Christian Heilmann

Two tools to create QR codes for free and without any ad breaks

Thursday, June 19th, 2025 at 4:25 am

I often have to create QR codes and whilst the built-in generator in browsers is good enough, I sometimes want to customise the look with a logo in the centre. There are quite a few QR generators out there, but they come with lots of advertising, interstitials and other annoyances. So here are two generators I found and use that don’t have any of that:

  • Just a QR code allows you to create one in your browser without any server interaction
  • QRSVG allows you to fully customise and is also available as a JavaScript library

If you really want to geek out, you can also learn how to read QR codes without a computer .

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