Scan a QR code, free.
Point your camera at it, or drop in a picture of one. It is read here in this tab — the image never leaves your device.
Nothing is uploaded. The picture is decoded by JavaScript on your own device — there is no endpoint on this site that receives it, and nothing is stored or counted.
How it works
- Allow the camera, or choose a photo, screenshot or scan of the code.
- The pattern is decoded on your device, in this tab.
- You get the text or link back. Open it, or copy it — your choice.
Read the link before you open it
A QR code hides its destination, which is exactly what makes a swapped sticker on a parking meter or a restaurant table work. Reading a code here shows you the address in plain text first, so you decide whether to go there instead of a camera app deciding for you.
Need to make one instead?
QRZ generates QR codes free — five codes, no card, no expiry — with a real design step and print-resolution export. And because the code points at a short link you own, you can change where it goes after it is printed.
Make a QR code