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Google Chrome QR Code Generator

Chrome can turn the page you’re on into a QR code in a few clicks — with Chrome’s dinosaur in the middle and nothing you can change. Here’s that built-in path, and the QRKit generator below for a code with your own logo, colors and frame.

  • Free to use
  • No dinosaur
  • Your logo, colors and frames
  • PNG or SVG
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or generate one below — no sign-up to try

STEP 1Enter the URL
STEP 2Customize Design
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STEP 3Download your QR code
Can't be edited after download

Chrome’s built-in feature

How to Create a QR Code in Chrome (Built-In)

Chrome makes a QR code for the page you’re on without any extension. These are the paths Google documents, and the code you get is a plain link to that page.

Desktop

  1. 1Open the page you want to share in Chrome.
  2. 2Select More — the three-dot menu — then “Cast, save, and share”.
  3. 3Select “Create QR code”, then copy the QR link or select “Download”.

Android

  1. 1Open the page in Chrome and tap More next to the address bar.
  2. 2Tap “Share…”, then choose “QR Code”.
  3. 3Follow the on-screen instructions to share the page or download the code.

iPhone & iPad

  1. 1Open the page in Chrome and tap Share at the top.
  2. 2Choose “Create a QR Code”.
  3. 3Tap “Share” below the code to save or send it.

Whichever device you use, the result is the same static code, with Chrome’s dinosaur in the middle and no design settings to change it.

Chrome’s dinosaur

Chrome QR Code Without the Dinosaur

Chrome stamps its dinosaur — the character from its offline error page — into the middle of every code the “Create QR code” option makes, and draws it with round dots. Google’s support page documents three things you can do next: copy the link, download the code, or scan it with a camera. There are no design settings at all — no colors, no logo of your own, no frame — and no way to repoint the code once it exists. It is a static link to the page you were on.

For a plain code, or one with your own logo in the middle, use the generator on this page instead. You pick the colors, the centre logo and the frame, and you can download the PNG or SVG with a free account.

How it works

How to make a branded QR code with QRKit

  1. 1

    Add your link

    Paste any URL — including the page you’re viewing — into the generator above, or pick another type like vCard, Wi-Fi, or PDF.

  2. 2

    Brand it

    Add your logo, colors, and a frame so the code carries your brand rather than Chrome’s dinosaur.

  3. 3

    Download it

    Export a crisp SVG or PNG with a free QRKit account.

  4. 4

    Edit or track it

    Dynamic codes in the QRKit web app let you change the destination anytime and count every scan — no reprint.

Chrome vs QRKit

Does Chrome have a QR code generator?

Chrome can make a static QR code for the page you’re on. QRKit makes a dynamic, branded, trackable one for any link.

Chrome’s built-in generator

The built-in “Create QR code” option

  • Only the page you’re currently on
  • Static — the code can never be changed
  • No logo, colors, or frames
  • No scan tracking or analytics
  • Chrome’s dinosaur in the middle of every code

QRKit’s web generator

The QR code generator on this page

  • Any link, file, vCard, Wi-Fi, and more
  • Dynamic — edit the destination anytime
  • Add your logo, colors, and frames
  • Track every scan — totals, location, device
  • Export crisp SVG or PNG for print
  • Plus a free Chrome extension for quick codes and scanning

Chrome’s built-in generator

Google Chrome’s built-in QR code generator: your questions

Chrome can already turn the page you’re on into a QR code. Here’s where to find it, what it costs, why there’s a dinosaur in the middle of it, and when you need a full QR code generator for Google Chrome instead.

Is Chrome QR code free?

Yes. Chrome’s built-in “Create QR code” option ships with the browser and costs nothing. QRKit is free here too: the extension is free to install, and creating a QR code — logo, colors and frame included — is free. Downloading the image file needs a free QRKit account, and unlimited scans start on the Starter plan.

Where do I find the Google QR code?

Open the page you want to share in Chrome, then choose More → “Cast, save, and share” → “Create QR code”. Google’s support page documents three things you can do next: copy the QR link, download the code, or scan it with another device’s camera.

Why does my QR code have a dinosaur in it?

Because it was made with Chrome’s built-in “Create QR code” option. Chrome puts a dinosaur — the same character it shows on its offline error page — in the middle of every code that option makes, and it also draws the code with round dots rather than square ones. So a dinosaur in the centre is a reliable sign the code came out of Chrome rather than a QR code generator you picked. The dinosaur is decoration sitting on top of the finished code: it carries none of the link, and Chrome offers no setting to change or remove it.

Does the dinosaur stop the QR code from working?

No. QR codes carry error correction, which lets a scanner rebuild the modules hidden underneath a centre image, so Chrome’s code still scans with the dinosaur on top of it. That same headroom is what lets you put your own logo in the middle of a QRKit code instead of Google’s dinosaur — you choose the image, Chrome gives you no say at all. Whichever tool you use, scan-test a code with a centre image yourself before you commit it to a print run.

Do Chrome QR codes expire?

No. A code from Chrome’s “Create QR code” option is a plain, static link to the page you were on: the address is written into the pattern itself, so there is nothing to expire or switch off. It keeps working for as long as that page URL does. If the URL later changes, the printed code is dead and you have to make a new one — that is the one thing a dynamic QRKit code fixes, because you repoint it instead of reprinting it.

Does Chrome have a QR code scanner?

On a phone you scan with the camera: Google’s support page points you at your device’s camera to read a QR code someone else made, on both Android and iPhone. On the desktop Chrome has no scanner of its own — the free QRKit Chrome extension adds one to the browser, alongside generating codes.

Need a code you can repoint after it’s printed? Dynamic QR codes covers how editing and scan tracking work.

Features

Everything you need

QR codes in one click

The free QRKit extension generates a code for the page you’re on right from your Chrome toolbar — your colors and size, PNG or SVG, and it works offline.

Editable after sharing

Codes made in the QRKit web app are dynamic: change where one points anytime, without regenerating or reprinting it.

Scan analytics

Dynamic codes in the QRKit web app count their scans. The free plan shows totals, unique scans, top location and top device for 30 days; full breakdowns, charts and CSV export start on the Starter plan.

On-brand codes

Add a logo, custom colors, and frames in the generator on this page so codes match your brand — free while you create a code.

Every QR type

Links, vCards, Wi-Fi, PDFs, and files — all from the QRKit web app.

Free to use

Create and style QR codes for free, then download them with a free QRKit account. Upgrade only when you need unlimited scans or want to restyle a code you already saved.

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