What is it?
The QR Code Scanner reads a QR code with your camera, or from a photo or screenshot you already have. It shows what is inside before you act on it, such as the website a link opens, a Wi-Fi password, or who a UPI code pays.
Who is it for?
Anyone who receives QR codes as images, laptop users without a phone handy, and careful people who want to check a link before opening it.
How to use it
- Tap 📷 Scan with camera and allow the camera, then point it at the code (“Point the camera at a QR code…”). It stops by itself when the code is found. ■ Stop camera stops it.
- Or use Or open a photo or screenshot of a QR code: tap it, drag an image onto it, or paste with Ctrl + V.
- Read the details (“✓ Found a QR code: …”), then use Copy, Copy all text, open the link, or Save contact (.vcf) for a contact card.
Stay safe
Scammers stick fake QR codes on posters and parking meters. The website name is shown first: open it only if you trust it. A UPI code shows who will be paid; check the name before you pay. You never need a PIN to receive money.
Camera frames are checked inside your browser with the open-source jsQR library, and are never saved or uploaded.
Errors and how to fix them
- “No QR code found. Try a sharper, closer photo with the whole code in view”: crop closer to the code and make sure it is in focus.
- “Camera permission was refused. Allow the camera for this site, or open a photo of the code below”: tap the lock icon in the address bar and allow the camera.
- “This browser cannot use the camera here. Take a photo and open it below instead”
- Dark or shiny code: avoid reflections; dim the screen you are scanning from.
Open the tool: QR Code Scanner
Still stuck?
Contact support. Tell us which tool or page you were using, what you tapped, what you saw, and your phone or computer and browser (for example: Android phone, Chrome). We reply by email.
Questions, or an error not listed here?
Tell us in the comments: what you were doing, the exact message you saw, and your device and browser. We read every comment and add new fixes to this article.