Extended Packaging

This section aims to give more information about Extended Packaging as well as tools to use your mobile phone to show how Extended Packaging can work.

What is Extended Packaging?

Extended Packaging is a standards-based approach to allow consumers to access additional information about products through their mobile phones.

• Download our GS1 Mobile Com introduction presentation to understand more

Get involved

• GS1 Member Organisation (MO) Local Pilot Inventory
• Extended Packaging Pilot Report
• Pilots: how to get involved
• Download the Extended Packaging Pilot Handbook
• Got questions? Contact Cameron Green at cameron.green@gs1.org.

Where can I get software to read barcodes?

For demonstration purposes we recommend you use the GS1 Codeonline reader (registration required). It reads both 1D and 2D codes and can be installed on a large number of mobile phone.

• View full list of 1D/2D reader software

To suggest a change to this list, contact Dipan Anarkat at dipan.anarkat@gs1.org.

Simple demonstrator

• View instructions to recreate a simple demonstration on your mobile phone

Codeonline demonstrator

GS1 France has created an open infrastructure for testing Extended Packaging called Codeonline.

• How to install and use Codeonline on your mobile phone
• Access the Codeonline website

Videos

The following videos show demonstrations of extended packaging

• Scanning a barcode to check products for allergens
• Scanning a barcode to get product information
• GS1 Mobile Com 90-second Intro
• Extended Packaging Opportunities