QR Code Reader
Read a QR image back to its payload and detect its type.
The reverse of the QR Code Generator: drop in a QR image and this reads the payload back, then tells you which kind of QR it was — link, Wi-Fi, contact card, email, phone and the rest.
Decoding happens entirely in your browser — the image is never uploaded anywhere.
How to use the QR Code Reader tool
- Enter your qr reader in the fields above.
- Adjust any slider or type an exact number — the answer updates as you go.
- Copy the result and close the tab. Nothing you entered was sent anywhere.
About the QR Code Reader tool
Upload or paste a QR image and the payload comes straight back, with the kind of QR identified — link, Wi-Fi network, contact card, email, phone, SMS, geo location or plain text — and the fields parsed out for you.
This is the reverse of the QR Code Generator. A photo of a code on a menu, sticker or business card decodes here without any app installed.
Everything runs locally in your browser: no data is uploaded, no account is needed, and it works offline once the page has loaded.
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