I need to create a QR code that takes users to a URL when scanned. How can I do this?
Use an online QR Code generator to create a link for the URL. For example Ill use https://www.the-qrcode-generator.com/ here.
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Go to the above link.
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Paste your link as shown in the image below.
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Download your QR Code.
Damn. I was under the impression that I could create a QR Code by just giving AI tools like ChatGPT and Gemini a prompt like this: “Can you help me create a QR Code that takes users to this URL when scanned [your URL]?”.
Both ChatGPT and Gemini couldn’t create one for me and suggested I use an online tool like the one mentioned above.
Claude wrote some code and generated a QR Code which hardly looked like a QR Code(image below) and when I scanned it didnt work.
If you just want a simple qr code, then Google chrome can help you create one with ease.
- Open the URL for which you want to create the qr code.
- Click the three dots in the top-right corner, and choose the Cast, Save, and Share option. Then click on Create QR Code.
- Then Download your qr code.
This is the qr code I created for my site.
I think having the ChatGPT pro version and access to 4o or better models can help you create a basic QR Code.
This is the one I created using GPT that leads to techrepublic.
Note that it cant track scans, locations etc. Its just a basic static QR Code.
Apart from the methods mentioned, if you know some coding, you can use Python or Javascript to create a simple QR Code for your URL.
Here’s a simple python script you can use to create the QR Code for your link.
import qrcode
qr = qrcode.make("https://example.com")
qr.save("example.png")