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New kinds of code, new articles and everything that has noticeably improved. The newest entry is at the top.
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App 1.1: scan QR codes, iPad and qrmacher Pro
The app now reads QR codes, with the camera or from a photo, and offers the right button straight away: copy the password, add to Contacts, add to Calendar. Scanning is free. The iPad is new too, with code types, fields and the finished code side by side. If you make a lot of codes, qrmacher Pro, a one-time purchase (€4.99 in Germany), adds a history, hundreds of codes from one list as a ZIP file, a widget and Shortcuts, design styles and print templates. No subscription, and one purchase covers iPhone and iPad. The update is free on the App Store.
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No more ads, no cookie banner
qrmacher.de no longer shows ads. That also removes the consent banner: the site sets no cookies of its own, and visitor statistics run cookie-free on our own server. The generator stays free as before, with no account and no watermark.
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A page of its own for the app
qrmacher.de/app now has everything about the app in one place: the code types, designing with logo and frame, the formats for sharing and print, the view on iPhone Duo and answers to common questions. A café code shows step by step how a code comes together.
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The app remembers your design
From version 1.0.3, the app has settings behind the gear on the start screen. There you save your design, logo included, as the default: colours, frame with text, error correction and PNG size are back every time the app starts. The eraser asks whether to clear just the content or the design too, and if you like, the text inside the code stays visible below the preview. The update is free on the App Store.
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The app now supports iPhone Duo
From version 1.0.2, the app uses the large screen of the unfolded iPhone Duo: the kinds of code on the left, your code taking shape right next to them. Folded, it works just like on any iPhone. The keyboard also goes away now when you tap next to a field or scroll, and the code stays a handy size on wide screens. The update is free on the App Store.
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WhatsApp QR code with a pre-filled message
WhatsApp is the eleventh kind of code, in the generator on the home page and with a page of its own. Whoever scans it lands straight in a chat with you, without saving your number first. If you like, a message is already in the text field. Instead of a number, a group’s invite link or a channel link works too. You can copy the finished wa.me link and test it on your computer right away. Number and message stay in your browser.
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qrmacher is now an iPhone app
The app makes QR codes for links, Wi-Fi, contact cards, addresses, email, phone, SMS and text, with logo and frame, as PNG, PDF, SVG or EPS. It needs no account, has no subscription and no ads, collects no data and works offline too. Free on the App Store, for iPhone with iOS 26 or later.
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Handbook: four use cases and ten kinds of code
The handbook now has 26 pages. A new chapter covers the PayPal code, Google reviews, weddings and company vehicles: what goes into the code, how large it needs to be and where things go wrong, each with an example picture. The overview of code types lists PayPal as the tenth. The handbook is available in German only.
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QR code for company vehicles
How large the code needs to be on the side panel and the rear door, which file the vehicle signwriter needs, and why a short path of your own outlasts the vinyl. Choose between a link, a contact card and a call; the “Get a quote” frame is already filled in.
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PayPal QR code with an amount
PayPal is the tenth kind of code, in the generator on the home page and with a page of its own: enter your PayPal.Me name and, if you like, a fixed amount, and the code leads straight to the payment. For flea markets, bake sales and club funds. With an honest comparison of the fees against the bank transfer code.
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QR code for Google reviews
Where to find the review link in your Business Profile, how large the code needs to be on the counter and on a business card, and which rules Google sets for reviews. The “Review us” frame is already filled in.
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Wedding QR code
Collect your guests’ photos in one place, put the way to the venue on the invitation and the Wi-Fi in the hall. The new page explains the difference between an upload folder and a shared album and gives the right size for place cards.
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QR codes with a logo and frame
Your logo in the centre and, if you like, a frame saying “Scan me” or a speech bubble with your own text. The logo stays in your browser and is not uploaded. To keep the code readable, error correction H is fixed and the logo covers at most a quarter of the side length. Logo and frame are in the PDF and EPS too.
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Menu on the phone
On the phone, the menu button at the top right now opens a panel with every section: generator, kinds of code, guide and questions. It closes with the button, with a tap beside it or with a swipe to the side.
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Print files as PDF and EPS
Besides PNG and SVG, every code is now also available as PDF and EPS, the formats print shops and layout programs like best. Both are vector files and stay sharp at any size. Like everything else, they are made in your browser, without an account and without a watermark.
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New in the guide: which QR code generator can you trust?
Seven questions, each with a 30-second test: whether the code holds your destination or someone else’s address, whether it expires after a trial period, where it is made and what a site loads before you consent. Use them to check any generator yourself. At the end, you’ll see how qrmacher.de measures up.
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Start right away on your phone
On phones, the generator now sits right at the top: pick a code type and start typing, without scrolling past the picture and buttons first. The figure with the QR cards comes after it.
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Tables work with the keyboard, accessibility checked regularly
On narrow screens, the tables in the guide can now also be scrolled sideways with the keyboard. Before, that only worked by swiping or with a mouse. It was found by the Barrierefreiheit-Check, a tool of our own that regularly and automatically checks the whole website: every page in both languages, in six views from desktop to Safari on the iPhone. What it checks and what it cannot do is explained in the accessibility statement.
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A handbook to download, in German
Everything from the guide, the questions and the pages on the individual code types in one handbook: 22 pages as a PDF, with a checklist to print. Free, with no sign-up and no email address. The handbook is available in German only.
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A guide, and pages of their own for link and location
Five new articles: how big a QR code needs to be, with a calculator; what is behind dynamic codes; how to spot fake codes; what helps when a code is not recognised; and which error correction suits what. On top of that, link and location codes now have pages of their own, and a new page tells you who is behind qrmacher.de.
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Pages of their own for Wi-Fi and business cards
Wi-Fi and vCard codes now have a page of their own with instructions, examples and the most common questions. On the bank transfer page, a short video shows that the code is created even without an internet connection.
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Ninth kind of code: bank transfer
QR codes for bank transfers, known as GiroCode or EPC QR code. The banking app takes over payee, IBAN, amount and payment reference. The generator checks the IBAN as you type, without sending it anywhere.
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Accessibility improved
After a check with barrierefreiheit-check.eu, skip links that led nowhere on subpages have been fixed, as has a page that spilled over the side on narrow screens. The accessibility statement now only lists what is backed by evidence.
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qrmacher.de is online
Eight kinds of QR code: link, contact card, address, Wi-Fi, email, phone, SMS and text. Generated in the browser, downloadable as PNG and SVG, in German and English.
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