Free QR code generator, done properly.
Design codes with your logo, colours and frames. Scan any code on screen or camera. Free, no watermark, and private by default.
- No sign-up
- No watermark
- Codes never expire
- Test-scanned
- Private by default
The toolkit
What the others charge for, free.
QR code designer
Logos, gradients, dot and corner styles, “Scan me” frames. Links, Wi-Fi, contacts, events and more. PNG, SVG and print-ready PDF.
Design a codeScanner
From a screenshot, photo or webcam. Flags fake and hidden links before you open them.
Scan a codeBulk QR codes
Paste a list or a CSV, download hundreds of styled codes in one ZIP.
Make a batchBarcodes
EAN-13, UPC-A, Code 128, Data Matrix, PDF417. Check digits done for you.
Make a barcodeBrowser extensions
QR and full-page screenshots today. PDF tools, Read Aloud, Reader Mode, Dark Mode and AI on the way.
See the suiteA QR code for anything
Pick what it's for and the designer opens ready to fill in.
The NeoReader suite
One small tool for each job. More on the way.
NeoReader QR
Extension + web
Make a QR code of any page in one click, and scan every code on screen with a link safety check.
OpenFull Page Screenshot
Extension
Capture whole pages, then crop, annotate, add emoji and blur private details before saving.
OpenPDF Tools
Web
Merge, split, compress, rotate and convert PDFs in your browser. No upload, no sign-up, no daily limits.
OpenRead Aloud
Extension
Listen to any page, article or PDF without the cut-offs, at up to 3x, with words highlighted as they are read.
OpenReader Mode
Extension
Strip any article back to clean text with your font and theme, then highlight, listen or save it.
OpenDark Mode
Extension
Turn any website dark with one click, with no white flash, and keep it that way on the sites you pick.
OpenScreenshot Editor
Web
Open any screenshot or image to crop, annotate and blur private details, then save. Right in the browser.
OpenScreen Recorder
Extension
Record a tab, a window or your whole screen with your voice, then trim and save it. No watermark.
OpenBarcode Label Sheets
Web
Turn a list of products into print-ready barcode labels on standard Avery-style sheets.
OpenAI Summarizer
Extension
Summarise, translate and ask questions about the page you are on, with your usage shown up front.
NeoReader Pro · coming soon
Go further with Pro.
Editable QR codes with scan analytics for menus, packaging and campaigns, plus natural AI voices and page summaries across the suite. The free tools stay free.
Free
No account needed
- Static QR codes that never expire
- Logos, colours, frames and dot styles
- PNG, SVG, PDF and print sizes
- Bulk generation and barcodes
- Scanner with link safety checks
- Extensions for Chrome, Edge and Firefox
- PDF tools, Reader Mode and Dark Mode as they launch
Pro
For codes you manage, and AI
- Editable codes: change the link any time
- Scan analytics by day, country and device
- Route by phone type, language or location
- Passwords, scan limits and expiry dates
- Your own short-link domain
- No ads or interstitials for your scanners, ever
- AI summaries and natural AI voices across the suite
Why NeoReader
Most “free” QR tools aren’t.
Watermarks, paywalled downloads, and codes that quietly route through someone else’s server until the trial ends. We built the opposite.
Your code, not a redirect
Free codes hold your link directly. No middleman server, so they work forever and nobody tracks who scans them.
Private by design
Codes are made and scanned on your device. Your logos, photos and camera never touch our servers.
Checked before you print
Every design is test-scanned as you edit, with a clear warning if colours or a logo would make it unreliable.
Safe scanning
Scanned links are checked for fake brand sites, hidden destinations and other QR phishing tricks.
Since the early days of QR
Looking for the NeoReader app?
NeoReader was one of the original QR reader apps, recommended by schools, libraries and the tech press for years. The phone app has retired. Today NeoReader scans codes right in your browser, on any phone or computer, with nothing to install.
Guides
Know your codes.
Create a QR code free in three steps
NeoReader is a free QR code generator that works online in any browser. There is nothing to download, no account to make and no trial to cancel. For a quick code, paste a link into the tool at the top of this page. For every style option, open the full QR code designer:
- Add your content. Paste a link, or choose Wi-Fi, contact card, email, SMS, phone, WhatsApp, calendar event, location, crypto or text.
- Make it yours. Pick colours, a dot pattern, corner shapes, a “Scan me” frame and your logo. The code is test-scanned as you edit.
- Download. PNG, JPG or WebP for screens, SVG or PDF for print, up to 4000 pixels. Or copy it to your clipboard.
That is the whole process. For printing tips and a longer walk-through, read how to make a QR code.
What a completely free QR code generator should include
Plenty of sites call themselves free and then ask for an email address at the download step, stamp a watermark on the code, or lock SVG files behind a plan. Here is what you get from NeoReader without paying:
- No sign-up, no email and no watermark.
- Logo upload, colours, gradients, dot styles, corner styles and frames.
- PNG, SVG, PDF, JPG and WebP downloads, including print sizes.
- A live scan test with warnings when colour, contrast or a logo make the code unreliable.
- Static codes with no scan limit, no expiry date and no ads between the scan and your link.
- Bulk generation from a list or CSV, a barcode generator and a QR code scanner.
Free QR codes that never expire
A frequent complaint about free QR codes is that it stopped working months after it was printed. That happens when the code holds a short link to the generator's own server rather than your link. When the trial ends, the redirect is switched off or replaced with an upgrade page.
NeoReader makes static codes. Your link or text is stored in the code itself, so there is no server in the middle to switch off, and nobody tracks who scans it. The QR code generator with no expiration page explains the difference, and why QR codes stop working helps if a code from another service has broken. If you do need to change a code after printing, editable codes are coming soon with NeoReader Pro.
Free QR codes for business
Codes you make here carry no licence fee, so you can print them on packaging, menus, business cards, posters and adverts. Common uses:
- Restaurants and cafés: a menu link on every table, and a Wi-Fi code by the till.
- Business cards: a contact card that saves your details straight into a phone.
- Reviews: a code that opens your Google review page.
- Shops and packaging: a link to instructions, a product video or your WhatsApp.
- Events: a calendar invite or ticket page on the poster.
Need a code for every table, product or guest? The free bulk QR code generator turns a list or CSV into a ZIP of styled codes.
A free QR code for Wi-Fi, PDFs and more
A QR code can do more than open a website. With the free generator you can make a code that joins a Wi-Fi network, saves a contact card, opens a WhatsApp chat, adds a calendar event, shows a map location or starts an email or text message. See the Wi-Fi QR code generator or the QR code for business cards for the most popular ones.
For a PDF, image or video, upload the file to a service you control, such as Google Drive, Dropbox or YouTube, set sharing to “anyone with the link”, and turn that link into a QR code. The PDF to QR code page walks through it. File hosting is coming soon with NeoReader Pro.
How to choose the best free QR code generator
Before you print anything, check four things: does the code point straight to your content or through a redirect, is there a watermark, can you download SVG or PDF for print, and can you add a logo without paying. Our guide to the best free QR code generators compares the popular options on those points, and there are side-by-side pages for QR Code Monkey and Canva users.
Are free QR codes safe?
A QR code is only as safe as the link inside it. Codes made here hold your link directly, so nobody can change where they point after you print them. When you scan a code, the NeoReader scanner shows the destination first and warns about look-alike brand sites, hidden destinations and other phishing tricks. Our guide to QR code phishing explains what to look for.
Free online, private by default
The generator runs in your browser on iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac and Chromebook, so there is no QR code app or software to download. What you type and the logo you add stay on your device and are never sent to our servers. The same goes for the free QR code scanner, which reads codes from a screenshot, photo or webcam and checks links for phishing before you open them.
More free tools beyond the QR code maker
The same site has a free barcode generator for UPC, EAN, Code 128 and Data Matrix, with check digits calculated for you, and a bulk QR code generator for batches of up to 1,000 codes. For your browser there is the NeoReader QR extension, which makes a code for the page you are on and scans codes on screen, and the NeoReader full page screenshot extension.
Related searches
More free tools and guides people look for alongside a QR code generator.
Guides
FAQ
Questions
How do I create a QR code for free?
Paste a link into the generator at the top of this page and download it as PNG or SVG. For a logo, colours and frames, open the QR designer. Everything is free, with no sign-up and no watermark.
Is NeoReader really free?
Yes. Creating, customising, downloading and scanning QR codes is free, with no watermark and no sign-up. Free codes contain your content directly, so they keep working forever.
Do my QR codes expire?
No. They hold your link or text directly rather than pointing at a NeoReader server, so there is nothing that can expire or be switched off.
Can I use a free QR code for my business?
Yes. There is no licence fee and no watermark, so you can print the codes on packaging, menus, business cards, signs and adverts.
Can I add a logo?
Yes, free. Upload a logo in the QR designer; we automatically raise the error correction so the code still scans, and test it for you.
Do I need to download an app to make a QR code?
No. NeoReader works in the browser on phones, tablets and computers. There is nothing to install.
What is the best free QR code generator?
Look for one that makes static codes, adds no watermark, lets you add a logo and download SVG or PDF without paying. NeoReader does all four; our guide compares the popular options.
Is my data private?
Yes. The generator and scanner run on your device. What you type, the logos you add and the images you scan are never sent to our servers.
What is NeoReader Pro?
Pro is for codes you need to manage after printing: change where a code points, see how often it is scanned, and set routing, passwords or expiry dates. It is coming soon and optional; the free tools stay free.
What happened to the NeoReader app?
The original NeoReader phone app has been retired. You can scan QR codes on neoreader.com from any browser, or add the NeoReader QR browser extension.
Make your first code in ten seconds.
No account, no watermark, no expiry. Just paste a link.