QR Code Generator

A code for a link, Wi-Fi, a contact or an event.

FREE - NO SIGN-UP - MADE ON YOUR DEVICE

The code is drawn on your device

  • Directno link in the middle
  • PNGready to place
  • L M Q Herror correction
  • 0scans counted
Specification

QR Code Generator at a glance

What the code carries
Links, and more besides
What you download
A PNG, no metadata
Error correction
L, M, Q or H
Redirects
None, ever
Scan counting
Not available
Price
Free
Account required
No
Where it runs
On your device
How to

How to use QR Code Generator

  1. 1

    Type the address

    Paste the full address.

  2. 2

    Set the error level

    Choose L, M, Q or H.

  3. 3

    Download the PNG

    Save the PNG and test it.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to include https at the front?

Yes. Write the address in full, with http or https. That is what tells a scanner it is a link and should open in a browser.

Can you tell me how many people scanned it?

No, and nothing can. The address is in the pattern itself, with no service in between, so there is nothing anywhere to count.

What does the error correction level change?

How much of the code can be damaged and still read. Higher levels add more pattern, so the squares get finer at the same printed size.

Will the code still work in a year?

It carries the address itself, so it works for as long as that address does. Nothing here expires and no account keeps it alive.

Background

Getting a Printed Code Right

The panel opens on links. Paste the full web address and the code appears straight away. The same maker also covers Wi-Fi, contact cards, email, phone, SMS, places and calendar events.

  • Point the final address at the code, not a temporary one. What is printed cannot be pointed somewhere else later.
  • Scan the finished artwork with more than one phone before a print run.
  • Leave clear space around the pattern. A code crowded to the edge of a design is harder to read.
  • Bigger is safer on a poster read from a distance; a higher error level helps where it will be handled.

Full specification

Specification of the QR Code Generator tool
What the code carriesA web address, typed in full. Wi-Fi, contact cards, email, phone, SMS, places and events are also covered.
What you downloadA PNG image, with no metadata written into it.
Error correctionL, M, Q or H. Higher levels survive more damage and make the pattern denser.
RedirectsNone. The address sits in the pattern, so it works with no service in between.
Scan countingNot possible here. A direct code leaves nothing to count and nothing is processed on a server.
PriceFree
Account requiredNo
Where it runsIn your browser tab. Nothing is sent anywhere.
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