QR Code Reader
Upload any QR code image to decode its content instantly — no app needed, works in your browser.
Drop a QR code image here
or click to browse — JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF
How to use QR Code Reader
Decode QR codes using your device camera in real time — point, scan, and the content is displayed instantly in your browser. No app installation required. Works on iPhone, Android, and desktop computers with a webcam. Alternatively, upload an image file to decode a QR code without camera access.
- Click "Start Camera" to activate your device camera (permission required).
- Point the camera at the QR code — hold steady until the code is detected.
- The decoded content (URL, text, contact, Wi-Fi) appears automatically.
- Click links to visit URLs, or copy the text to your clipboard.
- Alternatively, use "Upload Image" to decode a QR code from a saved image.
Your data never leaves your device — 100% private processing.
Camera-based vs. image-upload decoding
Camera-based decoding uses the device's native camera stream (via the browser MediaDevices API) to scan codes in real time — no image is saved or uploaded at any point. Image-upload decoding uses a static file processed entirely in the browser. Camera mode is faster for live scanning scenarios; upload mode is better for decoding QR codes from screenshots, PDFs, presentations, or email attachments that cannot be physically scanned.
Supported content types
This decoder handles all standard QR content types: plain URLs (opens in browser), WIFI: credentials (shows network name and password), BEGIN:VCARD contacts (shows contact details for saving), MAILTO: email addresses, TEL: phone numbers, SMS: messages, GEO: coordinates (links to maps), MECARD contacts, and plain text. Structured content types are parsed and displayed with appropriate actions (Open, Save Contact, Copy, Call).
| QR content | Example data | Action shown |
|---|---|---|
| URL | https://example.com | Open / Copy link |
| Wi-Fi | WIFI:T:WPA;S:MyNet;P:pass;; | Show SSID + password |
| vCard contact | BEGIN:VCARD…END:VCARD | Save to contacts |
| MAILTO:hello@example.com | Compose email | |
| Phone | TEL:+15550100 | Initiate call |
| SMS | SMS:+15550100 | Compose message |
| Location | GEO:37.786,-122.4 | Open in maps |
| Plain text | Hello world | Display + copy |
Glossary
- MediaDevices API
- A web browser API that provides access to the device camera and microphone for real-time media capture.
- MECARD
- A compact QR contact format developed for Japanese phones, equivalent to a minimal vCard but with a different syntax.
- GEO URI
- A QR-encoded geographic coordinate string (geo:lat,lon) that opens in the device's maps application.
- Real-time decoding
- Continuous frame-by-frame QR scanning from a camera stream without saving images.
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Why use QR Code Reader?
- High-resolution QR codes ready for print at any size
- Customisable colours and error-correction levels
- Download as PNG or SVG for web and print use
- Encode URLs, contact cards, text, Wi-Fi credentials and more
Common use cases
- Create a QR code for a restaurant menu
- Generate a vCard QR code for business cards
- Add a Wi-Fi QR code to a guest welcome booklet
- Share event registration links via QR poster
- Create product tracking labels with barcode generation
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