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Life & fun · December 17, 2020

Cimbar – File transfer via color barcodes and the Android camera

Optimized implementation for color-icon-matrix barcodes - sz3/libcimbar

Cimbar – File transfer via color barcodes and the Android camera launched on December 17, 2020 with 87 votes, #469 of 3,242 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 5 years on.

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In plain words

Cimbar is a file transfer tool that encodes data into color barcodes, which can then be photographed using an Android camera to retrieve the files. Designed for users who need to move data between devices without traditional connectivity methods, it offers a visual approach to file sharing. The application converts files into visual patterns that are decoded by capturing them with a phone's camera, making it useful for situations where direct network connections or cables are unavailable.

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