Pick what your QR code should do, style it in your colours, and download it as a PNG or SVG. Everything is generated right here in your browser — nothing is uploaded anywhere.
Scanning opens this page on the visitor's phone. We'll add the https:// if you forget it.
Scanning opens a new email addressed to you — perfect for menus, receipts and "contact us" cards.
Scanning offers to call the number straight away.
Scanning opens a text to this number with your message pre-filled.
Guests scan and join instantly — no typing the password. Great for cafés, salons and waiting rooms.
⚠️ These two colours are very similar — phones may struggle to scan the code. Pick colours with more contrast.
SVG stays sharp at any size — best for designers and printers. PNG works everywhere else.
Everything above runs entirely in your browser — your links and details never leave your device unless you ask us to email you the QR code.
QR codes are the shortest distance between the physical world and your website. A customer points their phone at a little square on your counter, your van or your flyer — and they’re on your booking page, your menu or your reviews. No typing a web address, no spelling your Wi-Fi password letter by letter, no “find us on Google”.
They’re free to make, free to print and every modern phone scans them with its normal camera — no special app needed. The only hard part is making one properly, and that’s what this tool does.
More than most people realise. A website link is the obvious one, but you can also encode plain text (an address, a discount code), an email address (scanning opens a pre-addressed email — handy on receipts and “contact us” cards), a phone number (scanning offers to call), an SMS with a pre-written message (“Hi! I’d like to book…”), or full Wi-Fi login details so guests join your network with one scan. Our generator covers all six — pick a tab, fill in the boxes, done.
A QR code that lives on a screen can get away with a lot. A printed one can’t — it has to survive being small, being photocopied and being read in bad light. So the generator lets you download a crisp PNG at up to 2048 pixels for print, or an SVG that stays perfectly sharp at any size (give the SVG to your designer or printer — they’ll thank you). You can also raise the error correction level: higher levels let the code still scan even if part of it is scratched, dirty or covered by a logo sticker.
Here’s the trap most free generators never mention: a QR code lives or dies by contrast. Dark code on a light background scans; light grey on white, or brand colours that are too close together, often doesn’t — and you only find out after printing 500 flyers. Our generator checks the contrast of your chosen colours as you work and warns you before you download, not after. It also keeps the quiet zone — the plain border around the code that scanners need — switched on by default. Turn it off only if your designer insists.
Why a free generator? We build websites for UK small businesses, and we keep meeting QR codes that don’t scan — on vans, menus and shop windows, sending customers precisely nowhere. This tool exists so yours works first time. And if you’d rather we handled your whole website, that’s what we do every day.
Is the QR Code Generator really free?
Yes. Every QR code, every download (PNG and SVG) and every colour combination is free, with no account needed. If you ask us to email you the QR code, we just need your name and email — you’ll get your file plus one follow-up email from us. No spam, ever.
What can I put in a QR code?
Website links, plain text, email addresses, phone numbers, SMS messages and Wi-Fi login details. Pick the tab that matches, fill in the boxes, and the preview updates as you type.
Will my QR code expire?
No. A QR code is just your information encoded as a pattern — there’s no account, no subscription and nothing to renew. It works as long as the thing it points to works (so link to pages you plan to keep).
What size should I print my QR code?
Bigger than you think. As a rule of thumb, don’t go smaller than 2 × 2 cm, and scale up with scanning distance — a code on a van needs to be much larger than one on a business card, because people scan it from metres away. When in doubt, print a test and scan it with your own phone first.
Why won’t my QR code scan?
The usual culprits, in order: colours without enough contrast (dark on light wins), printed too small, the quiet zone (border) cropped off, or a damaged/blurry print. Our generator warns you about the contrast problem before you download — test-scan every print run with your phone before committing.
Is my information uploaded to your servers?
No. The QR code is generated entirely inside your browser on your own device. We never see your links, passwords or details — the only thing that ever leaves your browser is the finished PNG, and only if you ask us to email it to you.
Altus Web Solutions is the trading name for Noor 367 Ltd