How can I create a QR code that links to a url?

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.

  1. Go to the above link.

  2. Paste your link as shown in the image below.

  3. 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.

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If you just want a simple qr code, then Google chrome can help you create one with ease.

  1. Open the URL for which you want to create the qr code.
  2. Click the three dots in the top-right corner, and choose the Cast, Save, and Share option. Then click on Create QR Code.

  1. Then Download your qr code.

This is the qr code I created for my site.

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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.

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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")