QR code for photos and albums
Share a whole gallery with one scan. The code holds the album’s link, so your photos stay where you keep them.
- Never expires
- No sign-up, no watermark
- Vector PDF & SVG with your logo
- Runs in your browser
Fill in the form and your code appears here.
- A decoder in your browser read this code back and got exactly your data. Scan one printed copy with your phone before a large print run.
Your data and logo stay on this device. Nothing is uploaded.
Colors and shape
Ready-made styles
Color presets
Pattern
Corners
Gradient
Logo
A logo hides part of the code, so error correction is raised and the size is limited to what the code can safely repair.
Error correction
A phone can still read a code that is partly damaged: scratched, dirty or covered by a logo. This level sets how much damage it can recover from. A higher level gives more reserve, but the code gets denser, with smaller squares, and holds less data.
Most people should leave Automatic: it picks M, or H with a logo, and lowers the level if the data does not fit. Choose Q or H for codes outdoors or on packaging that can get damaged, and L or M for long text or very small print. With a logo the level is never below Q.
Which one do you need?
| Direct code | Dynamic code | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost over the years | Free | Usually a subscription |
| If the QR company closes | Keeps working | Stops working |
| Who sees your scans | Nobody | The provider |
| Address people see before opening | Yours | Usually the provider’s |
| Wi-Fi and contact details without internet | Yes | Usually no |
| Change the destination after printing | Only through your own domain | Yes |
| Scan statistics for each code | No | Yes |
| Best for | Menus, plaques, packaging, business cards, Wi-Fi | Ad campaigns you measure, links that change often |
How to do it
A photo is too large to fit in a QR code, so the code leads to an album online.
- Make an album. Google Photos, iCloud, Dropbox or your own website all work.
- Create a share link. Choose the option that lets anyone with the link view it.
- Paste the link above. Style the code to match your stationery if you like.
- Test it signed out. Scan it on a phone that is not signed in to your account.
For weddings and events
Put the code on table cards or a welcome sign. If guests should add their own pictures, check what your service allows, and try it on a guest’s phone. Google says anyone with a Google Photos album link can view the album and add to it, so share only what everyone may see. A sign that people read from a few steps away needs a much larger code than a table card, and the size calculator gives the figure.
Make sure the link lasts
The code never expires, but share links can.
- Check whether the service sets an end date: an iCloud photo link normally lasts about 30 days
- Keep the account active, and do not delete the album
- Allow for storage limits if guests will add many photos
Questions
Can guests upload photos through the code?
The code only opens the album. Uploading depends on the album’s settings and on whether that service asks guests to sign in.
Can one code hold a single picture?
No. It can only link to it, and the picture has to be online.
What if I change albums?
A printed code cannot be changed. To keep that option, point it at a page on your own domain.
Will this QR code ever expire?
No. There is nothing that can expire: the code contains your data itself and works without any server. It keeps working as long as it can be scanned and, for a link, as long as that website exists.
Is it really free? Are there limits on scans?
Yes, it is free with no account. Scans are unlimited because nobody counts them: a scan happens entirely between the code and the phone. The site is paid for by advertising.
Do you see my data or logo?
No. The code is created in your browser and nothing is uploaded. You can load the page, go offline, and it keeps working.
Will it scan on every phone?
Every code is read back by a decoder in your browser before download, and you get a warning if that fails. That is a software check, so scan one printed copy with your own phone before a large print run.