About

StaticQR is a free QR code toolkit with one rule: static codes only. The content you encode — a URL, WiFi credentials, a contact card — is written directly into the QR pattern. There is no redirect server in the middle, so there is nothing that can expire, be switched off, or start demanding a subscription after you have printed a thousand business cards.

Everything runs 100% in your browser. Generation, bulk ZIPs and scanning are done by JavaScript on your device — there is no account, no upload, and the site keeps working offline once loaded. You can verify every part of that in your browser's developer tools.

Why static-only matters

Many hosted QR services sell dynamic codes: the pattern points at their server, which redirects to your content. That lets them change the destination later — and it lets them turn your printed codes off when a trial or subscription ends. StaticQR takes the other trade on purpose: our codes can never be edited after printing, and in return they can never be held hostage either. The full story is in the guide: Do QR codes expire?

The tools

• QR code generator — URL, text, email, phone and SMS codes with live preview, error-correction control and PNG/SVG download.
• WiFi QR generator — let guests join your network with one scan.
• vCard QR generator — a contact card people save straight to their address book.
• Menu QR generator — a static code for your restaurant's menu URL.
• Location QR generator — coordinates that open in a maps app.
• Event QR generator — a calendar event saved with one scan.
• Bulk QR generator — a list of URLs in, one ZIP of PNGs out.
• QR scanner — decode codes from an image or your camera, locally.

How it's funded

StaticQR has no subscriptions and no paywalled features, ever. Running it costs almost nothing — it is a static site, and your browser does the work. If traffic ever justifies it, the site may show unobtrusive ads or clearly-labelled affiliate links (see Privacy). The tools themselves stay free and unlimited.