Audio QR Code Generator

Upload a recording — MP3, WAV or M4A — and get a QR Code that opens a page with a player: the person points the camera and listens.

Website link
Drag a PDF here or choose a fileChoose a file
Up to 5 MB
You can replace the PDF at any time — the QR Code stays the same.
A link to a video, Shorts, playlist or channel will do.
You can replace the video at any time — the QR Code stays the same.
Drag a file here or choose a fileChoose a file
PDF, JPEG, PNG, MP4, MP3, Excel, Word · Up to 5 MB
The file is stored securely on QRPlace servers and opens when the code is scanned.
You can replace the file at any time — the QR Code stays the same.
You can change the menu at any time — the QR Code stays the same.
A link to your company page with reviews on Google — after scanning, the customer can leave a review straight away.
Guests connect to your Wi-Fi with one scan — no typing the password by hand.
Drag a video here or choose a fileChoose a video
MP4, MOV · Up to 5 MB
You can replace the video at any time — the QR Code stays the same.
Drag audio here or choose a fileChoose audio
MP3, WAV, M4A · Up to 5 MB
You can replace the audio at any time — the QR Code stays the same.
The full number with the country code — the one people will write to after scanning.
It appears in the chat already typed — all that is left is to tap “Send”.
You can replace the number and the message at any time — the QR Code stays the same.
A full link or just the page name will do — mybrand, for example.
You can replace the profile at any time — the QR Code stays the same.
A full link or just the account name will do — @mybrand, for example.
You can replace the profile at any time — the QR Code stays the same.
A full link or just the account name will do — mybrand, for example.
You can replace the profile at any time — the QR Code stays the same.
A full link or just the account name will do — @mybrand, for example.
You can replace the profile at any time — the QR Code stays the same.
A full link or just the account name will do — @mybrand, for example.
You can replace the profile at any time — the QR Code stays the same.
0 / 100 · The email opens already filled in, so the person only has to tap “Send”.
After scanning, the phone offers to dial the number.
Type the address in words or paste a Google Maps link.
You can replace the address at any time — the QR Code stays the same.
0 / 300 · The text lives inside the code itself: it opens even without an internet connection and stays exactly as printed.
The details are not filled in yet — this code is shown as an example only.
Generate your QR Code first Generate your QR Code first
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Audio QR Code

What an audio QR Code is and how it works

An audio QR Code is a code with your recording behind it: the file itself is kept on our side, and the pattern holds only the short address of a page with a player. No app, no hunting through streaming services: one tap and the sound starts.

Room 3. The Study audio guide · 3 minutes 01:12 03:24 Download

This is the page the code opens

  1. 1
    They point a camera

    The ordinary phone camera — no app and no scanner to install.

  2. 2
    A page with a player opens

    Only your recording and its name — no third-party adverts, no other people’s tracks beside it, no invitation to subscribe.

  3. 3
    They listen — or take it with them

    One tap and the sound starts. Below the player sits a download button: the recording stays on the phone, no internet needed.

What you need
The recordingMP3, WAV or M4A — drag it into the upload field. A voice, music, a tour, a chapter of an audiobook.
An accountThe recording lives in your account — that is where it is replaced later, without touching what is printed.
The stylingColours, the shape of the dots, a frame with the caption “Have a listen” and a logo in the middle if you want one.

Why a page sits behind the code rather than the file itself

A direct link to an MP3 ends in the downloads folder on half the phones out there: someone who has just pointed a camera at a label beside an exhibit simply cannot tell what happened. On a page they see at once what is playing and how long it lasts. For the same reason only MP3, WAV and M4A are accepted: every phone opens them, the iPhone included — and labels with a recording are most often scanned with one.

Comparison

What is the difference between a static and a dynamic QR Code?

The same pattern on paper — different options once it is printed.

Static QR URL Analytics
  • A static code is tied to its link for good, and that link cannot be changed.
  • Analytics are not available for codes like this either.
Dynamic QR URL 1 URL 2 PDF Menu Analytics
  • The link or the file the code leads to can be changed at any moment.
  • Analytics show the number of scans, the countries and the devices.
  • You can set a password, an expiry date and a limit on how many people it lets in.
Example 1: a QR Code in brand colours Example 2: a QR Code in brand colours Example 3: a QR Code in brand colours Example 4: a QR Code in brand colours

QRPlace is not affiliated with the brands shown. The visuals are used for demonstration purposes only.

Styling

A QR Code in your brand colours

Add a logo, your brand colours and the shape of the elements — and the QR Code becomes part of your design on packaging, in a menu, on a business card or in a shop window.

What you can set in the editor above
  • Logo — upload your own file.
  • Colours — set the code, the background or a gradient.
  • Shape and eyes — choose the shape of the elements.
  • Frame — add a caption and set the style.
  • Preset — save the styling for your next QR Codes.
Where to use it

Where an audio QR Code works best

Where the telling has to be done by voice and the label has no room for it: a tour, a pronunciation, a greeting, a demo.

An audio guide in a museum or at an exhibition

A label beside the exhibit instead of a hired player: the visitor listens on their own phone and in their own headphones. The tour can be re-recorded for the next exhibition while the labels stay as they are.

LISTEN

A menu and a wine list

How the name of a dish or a grape is pronounced: the guest listens instead of being shy about asking. The menu itself is easier put together as a menu code of its own.

A card and a present

A spoken greeting on a paper card: the person points a camera and hears you, instead of reading the same words off the page.

A musician’s poster

A demo straight off a poster on a lamppost: the passer-by listens to the track there and then instead of memorising the name to look up in the evening.

A book cover and handouts

A chapter of an audiobook, the pronunciation of phrases in a phrasebook, a spoken guide for blind visitors — where text is no substitute for a voice.

Before you print

A short check while the labels are still unordered

Listen from a phone

Check the volume, and that the recording starts where it should rather than with three seconds of silence.

Write down what is playing

“A tour, 3 minutes” — sound is switched on unwillingly when it is a mystery, all the more in a quiet room.

Mention headphones

In a gallery and beside an exhibit that is worth putting on the label itself — the neighbours will be grateful.

A test at the real size

Print the code exactly as it will hang and point a camera at it from a step or two away.

QRPlace

Why choose QRPlace?

Hosted in Germany

Your codes, files and scan statistics live on servers in Germany, under EU data protection law (GDPR).

Scan as much as you like

The number of scans is not limited, and we never put an expiry date on your codes.

Plenty of dynamic codes

Our plans come with plenty of dynamic codes, so every poster, table and product can have its own.

Questions and answers

Common questions about audio QR Codes

The short version of what people ask most: formats, the length of the recording, whether the listener needs an app, replacing the file and passwords.

No answer here? Write to us
How do I turn an MP3 into a QR Code?
Choose the “Audio” type, upload the MP3 file (WAV and M4A work too), style the QR Code and download it.
Does the listener need an app?
No: the code opens a page with a player — the person presses play and listens in the browser.
Can I let people download the recording?
Yes: a button below the player hands the file over, so the listener plays it later with no internet at all.
Do I need an account for an audio QR Code?
Yes: the recording lives in your account — that is where it is replaced later, without touching the printed code.
Can I replace the recording once the QR Code is printed?
Yes, and the QR Code stays as it is — everything already printed carries on working.
Why only MP3, WAV and M4A?
Those three play on any phone, the iPhone included — and audio QR Codes are most often scanned with an iPhone.
How long can the recording be?
There is no limit on time, only on the weight of the file: today’s limit is written in the upload field. If the recording is long, save it as an MP3 at a lower quality — on a voice the difference is barely audible.
Can I see how many times the recording was played?
Yes, your account shows it — the scans by day. For an audio guide that figure stands in for a visitor counter: it shows at once which exhibits people linger at.
Can the recording be closed with a password?
Yes: the QR Code can ask for a password before it opens the player. A date is set beside it — until the end of the exhibition, say — along with a cap on how many listeners it lets in.
What do I download to print stickers and labels?
SVG — a small sticker beside an exhibit and a label on the wall both come out of it. For a poster on social media, PNG is handier.
How is this different from a file QR Code?
In what the person gets: here it is a page with a player and a play button, while a file QR Code hands over the recording itself and lets the phone decide whether to play it or drop it into downloads. For a clip there is a third type — video QR Code.

Make a QR Code with your recording

Upload an MP3, WAV or M4A in the generator above, style the code in your brand colours and download it for print — it’s free. The recording can be replaced later and the code stays the same.

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Analytics

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Bulk generation

A table goes in — a batch of finished codes comes out: links, text or business cards.
Step 1

Which codes we are creating

Download the sample table, fill it in with your own data and upload it back.

Step 2

Upload your table

Drag the file here
Excel (XLSX) or CSV
Step 3

Choose the columns for the name and the contents of the QR Code

Step 5

Batch settings

Step 6

Design

Standard design
Saved presets

Don’t forget to run a test scan
Step 7

Where to put the QR Codes

Step 8

Check it and start

Place QR Code

Open your own file and put a QR Code on it.
Drag the document here
PDF, JPEG or PNG — up to 20 MB
The file stays in your browser — it never goes to the server.

Settings

Personal information
Sign-in and security
Password
Where you are signed in
Devices where this account is open now. Do not recognise one? End its session and change your password.
Delete account
Your dynamic QR Codes stop working right away (static ones keep working), and the email is freed up. We request immediate cancellation of any paid subscription; it doesn’t come back with the account. For some time afterwards support can still restore the account.
Plan

Frequently asked questions

All about QR Codes and how they work on QRPlace

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If a QR Code from our domain leads to suspicious or unwanted material, let us know through this form.

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