Menu QR Code Generator (Free)

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   Paste your menu link

   Use your menu page, a delivery-app page or a PDF of your menu that anyone with the link can open.

2. 2

   Check the preview

   Open “What’s inside this code” and open the link on your phone to check it loads quickly.

3. 3

   Style it

   Use your brand colors (dark on light) and add your logo if you like.

4. 4

   Download it

   Download an SVG for table tents and stickers, or a PNG for screens.

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   Test it

   Scan a printed proof at a table, in the restaurant’s real lighting.

A static menu QR code contains the link to your menu and nothing else. Scanning it opens that link in the phone’s browser.

https://example.com/menu

The menu itself lives wherever the link points. If you change the menu at that link (say, upload a new PDF with the same address), the code shows the new version. If the link changes, the printed code breaks.

For menu QR codes

• Make the link one you control and won’t rename, such as yourrestaurant.com/menu.
• Phone-friendly beats print-friendly: a PDF made for A3 paper is hard to read on a phone.
• On table tents, print the code at least 3 cm (1.2 in) wide and add a line like “Scan for our menu”.

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.

Use a dynamic code if your menu link might change, if you want to know how many tables scan, or if you serve different menus at breakfast, lunch and dinner.

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.