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What should the code open or show?
A web address, or any text, such as a short message or a phone number.
Free QR code tool
QR Code Generator
Make a QR code for a link or any text, then download it as PNG or SVG. The code holds your link itself, so it never expires and needs no account, and Doodleden™ adds no redirect that could track scans.
Made in your browser — nothing you type is uploaded or stored.
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Look and size
The defaults suit most uses. Test the code before you print many copies.
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Your QR code
Type a link or text above.
- Holds
- Size
- Error correction
- PNG
Check it before you print: scan it with your phone, or open the downloaded file in the QR Code Reader.
A QR code that never expires
Many free QR code makers create a "dynamic" code: it points to the maker's own short link, which then sends people to your page. The maker can count every scan through that link, and some stop working when a free trial ends. This generator makes a static code instead. The code holds your link or text itself, so it works for as long as the link does, with no account and no Doodleden™ link in between. Doodleden™ never sees who scans it. The website the code opens can still count its own visits, as it can for any link.
Because a static code holds the link itself, it cannot be changed after you print it. Make a new code if the link changes.
Tips for codes that scan
- Keep links short. Shorter text makes a simpler code with bigger squares, which scans from further away.
- Print it big enough. A good rule is at least 2 cm (about 0.8 in) wide, and about one tenth of the distance people will scan from.
- Keep the contrast high. Dark squares on a light background scan best. Some scanner apps cannot read light-on-dark codes.
- Leave the margin. Keep the empty border around the code clear of text and pictures.
- PNG or SVG? PNG works everywhere. SVG stays sharp at any size, which suits print and design software.
Private by design
The code is made in your browser. What you type is not sent to Doodleden™ or anyone else, not stored on your device, and not put in the page address.
The encoding uses the QR Code generator library by Project Nayuki, under the MIT licence. Doodleden™ serves it from its own site.
Nothing you enter is uploaded to or stored by Doodleden™. This site is funded by advertising; our ad partners use cookies and similar technologies as described in our privacy policy.