QR Code Generator / Reader

A QR code is a two-dimensional barcode that encodes text, a URL, or other data so a camera can read it instantly. This tool generates a QR code from text you type and, the other way around, reads the content out of an uploaded image — all in the browser.

How to use it

• Generate: type text or a URL and the QR code appears immediately, ready to download as an image.
• Read: upload an image containing a QR code and the tool decodes and displays its content.
• Raise the error-correction level if the code will be printed small or placed on an uneven surface.

Common uses

• A QR code on a business card, poster, or package that links to a website or contact page.
• Sharing a Wi-Fi password with guests without typing it manually (enter a WIFI:T:WPA;S:name;P:password;; string to encode it).
• Checking what a suspicious QR code actually contains before scanning it with a phone and opening the link.

Things to keep in mind

A higher error-correction level (H instead of L) makes the code more resistant to damage but also denser — it holds less data at the same physical size.

A QR code doesn't hide its content — anyone can read it the same way you did, so never encode passwords or private data in one.