Video QR Code Generator

Upload your clip and the QR Code opens it on a clean page with a player: your video alone, in full view, with no app to install.

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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Choose a frame — its colour, caption and font appear below it
Video QR Code

What a video QR Code is and how it works

A video QR Code is a code with your clip behind it: the file itself is kept on our side, and the pattern holds the short address of a page with a player. Someone points a camera and watches: no third-party adverts, no other people’s clips beside it and no apps to install.

The page fits itself to the file: a landscape clip is shown landscape, an upright one upright, and there are no black bars down the sides.

WATCH
The code on the packaging

A sticker, an insert, a shelf label — anywhere on paper.

Someone points a camera

The ordinary phone camera; no app needed.

The clip plays on the page

Only your video, and a button to save it.

The clip changes — the code does not

The new version is uploaded in your account; the print run is left alone.

What you need
The clipMP4 or MOV — what phones film in and what most editors give back.
An accountThe clip is kept in your account — that is where it is replaced when the time comes.
The stylingColours, the shape of the dots, a frame with the caption “Watch the video” and a logo in the middle.

How a page with a player differs from a link to a channel

There are no third-party adverts on it, no neighbouring clips, no “subscribe” button for somebody else’s channel — the person watches to the end the very thing they pointed the camera at. If the clip is already published and the views on the channel matter to you, there is a YouTube QR Codefor that: it leads to where the clip already lives.

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 video QR Code works best

Where showing it in a minute beats describing it over three pages: assembly, a fitting, an invitation, a stand.

Packaging and the manual

Assembly, installation, the first switch-on. The buyer watches how it is done instead of ringing support. The clip will be reshot for the new model — the sticker on the box stays as it is.

A shelf label and the window

A thing looks different in life than on a shelf: the clip shows how the clothes hang or how the sofa folds out.

An invitation

A video invitation instead of a card: the person points a camera and sees you rather than reading about you. A code like that gets printed on the envelope as well.

An exhibition stand

While you are talking to one visitor, the others watch the clip from their own phones instead of queueing for the screen.

Training and handouts

The recording of a session and the review of mistakes open straight from a paper workbook. The notes and templates that go with it are easiest handed out as a file code.

Before you print

A short check before the packaging goes to print

Watch it over mobile data

A heavy clip starts slowly on a weak connection — better to compress it beforehand.

The first seconds are the ones that count

The person is standing at the shelf: if five seconds do not make the clip’s subject plain, they walk on.

A caption beside the code

“How to put it together”, “Watch the video” — otherwise what opens is anybody’s guess.

A test on the packaging itself

Stick a test code on the box and scan it: on a curve and under film it reads worse than off a flat sheet.

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 video QR Codes

The short version of what people ask most: formats, the weight of the clip, whether the viewer needs an app, replacing the file and private showings.

No answer here? Write to us
How do I make a QR Code with a video?
Upload the clip in the generator above — MP4 and MOV are both fine — and download the code. The page with the player assembles itself: a landscape clip shows landscape, an upright one upright, with no black bars down the sides.
What format should I upload the clip in?
MP4 or MOV — what phones film in and what most editors give back.
How large can the video file be?
The upload field carries the current figure, and it moves with the plan. A short clip off a phone goes through easily; a long one is better compressed in an editor first.
Do I need an account for a video QR Code?
Yes. The clip sits on our side and plays on your page with a player — without an account there is nowhere to keep it and nobody to replace it.
Can I replace the clip once the QR Code is printed?
Yes. Upload the new version and the same QR Code shows it; nothing has to be reprinted.
Does the viewer need an app to watch?
No: the clip runs right in the phone’s browser, exactly as video does on any ordinary page.
Can I let the viewer download the clip?
Yes, the button below the player gives the file away under its own real name.
Can I show the video only to our own people?
Yes: the QR Code asks for a password before the showing — that is how private screenings and clips for staff are done. Beside the password sits an expiry day: past it the code no longer opens the video.
Can I see how many times the video was opened from the QR Code?
Yes: the number of openings and the days show in your account. With the code on packaging, they make it plain whether buyers are reaching the video manual at all.
Upload the clip or link to YouTube?
It depends what matters more. Views and subscribers grow on the channel — then take a YouTube QR Code. If what matters is that nothing of anybody else’s stands beside your clip, upload the file here.
Where does a video QR Code come in useful?
On packaging — how to use it; on a shelf label — how the thing looks in life; on an invitation — a video invitation; at an exhibition stand — a clip about the product; in equipment instructions — assembly step by step.
What do I download to print the code on packaging?
SVG — boxes and inserts are printed from exactly that. PNG comes in useful if the code is shown on a slide or at the end of another clip.

Make a QR Code with your clip

Upload an MP4 or MOV in the generator above, style the code in your brand colours and download it for print — it’s free. The clip 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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Scans over time

Counting scans

Countries

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Top QR Codes

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Full analytics comes with a paid plan

Statistics

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Scans over time

Counting scans

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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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Frequently asked questions

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.