Google Form QR Code Generator (Free)

1. 1

   Get the form’s link

   Open your form in Google Forms. If it has a Publish button, publish it first. Then click Send, open the link tab, tick Shorten URL and copy the link.

2. 2

   Paste the link

   Paste it into Google Form link. A short link looks like https://forms.gle/….

3. 3

   Style it (optional)

   Add your logo and colors.

4. 4

   Download it

   Download a PNG for slides and screens, or an SVG for posters and handouts.

5. 5

   Test it

   Scan it with a phone that isn’t signed in to your Google account, to check the form opens for everyone.

The code holds the form’s share link. Scanning it opens the form in the phone’s browser, ready to fill in.

https://forms.gle/AbC123exampleXyZ9

Use the link from Send, not the address in your browser while you edit: that one ends in /edit and opens the editor, which other people can’t use. The generator warns you if you paste an editing link.

For Google Form QR codes

• Check who can respond. Forms made in a work or school account are often limited to people in that organization, so everyone else gets a sign-in page.
• Keep the form short: people scanning a poster on their phone won’t answer twenty questions.
• When a form stops accepting responses, the code still opens it but people see a closed message. Turn responses back on, or send people somewhere else with a dynamic code.
• At events, put the code on the sign-in table and on your slides, so people can fill it in while they wait.

For any printed QR code

• 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.

A dynamic code lets you swap the form after printing: next term’s sign-up sheet, a new survey, or a thank-you page once the form closes. It also counts scans, so you can compare scans with responses.

CirculateQR also has its own hosted forms and event sign-up pages, with responses in your dashboard.

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.

The code you make on this page is static: free, permanent and private, but fixed once printed. Static and dynamic codes compared.