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QR Code PDF Online Free — PrivaTools

TL;DR: Type any URL or text and download a QR code as PNG or PDF — no upload needed.

Add QR code to PDF online for free — generate a QR code from any URL or text and stamp it onto your PDF pages at a chosen position and size.

Every PrivaTools tool — including QR Code PDF — is genuinely free with no premium tier, no per-day limit, and no watermark on the output. Files are deleted from the server within seconds of your download completing. Source code: github.com/taiyeba-dg/privatools.

How to QR Code PDF with PrivaTools

  1. Enter the data to encode — URL, contact card (vCard), wifi credentials, plain text, or any string up to ~2,500 characters.
  2. Choose size and format — Pixel dimensions of the output QR. Format: PNG (raster) or SVG (vector, scales infinitely).
  3. Download the QR — PrivaTools generates a QR code with error correction level L (default; supports up to 7% damage).

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I customize colors?

Currently black-on-white only. Custom colors and logos in the center are on the roadmap.

How do I encode a URL with parameters?

Just paste the full URL. Special characters are encoded automatically inside the QR.

What's the maximum data I can encode?

Around 2,500 alphanumeric characters or 4,000 numeric digits at error correction level L. Higher EC levels reduce capacity.

Last reviewed 2026-01-18 by the PrivaTools maintainers. Source code on (MIT-licensed, self-hostable).

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