QR Code Scanner
Scan a QR from a photo.
Scan a QR from a photo.
How to use QR Code Scanner
- Upload a photo or screenshot of a QR code, or start your camera
- Wait for the code to be decoded on your device
- Copy the decoded text or open the link
About QR Code Scanner
QR Code Scanner reads any standard QR code straight from your browser — no app to download from an app store. Point your camera at a code for a live scan, or upload a photo or screenshot when the code is already on your screen. The moment it decodes, the result appears: a link becomes clickable, and plain text, Wi-Fi details, or a contact card show up ready to copy.
Because it runs on the web, it behaves the same on an Android phone, an iPhone, a tablet, or a desktop — anywhere with a browser. On phones it opens the rear camera by default, so you can hold your device over a poster, menu, or ticket the way you would with a dedicated scanning app. If you normally reach for Google Lens to read a code, this does the same job without switching apps or signing in. And when live scanning isn't an option — the camera is blocked, or someone sent you a QR image in a chat — you just drop the picture in and it decodes the same way.
Everything is processed on your device. Your images and camera frames are read locally and never uploaded to a server, there's no account to create, and there are no scan limits. It's a free QR code scanner you can use as often as you like, on any device, with nothing installed.
Frequently asked questions
- Is the QR code scanner free?
- Yes — it's completely free with no sign-up and no limits on how many codes you scan.
- Is my image or camera feed uploaded?
- No. Images and camera frames are decoded locally in your browser; nothing is ever sent to a server.
- Do I need a QR code scanner app for Android?
- No. This runs in Chrome or any browser on your Android phone, so you can scan a code without downloading a separate app or dealing with ads and permissions from the Play Store.
- Can I scan a QR code on my phone without installing an app?
- Yes. Open this page in your phone's browser and either point the camera at the code or upload a photo of it — there's nothing to install and no account to make.
- How is this different from Google Lens?
- Google Lens reads codes through the Google app or your camera; this is a plain web page that does the same decoding without switching apps or signing in. It also works on a desktop browser, where Lens usually isn't handy.
- Can it scan a QR code from a photo or screenshot?
- Yes. Upload any image that contains a QR code — a saved photo, a screenshot, or a picture someone sent you — and it decodes the code without needing your camera at all.
- Do I need to allow camera access?
- Only if you want to scan live. Uploading a photo or screenshot of a code needs no camera permission and works even if the camera is unavailable.
- What can it read from a QR code?
- Any standard QR code — links, Wi-Fi details, contact cards, plain text and more. Links are shown as clickable so you can open them right away.
- How do I scan a QR code on an iPhone?
- On newer iPhones the built-in Camera app reads codes, but this web scanner is a good alternative in Safari or Chrome — especially when you want to decode a photo you already have rather than aim the camera.
- Does it scan regular barcodes too?
- This tool is built specifically for QR codes, the square 2D pattern. The striped 1D barcodes found on product packaging are a different format and aren't what it's designed to read.
- The camera won't start — why?
- Live scanning needs camera permission and a secure (https) page. If it's blocked, just upload a photo of the code instead — that path always works.
- Does it work on both phones and computers?
- Yes. It runs in any modern browser on Android, iPhone, tablets, and desktops. On phones it uses the rear camera by default, which is easiest for scanning a code in front of you.