URL to QR code: turn any link into a code in under a minute
Turning a link into a QR code takes less than a minute. The few choices you make before downloading decide whether the code still works, and still makes sense, a year from now.
The quick version
- Copy the full web address from your browser's address bar, including https://.
- Paste it into the URL QR code generator.
- Pick a template or set colours and a logo.
- Check the scan result, then download PNG.
Choice 1: static or dynamic
A static code stores the link itself, works forever and can't be changed. A dynamic code stores a short link that you can repoint and that counts scans. If the code goes on anything printed in quantity, make it dynamic. Our static vs dynamic guide explains the trade-offs.
Choice 2: keep the link short
Long links with tracking parameters make dense codes with tiny squares, which need to be printed bigger. Remove parameters you don't need, or use a dynamic code, which always makes a small pattern however long the destination is.
Choice 3: tag it for analytics
If you report traffic in Google Analytics, add UTM tags so visits from the code show up as, say, 'flyer / print' rather than 'direct'. The UTM builder makes the tagged link and the code in one go.
Check before you print
- Open the link on a phone using mobile data, not your office WiFi.
- Make sure the page doesn't need a login.
- Scan the printed proof from the distance people will stand.
- Copy the full link. From the address bar, including https://.
- Paste it and choose static or dynamic. Dynamic if you might change it or want scan counts.
- Style it and add a caption. Dark on light, with a reason to scan.
- Test and download. PNG for screens and small prints, vectors for large ones.