Getting started

How do I create a free account?

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Answer

To create a free Barcode Rocket account, click Create free account at the top of any page, type your email and a password of at least 12 characters, and click Create free account. Then open the email we send you and click the confirmation link. Nothing to pay and no card.

Steps

  1. Click Create free account at the top of any page.
  2. Type your email and a password of at least 12 characters.
  3. Click Create free account. Your dashboard opens.
  4. Open the email from Barcode Rocket and click the confirmation link. Everything unlocks.
The top right corner of a page: Sign in and the amber Create free account button
Step 1: Create free account is at the top of every page.
The form Create your free account with the email you@example.com typed and a password hidden as dots
Step 2: Type your email and a password. Then click Create free account under the form.
The bar at the top of the dashboard: We sent a confirmation link to you@example.com, with the links Change email, Why confirm? and Resend
Step 3: Your dashboard opens. This bar stays at the top until you confirm your email.
An email from Barcode Rocket to you@example.com with the subject Confirm your email for Barcode Rocket, the amber Confirm my email button and the same link written out below it
Step 4: Open the email from Barcode Rocket and click Confirm my email. The link under the button works too.

The bar at the top of your dashboard

Until you confirm, a bar at the top of the dashboard tells you what to do. It has three buttons:

Until you confirm, your account works like a visitor: the free types and up to 20 downloads a day from your network. Your Inbox already works. Barcodes you make before you confirm are kept and show in History once you confirm. Confirm within 7 days of the latest confirmation email, or the account and those barcodes are deleted. If the email does not come, see Why has my confirmation email not arrived?

The first question: "I am…"

Right after you sign up, the site asks what you are: Author / self-publisher, Book designer, Graphic designer, Publisher / publishing house, Design agency / studio or Other. You can also click Skip.

The I am… dialog with the six role buttons, from Author / self-publisher to Other, and Skip
The "I am…" question after you sign up.

Your answer hides the barcode types you probably do not need. If you answered Author / self-publisher, Book designer, Publisher / publishing house or clicked Skip, the product, carton and GS1 Composite types are hidden, and More barcode types does not appear at all. Click Show all above the groups to bring them back. Nothing is locked, and you can change the answer later on your account page. See How do I hide barcode types I never use?

Why it matters

The confirmation proves the email is yours. It lets you reset your password if you forget it, and it keeps fake sign-ups away, so the tool can stay free.

Your accountWhy has my confirmation email not arrived?If the Barcode Rocket confirmation email has not arrived, check your spam folder, check the address in the bar on your dashboard, and send the link again.Getting startedDo I need an account to use Barcode Rocket?ISBN, KDP, IngramSpark and plain QR need no account. A confirmed free account adds product barcodes, Connect QR, QR box, lists of 50, History and Rocket Pass.Your accountHow do I hide barcode types I never use?In the Barcode Rocket studio, click the eye on a group or type to hide it, and Show all to bring everything back. Your "I am…" answer sets a starting choice.