tool · beta · on-device
Type a URL, paste a vCard, set a Wi-Fi password, drop a map pin. Pick paper-cream colors or your own. Up to 2000-pixel print PNG. Nothing leaves your browser — including the data inside the QR. For dynamic QRs, grab a real platform.
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where a printed QR earns its keep
for menus
Restaurant menus moved to QRs in 2020 and never came back. Generate one with the URL of your menu PDF, ink-on-paper colors, 1200px PNG, print at 3 inches square. Tape to each table, replace the menu when the prices change without reprinting cards.
for invites
Paper wedding invitations with a QR in the corner pointing to your wedding website is now standard. Pick the moss-on-cream preset for an editorial feel, set high error correction so it survives a folded envelope. Print on the back of the RSVP card.
for journals
Glue a printed photo onto a journal page; tuck a small QR next to it that links to the rest of the gallery online. The page becomes the cover of an unlimited photo book — physical scrapbook on the surface, infinite gallery underneath.
for wifi
Hosting? Tape a Wi-Fi QR to the entryway and guests join your network without typing the password. Use the Wi-Fi template (it embeds SSID, password, and security type) and ink-on-kraft for that 'we have a guest book too' touch.
for products
Etsy sellers attach a small QR sticker to each product linking to a care/usage page. Improves the unboxing experience without printing dense instructions on a hangtag. 600×600 PNG prints great on standard label paper.
for portfolios
Business cards live and die on whether the recipient remembers to add you. A vCard QR (built-in template) auto-fills your contact when scanned — name, phone, email — straight into their contacts app. No more 'I should email her' guilt-piles.
in case you're wondering
No. The QR is generated entirely in your browser via JavaScript. Whatever you type — URL, Wi-Fi password, vCard contact info — never leaves your device.
QR codes contain redundant data so they still scan when partially damaged. Level L recovers ~7%, M ~15%, Q ~25%, H ~30%. Higher levels mean more dots in the code (denser pattern). For print, H is safest because the code might survive coffee spills, folds, or scratches.
Rule of thumb: 1cm × 1cm minimum for a phone scan from arm's length. 3×3cm for posters scanned from across a room. Bigger always works; smaller might fail in low light. The download-size slider lets you pick the pixel resolution that prints sharp at any physical size.
QR codes have versions 1-40, each with more capacity. Add more text, the encoder picks a higher version with more rows and columns. The pattern becomes denser. You can also drop the error-correction level to fit more text into a less-dense code.
Not in v1 — keep an eye out. With high error correction (Q or H), QR codes can lose ~25% of the dots and still scan, which is how center-logo QRs work. For now, run the result through Add Text to Photo or your design app to drop a logo over the center.
WIFI:T:WPA;S:network;P:password;; — the prefix tells the phone it's Wi-Fi credentials. Replace 'network' with your SSID and 'password' with your password. The phone OS handles the connection automatically when scanned.
now what?
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Add a caption next to the QR.
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Float the QR over paper for print menus.
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Print the QR inside a paper mat.
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Crop the QR to a circle for a badge.
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Place the QR on a Pinterest pin.
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Place the QR on a LinkedIn or X cover.
OpenCut the background out of any photo in one click.
OpenDrop your subject onto paper, gradient, or your own backdrop photo.
OpenDrop a word behind your subject, magazine-cover style.
OpenNine presets, one photo — vintage to cinematic.
OpenTri-X, Kodak Gold, Lomo — pick a roll, see the grain.
OpenComic dots, risograph red, punk-zine textures.
OpenPhoto to graphite drawing in two clicks.
OpenMap photo to two colors — Spotify, sunset, riso.
OpenMake real cities look like tabletop dioramas.
OpenSunset, lomo red, golden hour — bleed light into corners.
OpenVHS bands, anaglyph 3D, CRT scanlines, chromatic aberration.
OpenConvert any photo to typed characters.
OpenPure invert, cyanotype, blueprint, X-ray, darkroom, sepia negative.
OpenPhoto as tiles with grout-color gaps.
OpenBrightness, contrast, saturation, hue, blur — seven sliders.
OpenAny photo, wrapped in paper with a handwritten caption.
OpenFour photos, B&W mode, handwritten caption.
OpenTwo photos, side-by-side or stacked.
OpenPaper mat for prints, journals, framed walls.
OpenCircle, heart, star, arch — pick a cookie cutter.
OpenGreetings caption, faux stamp, postmark, paper texture.
OpenFloat a photo over paper for portfolios and mockups.
OpenDrop a photo, type a title, pick a layout. 1000×1500 native.
OpenX, LinkedIn, or YouTube cover with title overlay.
OpenHandwritten captions, magazine headers, or a quick scribble.
OpenStick paper-mood tape onto any photo.
OpenLED red, Kodak yellow, camcorder amber.
OpenCorner sign-off or full diagonal tile.
OpenHearts, stars, flowers, smileys, paper tags, HELLO labels.
OpenSquare for IG, 9:16 for stories, 2:3 for Pinterest.
OpenMirror a selfie, un-tilt a scan, turn a sideways shot upright.
OpeniPhone photos that open on everything.
OpenHide faces, plates, addresses — drag a patch over the spot.
OpenRemove GPS, camera info, timestamps before posting.
OpenSmaller JPG, WebP, or PNG — same look, less file.
OpenPull 5 hex codes out of any photo.
OpenEyedropper a color in your photo, swap it for another.
OpenFor dynamic QRs →
Static QRs encode the destination directly — fast, free, no expiry. When you need to change the destination after printing, or track scans, a paid platform with redirect QRs handles that.