Free QR Code Generator

A static QR code contains its content directly: the link, the WiFi password, the contact card. Every code you make on these pages is static. It’s free, needs no account, and never expires, because there’s nothing in between the code and its content that could be switched off. The catch: it can’t be changed once printed, and nobody can count its scans.

A dynamic QR code contains a short CirculateQR link that forwards to your content. You can change where it leads after printing, see how many people scanned it and when, and send different people to different places by device, time or location (time and location routing need a paid plan). Dynamic codes need a free CirculateQR account. On the free plan a dynamic code stays live for 14 days after you publish it; on a paid plan your codes stay live with no time limit, or you can keep a single code for a one-time $5.

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   Choose what the code does

   Make a link or text code below, or pick a type such as WiFi, vCard or WhatsApp for a form made for it.

2. 2

   Fill in the details

   The preview updates as you type. Open “What’s inside this code” to see exactly what it holds.

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   Style it (optional)

   Choose colors, a module style, error correction and a logo. Keep the code dark on a light background.

4. 4

   Download it

   Download a high-resolution PNG, or an SVG that stays sharp at any size.

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   Test it

   Scan it with your phone camera before you print or share it.

Your browser draws the code on your device, and a static code never touches our servers after that, so it costs us nothing to keep working. We give them away so you can try CirculateQR. We charge for things that do run on our servers: dynamic codes, hosted pages like menus and event pages, scan analytics and AI-designed QR codes.

Because the code is made on your device, what you type (including WiFi passwords and contact details) isn’t sent to us.

• Size: print the code at least 2 cm (0.8 in) wide for something held in the hand. For signs and posters, make it about a tenth of the scanning distance: roughly 10 cm (4 in) wide to scan from 1 m (3 ft).
• Contrast: use a dark code on a light background. Light-on-dark codes and pale brand colors fail on some phones.
• Quiet zone: keep a blank border of at least 4 modules (the code’s small squares) around it. Don’t crop it or put text and graphics right up against the code.
• File type: use the SVG for print, since it stays sharp at any size. The 2048 px PNG is enough for print up to about 17 cm (6.8 in) wide at 300 dpi.
• Surface: avoid glare from glossy laminate, tight curves (bottles, cups) and folds that cut through the code.
• Test: scan a printed proof with an iPhone and an Android phone, at the real distance and in the real lighting, before you print in bulk.