QR Code and 2D Code Generator Has Moved

This generator has found a new home!                                     

After serving over 5 million codes since 2010, the QR Code and 2D Code Generator has moved to its permanent home on the official Qrafter website.

The new location of the generator: https://qrafter.app/qr-code-generator

All the features you know are still available without interruption:

  • QR Code, Data Matrix, Aztec Code, and Micro QR Code generation
  • URL, WiFi, vCard, meCard, email, phone, SMS, and calendar event encoding
  • Custom colors, error correction levels, and multiple output formats
  • Exotic new features compatible with Qrafter that you must definitely try: compression and password protection

Thank you for using this tool over the years. Please update your bookmarks!

Please let me know if you encounter any problems or have feature requests.

See you at our new home!

1,131 thoughts on “QR Code and 2D Code Generator Has Moved”

  1. Joey

    First… awesome job! I do have one question, is it possible to have the location QR Code but also within the code attach contact information or just notes in general about the location. I tried naming the location with the info I needed to be known but it only shows so many characters. Not sure if its possible or not, thank you in advance!

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  2. Julian

    Hi… whenever I create a QR code embedding a calendar event the date (when scanned) always defaults to Jan 1st 2012 and NOT the date I input into the generator…. am I doing something stupid? This happens whichever online QR code gernerator I use

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  3. Amanda

    Hi,

    Is it possible to add a picture when creating a contact card QR Code? I’ve tried different ways with no such luck. I thought the easiest way to create one would just be to use a contact already stored on my iPad that has a picture but when the code generated it didn’t display the photo. Btw, I’m using Qrafter on my iPad if that makes a difference.
    Thanks,
    Amanda

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    1. Kerem

      Hi Amanda,

      Unfortunately it is not possible to add a picture to a QR Code. A QR Code can only contain approx. 4 KB of data and a picture takes much more space than that.

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  5. Lane

    Which QR Gen would you use (and syntax) to direct it to an image on a micro sd card on your own cell phone?

    Very nice Site and App!

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  7. Dan

    Kerem,

    I like to create QR Codes for URLs using all uppercase characters, because the URL can then be encoded using the Alphanumeric encoding method vice the Byte method — this results in smaller QR Codes.

    However, your web site appears to take any all-uppercase URL (example: http://L.USPTA.ORG/VRVJJ) and force the “HTTP” portion to lowercase, necessitating changing the encoding method to Byte, resulting in a larger code than required.

    Is there any formal reason why you’re forcing the HTTP to lowercase? The Barcode Reader application on Android and Qrafter on iPhone both scan and process URLs with uppercase “HTTP” just fine.

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    1. Kerem

      Dan,

      Some earlier Android versions have problems with uppercase http. I don’t force lowercase http, you may change it to uppercase if you like (I just tried creating an all uppercase QR Code to be sure and it went fine)

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  9. Troy

    Hi,

    So my question is just about embedding a generated QR code on to a website or business card. The generated .png image is 270×270 pixels. If I was to shrink that down to say 120×120 pixels, would it still be readable or does it have to stay at the generated size to be readable?

    Thanks!

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  10. Graham Link

    Excellent generator.
    I’m using it to generate Google Map codes to add to the pages of my book about 108 Sydney beaches.
    When the Google Map appears, it is correctly labeled with the name of the beach, has a ‘get directions’ icon to the left of the label which works perfectly, and, to the right of the label, an arrow which when tapped produces an irrelevant Street View.
    Is this coded in Google Maps or the QR code?
    I would like a tapped arrow to go to my web site. Is that possible?
    Regards,
    Graham LInk

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    1. Kerem

      Hi Graham,

      That’s coded in Google Maps, it’s not something about the QR Code.

      Unfortunately your second request is impossible with the current Google Maps API.

      Reply
  11. Michael

    Hi Kerem,

    Nice generator and very informative website. Are you planning on adding the ability to customize the “roundness” of the generated codes? You probably know what I mean but, just in case, I am talking about rounding the corners of the blocks in the QR code.

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    1. Kerem

      Hi Michael,

      I don’t have any plans for that currently. This is mostly a bare bones generator with customization options generally left to the user.

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  12. Esteban

    Hi Kerem,

    Love your generator and iOS apps. Are you planning to release a desktop reader/generator through Mac App Store?

    Please do, you have one purchase assured here.

    (also, if you want collaboration translating the web/apps into spanish, here I am)

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  14. Leo Hemelaer

    Dear Kerem,
    I am interested in testing QR codes including many characters. I understand 4096 is the maximum. How many characters are supported by your QR generator? Could it be that the generator accepts a maximum somewhere between 2520 and 2880 plain characters?

    Thanks for the great tool.
    Leo

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    1. Kerem

      Hi Leo,

      4096 is not the exact maximum. It can change according to the content. For example if you have all numbers, you can go up to nearly 7500. If you have numbers and uppercase letters, it will be around 5000, if you have many non alphanumeric characters, you’ll go down to 2500.

      Reply
  15. isaac

    Hey I’m really loving this form, but how do I imbed the vcard in my website want use a url shortener so the qr code is simple and have it display as download contact when the qr code is read.

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    1. Kerem

      Hi Isaac,

      You can put the vCard to your server and create a QR Code for it using “Go to a website” action. Be aware that, on iOS, only Qrafter will be able to download and parse your vCard. On Android, many scanners can do that.

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  16. Mike

    Hi, about 2 months ago I was looking into making a qr code to send an email but with a url shortener. I was able to do it, but now I am trying to do it once again but I can not remember how I did it. I have been up for hours trying to figure this out. Could you help me out with this? Here is the previous one I created just to give you an example. It was just a test so I put whatever in the message and stuff.

    http://tinyurl.com/cupctxs

    Thanks for your help.

    Mike

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    1. Kerem

      Hi Mike,

      Most probably you created a mailto: URL and shortened it with tinyurl. While the generator currently does not create those URLs, I noted this and I’ll change the e-mail action of the generator to mailto: scheme in the future.

      Reply
  17. Beth

    I use QRafter on my iphone and ipad to read codes, but want to generate codes for the my classroom using my desktop pc. Can I effectively download QRafter to my pc running XP and print codes easily read by my other devices?

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  18. Dustan

    A client asked us about his existing printed materials with a QR code printed on them, he does not want to pay to reprint all the pieces but needs his QR code to go to a different website, is he out of luck?

    My guess is once a QR code is generated, it cannot be edited to bring the user to a different destination, he would have to create a new code with the new destination embedded. Hope that makes sense.

    Thanks!

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  19. Martin

    Just wondering, what is the difference between version 2.1 and 3.0 of the QR codes?

    Anyways, your online generator rocks, also your FAQ and explanations are excellent 🙂

    Reply
    1. Kerem

      Hi Martin,

      That is the vCard version, not QR Code version. It just creates different vCards based on different specs. vCard 3.0 is backwards compatible with v2.1 and the two are slightly different. v3.0 is better but v2.1 is more generally used.

      Reply

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