Read a QR code from an image in your browser. The decoder runs locally; the decoded payload is shown as text, never executed or opened automatically.
Drop a screenshot, a photo of a sticker, or a printed code.
The decoded text appears here. It is shown as text and never opened or executed.
Your file is never sent to a server. It is read and processed by your own browser, and the results are not stored.
A QR decoder finds the finder patterns (the three corner squares), computes the grid, applies the error correction, and returns the payload. Everything about that happens here, in this tab — the image you drop is never sent anywhere, and the payload is never launched.
If you were about to paste a decoded “link” into a browser, remember that a QR code is just text: scan it the same way you scan a suspicious email link — by reading it first.
Size, contrast and angle decide success before any algorithm does. Crop to the code, keep it flat in the frame, and decode again. If a code has a logo embedded, high error correction usually saves it — try the upload at original size.
No. QR Code Reader runs in your browser, and the file is read there rather than sent to a server for processing. Our host still sees ordinary page-request metadata, which is described on the privacy page.
Yes, QR Code Reader is free, with no paid tier, no account, and no watermark added to your output. The limits are technical rather than commercial: file size, page count and supported formats are listed on this page.
QR Code Reader supports .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .webp, .gif, .bmp, .avif files up to 25MB directly in your browser.
Never. The decoded text is displayed as text. A URL is shown as text, not fetched; you can copy it or open it yourself.
Any image your browser can decode — PNG, JPEG, WebP, GIF, BMP, AVIF. Screenshots, photos of stickers and downloaded .svg files are all fine as long as the QR is in frame.
Common causes: the code is too small (under ~100 px), very blurry, photographed at an angle past ~45°, or cropped. A tighter screenshot at full resolution usually works.
Yes, with your permission, as a secondary option — everything still runs in this tab and no frame leaves your device. If camera access is denied, the upload path works identically.