Free QR Code Generator

Choose the type of code, fill in the details and watch the preview update. Style it if you like, then click Download PNG, or choose SVG, PDF or JPG. The code is ready to print or share straight away, and you do not need an account.

A QR code cannot hold a PDF file, only a link to one. Upload the PDF somewhere public, such as your website, Google Drive or Dropbox, and set its sharing to “anyone with the link”. Copy that link, choose Link in the generator and paste it in. Anyone who scans the code opens the PDF. If you later replace the file at the same address, the same code opens the new version.

To print a different code on every PDF you generate, such as tickets or invoices that each link to their own page, see our guide to dynamic QR codes in PDFs.

How to create a dynamic QR code for a PDF

No. These are static QR codes: what they open is written into the code itself, so they work for as long as the link, number or details in them do. There is no subscription to keep paying and no redirect service that could shut down. The trade-off is that a static code cannot be edited once it is printed, so if the destination may change, point the code at a page you control.

Yes. Open Logo, add a PNG, JPG, SVG or WebP image and choose its size. QR codes carry error correction, so part of a code can be covered and still read. The generator switches to High error correction when you add a logo and clears the modules behind it. Keep the logo under about a quarter of the code’s width, and watch the scan check under the preview.

Choose Wi-Fi, enter the network name and password, and pick the security type, which is WPA for almost every home and office router. Pointing an iPhone’s or a recent Android phone’s camera at the code offers to join the network, with no typing. Print it for guests, a café counter or a meeting room.

Use SVG or PDF for anything printed. Both are vector, so the code stays sharp at any size. SVG works in Illustrator, Figma, Canva and recent versions of Word, and PDF is what most print shops ask for. Use PNG for websites, slides and documents, with a transparent background if you need one, and JPG where only JPEG is accepted.

At least 2 cm (about 0.8 in) wide for a short link scanned from close up, and larger as the content grows. The generator shows the smallest width it recommends for your code under the preview. For scanning from further away, a common rule is a width of one tenth of the scanning distance, so a code read from 2 metres should be about 20 cm wide.

The usual causes are low contrast, a code lighter than its background, a logo that covers too much, too small a margin, or a code printed too small for how much it holds. The scan check and the notes under the preview point out each of these. Fix the one they name, or go back to black on white with square modules, which every scanner reads.

Spare data that lets a code be read when part of it is dirty, damaged or covered. Low can recover about 7% of the code, Medium 15%, Quartile 25% and High 30%. Higher levels make the code denser, so use Medium for plain codes, and High with a logo or for codes that will get scuffed, such as on packaging.

Yes. Choose Bulk and paste one link or text per line, or open a CSV file whose first column holds the content and second column a name. You can make up to 1,000 codes at once with the same design, and download them as a ZIP of PNG, JPG or SVG files named after each row, or as a PDF of labeled codes on A4 or US Letter sheets.

No. The codes are made by your own browser. Links, Wi-Fi passwords, contact details and logos are never uploaded to our servers, so nothing is stored or shared.

Yes, with APITemplate.io. Its templates have a built-in QR code component with custom colors, dots, corner squares and a logo, so every PDF or image you generate through the REST API, Zapier or Make.com can carry its own code.

Generate branded QR codes automaticallyCreate QR codes with Zapier or Make.com

APITemplate.io is designed for generating PDF documents from reusable templates. It can be easily integrated with popular tools like Zapier, Airtable, Make.com, Bubble.io, n8n, UiPath, or directly via REST API, making it highly adaptable to various workflows.

There are three main ways to generate PDF documents using APITemplate.io:

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3. URL to PDF generation: Convert entire web pages to PDFs by simply providing their URLs.

The platform also supports custom CSS and JavaScript, allowing for advanced styling and customization. Its powerful template engine ensures that you can create complex documents efficiently, while the API Console enables you to preview and customize JSON data instantly.

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