told me "Cannot start QR scanner; zbar not available.". I tried it in Electron Cash 2.9.4 and the same thing happened.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2018-08-14. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

Electrum does not support QR code scanning on Mac OSX as stated on [download page](https://electrum.org/#download):

> Note: The QR code scanner is not supported in OSX binaries

There has been [several related bugs](https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue%20zbar%20osx), but as of `v3.2.2` the issue has not been resolved by anyone. Some [related discussion](https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/issues/610#issuecomment-89694899) and attempts to debug.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2018-01-28. Score: 0

Ubuntu 18.04:
sudo apt-get install zbar-tools


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