Everything About QR Code Scanning
Need to read a QR code on your PC, decode one from a screenshot, or scan when your phone camera fails? This tool scans QR codes directly in the browser with no app install. It supports both real-time camera scanning and image upload — pasting a screenshot with Ctrl+V works instantly too.
Camera scanning prefers the rear camera and uses hardware-accelerated detection (BarcodeDetector) where the browser supports it, automatically falling back to a JavaScript decoder elsewhere — so it works everywhere. The camera stream is fully stopped the moment scanning ends or you leave the page.
Results are type-detected automatically: URLs show the address and open in a new tab only when you click (never automatically); Wi-Fi QR codes are parsed into network name, security type, and password; phone (tel:), email (mailto:), SMS, and location (geo:) codes are each parsed and displayed. Your last 10 scans are kept in browser-local history.
Security tip: QR codes from unknown sources can lead to phishing sites ("quishing"). Because this scanner shows the decoded address first and never auto-navigates, you can verify the domain before opening. All processing stays in your browser — no video or image is ever uploaded. Need to create codes instead? Try the QR Code Generator.