QR Code Scanner

Read any QR code with your camera or from a saved image. Decoding happens in your browser — no video is uploaded or stored.

The camera is off. Nothing is recorded or uploaded.

HOW TO

How to scan a QR code

You do not need an app. A browser with camera access can read a code directly, or decode one from a picture you already have.

  1. 1

    Choose camera or image

    Press Start camera to scan something in front of you, or switch to the image tab to read a code from a screenshot or photo already on your device.

  2. 2

    Line up the code

    Fill a good part of the frame with the code and hold steady. Detection happens automatically — there is no shutter button to press.

  3. 3

    Check what it says

    The decoded text appears in full so you can read it before acting on it. Copy it, or open it directly if it turns out to be a link you trust.

USE CASES

When you need to scan

A camera and a browser is all it takes.

Codes on your own screen

Read a code from a screenshot or email on the same device, where pointing a camera at it is impossible.

Restaurant menus

Open a menu code without installing whatever app the sticker suggests.

Checking before you tap

See exactly where a poster or sticker code leads before you decide to visit it.

WiFi details

Read a guest network code to see the network name and password as plain text.

Tickets and passes

Confirm a booking code contains the reference you expect.

Desktop scanning

Use a laptop webcam to read a code from a printed page without reaching for your phone.

TIPS

Getting a clean read

Nearly every failed scan comes down to focus, framing or light.

  • Fill the frame. A code that occupies a third to two thirds of the view reads far more reliably than a small one in the corner.
  • Hold still for a moment. Phone and laptop cameras need a beat to focus, and a blurred pattern cannot be decoded.
  • Include the white border. The quiet zone around the code is what tells the scanner where the pattern ends.
  • Avoid glare. Tilt glossy paper or a screen slightly so reflections do not wash out part of the code.
  • Use the rear camera on a phone. It is usually much sharper than the front-facing one.
  • If the code is already on your screen, use the image tab instead — it is quicker and never fails on focus.
FAQ

Questions, answered

How scanning works and what to do when a code will not read.

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Upload the image file instead of using the camera and the code is read straight from the picture. This is the case a phone cannot handle — a QR code you were sent, saved or screenshotted rather than one in front of you.