File QR Code Generator

Upload a file — a document, an image, a spreadsheet, a clip or a recording — and get a QR Code that opens it. Replace the file later and the printed code stays as it is.

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
Place the QR Code on your document or image
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File QR Code

What a file QR Code is and how it works

A file QR Code is a code with your file behind it: the document, the spreadsheet, the picture, the clip or the recording is kept on our side, and the pattern holds only a short address leading straight to it. No more emailing it round and explaining where to download it from.

What you can put behind it
PDF Word Excel JPEG and PNG MP4 MP3

Other formats the service can keep are accepted too — MOV, WebP, WAV, M4A. The upload field takes them exactly as it takes the ones listed.

One QR Code It leads straight to your file. Replace the file in your account and the same code on paper opens the new one.
  1. 1Someone points a camera at the code
  2. 2The file opens right on the phone
  3. 3And is saved to it if they want
The file

Drag it into the upload field. Today’s size limit is written there, under the choose button.

An account

The file lives in your account, and the short link behind the code leads to that very file.

The styling

Colours, the shape of the dots, a frame with the caption “Download the file” and a logo in the middle if you want one.

A password, an expiry date and a scan limit

Handing a file to everybody and handing it to a chosen few are different jobs, and one code does both. A customer opens the manual with no questions asked; the dealer price list wants a password and stops at the end of the quarter.

A passwordBefore the file the person sees a short page with a field to type it into.
An expiry dateAfter the day you name, the code stops opening the file — handy for a promotion.
A scan limitThe file opens for that many people and no more: for handouts meant for one group.
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 a file QR Code works best

Where the document is needed not now but some day later: a warranty, a specification, a price list, lecture notes.

A warranty card and a technical passport

Paper goes missing; the code on the appliance itself stays. Three years on, the owner finds the document where it was on the first day — and it is the current version, not the one printed when the batch left the factory.

A box and a pallet in the warehouse

A specification, a certificate, a delivery note. The storekeeper opens the right file on the spot instead of digging through email for it.

A dealer price list

The file is closed with a password and given a date: prices go no further than the people you showed them to.

Handouts on a course

A presentation, notes, templates — one code for the whole group. For the next intake the file is changed without reprinting the workbook.

A stand and a meeting room

The catalogue and the quotation leave with the person, in the phone rather than as a stack of paper that gets binned at the airport.

Before you print

A short check while the stickers are still unordered

Open the file from a phone

Word and Excel are often offered as a download; if the look matters, save it as PDF.

A human file name

“Warranty-2026.pdf” says more than “scan_0012.pdf”: that name is what the person sees when saving it.

A password where one is needed

A price list and internal papers are worth closing; a manual for the buyer is not.

Downloading on a slow connection

A heavy file crawls over mobile data: for a stand and for packaging, compress it beforehand.

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 file QR Codes

The short version of what people ask most: formats, size, replacing the file, passwords and Word documents.

No answer here? Write to us
How do I make a QR Code for a file?
Drag the file into the upload field in the generator above — documents, spreadsheets, pictures, clips and recordings are all accepted. Today’s size limit is written there, under the choose button.
Which files can I upload?
PDF, JPEG and PNG pictures, MP4 video, MP3 audio, Word documents and Excel spreadsheets.
How large a file can I upload?
Look at the upload field — today’s limit is written there and depends on the plan. The heaviest are usually presentations with photographs and video inside them.
Do I need an account for a file QR Code?
Yes: the file is kept on our side and has to have an owner — otherwise there would be nobody to replace it, close it with a password or delete it.
Can I replace the file once the QR Code is printed?
Yes, and that is the whole point: the old file is swapped for a new one in your account while the code on the box carries on working.
Can the file be closed with a password?
Yes. Before the download the QR Code asks for a password on a short page — that is how dealer price lists and internal papers are handed out. The same place sets the date after which the file stops opening.
Will a Word document open on a phone?
Usually yes — the phone offers to open it in its own viewer or to save it. If the look must not change, save the document as PDF: it appears the same everywhere, and it has a PDF QR Code.
Can I see how many times the file was opened?
Yes, the scans and the dates show in your account. On a code stuck to equipment that tells you how many people got as far as the technical passport after buying.
Where does a file QR Code come in useful?
A warranty card, a manual, a price list, an equipment passport, a presentation at a stand, handouts on a course — everything that used to be printed and handed over by hand.
What do I download to print the code on a box or a warranty card?
SVG — a sticker for the box and a warranty card at the print shop both come out of it. PNG is handier when the code goes into an email or a presentation.
A clip or a recording: upload it as a file or as a page with a player?
Video and audio have types of their own — video QR Code and audio QR Code: they open a page with a player where you press play, rather than a bare file the phone may simply drop into downloads.
And what if the code has to go onto the document itself?
Then the tool you want is not this generator but putting a QR Code on your own document. The difference is this: here the code leads to the document, there it is printed straight onto it — on a warranty card next to the serial number, say. All the work happens in your browser, and neither the card nor the code goes anywhere.

Make a QR Code for your file

Upload a document, a spreadsheet, a picture or a clip in the generator above, style the code in your brand colours and download it for print — it’s free. The file can be replaced later and the code stays the same.

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Analytics

Summary statistics for dynamic QR Codes
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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.
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All about QR Codes and how they work on QRPlace

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Report a QR Code

A code leads to a scam, a virus or someone else’s material — tell us and we will look into it

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

Give the link and tell us why you think the code is illegal or breaks our Terms of Service. Leave your name and email, and we’ll confirm we’ve received your report and tell you what we decide.

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By sending this report, you confirm that it is accurate and made in good faith.

A report does not switch a code off by itself: one of our team decides after checking.