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QR Code Scanner (Camera or Image)

Scan a QR code with your camera or from a photo or screenshot, and see exactly what it holds before you open anything. Warns about unsafe links and UPI scams.

Private · on device. Runs in your browser: your file is not uploaded. No sign-up.

A photo, screenshot or saved QR code image.

Look before you open

A QR code is just text, and you cannot read it by eye. Phone cameras often jump straight to the link. This scanner shows you exactly what the code holds first: the full address, the site it really goes to, the UPI payee and amount, or the Wi-Fi network and password.

Warnings it gives

  • Links that are not secure (http rather than https).
  • Addresses that hide the real site behind an @, use look-alike letters, or go to a bare number address.
  • Links that download an app or program.
  • UPI payment codes, with a reminder that scanning is for paying, never receiving.

Camera or picture

Use the camera to scan a code in front of you, or pick a photo or screenshot, useful for a code someone sent on WhatsApp. To make a code, use the QR code generator.

Frequently asked questions

How do I scan a QR code that is on my own phone screen?

Take a screenshot, choose "A photo or screenshot" and pick it. The code is read from the picture, so you do not need a second phone.

Does it open links automatically?

Never. The scanner shows the full address and the site name first, with warnings if anything looks wrong, and opens it only when you press Open. Links that could run code (javascript:, data:, file:) cannot be opened from here at all.

What is the UPI QR scam?

A buyer or "refund agent" sends a QR code and says scanning it will send you money. Scanning a UPI code is always for paying, never for receiving: if you enter your PIN, money leaves your account. The scanner shows the payee name and amount and warns you before anything opens.

Why does the camera not start?

The browser asks for permission first; if you refused, allow the camera for this site in your browser settings. The camera only works on a secure (https) page and if no other app is using it. Scanning from a photo always works as an alternative.

Is the camera image sent anywhere?

No. Frames are read on your device and discarded; the camera stops as soon as a code is found. Uploaded pictures are read in your browser and never leave it.

Can it read barcodes too?

On phones and computers whose browser has a built-in barcode reader (Android, ChromeOS and Apple devices in Chrome or Edge), product barcodes are read as well. Elsewhere the scanner reads QR codes only.