QR Code Scanner
Drop in a photo or screenshot containing a QR code and the decoded text or URL appears immediately. No camera and no permission prompt — it reads the image you give it. Decoding runs in your browser, so the image and whatever the code contains stay on your machine.
Runs in your browser — nothing is uploaded
Questions
- Do I need to allow camera access?
- No. This reads a QR code out of an image file — a screenshot, a photo you already took, a saved graphic. Nothing asks for your camera.
- Why can it not read my code?
- Usually blur, glare, or too little of the frame taken up by the code. A QR code needs its three corner squares clearly visible and a quiet margin around it. Crop tightly to the code and try again.
- Is it safe to scan a code from a stranger?
- Scanning it here is safe — the decoded text is only displayed, never opened. That is genuinely safer than pointing a phone camera at it, since phone scanners often follow the URL immediately. Read what it says before you decide to visit it.
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