The code above is static
Your address is in the pattern itself. Scanning it never touches our servers, so there is nothing for us to stop, count or charge for. It works for as long as your own page does.
Free QR code generator
Free QR codes that never expire. No trial, no catch.
Type an address and download your code. No account, no watermark, no scan limit.
Design
Everything here is free, your own logo included. Styling never changes where a code goes.
TemplatesStart from a finished look
LogoNone
PatternRounded · #0E0D1A
CornersSoft · Circle
Background#FFFFFF
FrameLabel below · “Scan me”
Tell people what they get: “Scan for menu”, “Join our Wi-Fi”.
AdvancedError correction: Automatic (M)
How much of the code can be damaged or covered and still scan. Higher levels make the pattern denser. Automatic picks the lowest level that is safe for your design.
The catch elsewhere
The free code that stops working once it is printed.
Many free generators hand you a dynamic code. It does not hold your address. It holds a short address on the generator's own server, and that server decides where every scan goes. That is useful, because you can change the destination later. It also means the company can switch your code off.
Some do. The code works while the trial runs, so you print the menus, the flyers and the stickers. Then the trial ends, every scan lands on a page asking for payment, and the only way to get your own print run back is to subscribe.
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A trial clock
The code works for a couple of weeks. Long enough to print it, not long enough to notice.
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A scan limit
The code works until it has been scanned a set number of times. The busier you are, the sooner it stops.
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A lapsed plan
The code works while you keep paying. Cancel, or miss a payment, and everything you printed goes dark.
It is in their own help pages.
QR Code Generator's help center says dynamic codes made in its 14-day trial are “deactivated at the end of the free trial”, and that people who scan one are taken to a service page.
Source: QR Code Generator help center: what deactivation at the end of the trial means. Checked October 2026.
QR TIGER's help center says each dynamic code on its free plan has a 500 scan limit, and stops working once that is reached.
Source: QR TIGER help center: is using QR TIGER free?. Checked October 2026.
What we do instead
A code with nothing behind it to switch off.
Need to change it after printing?
That takes a dynamic code, which does pass through us. A free account includes 3, and they do not expire either: not after a trial, not after a number of scans, not if you leave Pro.
How to tell which kind you have
Scan it and read the address that opens first. If it is your own, the code is static. If it is a short address on someone else's domain, it is dynamic and depends on them.
More than a code
Putting it on a menu? Make it a menu customers can order and pay from.
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Add your items
Photos, sizes, sections and prices, from your phone. Mark something sold out with one switch.
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They order from the table or the queue
Customers pick what they want and see one total, with tax, to the cent.
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You are paid directly
Cash App, Venmo, PayPal or Zelle opens with the amount filled in. We take no fee on those payments.
Free to start, with 5 products and their checkout. Utilica never holds your money.
Questions about free QR codes
Is this QR code generator really free?
Yes. Making a code here costs nothing and needs no account. There is no trial, no watermark, and no limit on how many you make.
Will my QR code expire?
No. A code made here is static: your address is in the pattern itself, and scanning it never contacts us. Nobody can switch it off, including us. It only stops if the page it points to goes away.
Is there a scan limit?
No. Scans of a static code do not pass through us, so there is nothing to count and nothing to cap.
Can I change where the code goes later?
Not with a static code: the address is fixed in the pattern, so a new address means a new code. If you need to change it after printing, make a dynamic code with a free account. The free plan includes 3, and they never expire.
Do you see the address I type?
No. The code is drawn in your browser and what you type stays there. It only reaches us if you choose to save your codes to an account.
Can I use the code for my business?
Yes. Print it on menus, packaging, signs and adverts. It is yours, with no watermark and no credit to us.
What size should I print it?
As a rule of thumb, at least a tenth as wide as the distance it is scanned from, and no smaller than about 2 cm across. Download the SVG for a print shop, or a PNG of 2048 pixels or more.
Why would I make an account, then?
To keep your codes in one place and download them again on any device, and to get codes you can re-point after printing, with scan counts. It is free, and you can skip it.
Make one that lasts.
It takes about a minute, and it will still work when the menus have gone to print.