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Free vCard QR code generator

Put your contact details inside a QR code. One scan with any phone camera, and you're in their contacts, no internet needed. Download it as PNG or SVG. No account, and nothing you type leaves your browser.

Make my QR code The version you can update

Make your vCard QR code

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  Everything happens in your browser. Nothing you type is sent to Linq or anyone else. 
 
 
 
How a vCard QR code works
 

A vCard is the standard contact file phones and email apps read. This tool writes your
      details into one and encodes the whole file in the QR code, so when someone scans it, their camera offers to
      add you to their contacts straight away. There's no page to open and no internet needed, which makes it good
      for a printed card, a badge or a sign where the connection is bad.

 

The trade-off is in the code itself: the more you put in, the denser it gets, and a dense code needs to be
      printed bigger to scan. And once printed, it can't be changed.

 
 
 
Make it scan first time
 
     
  • Keep it short. Name, one phone, one email, a website. Leave the note empty unless you'll print the code large.
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  • Print it big enough for its density, and test it with an iPhone and an Android phone before printing a batch.
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  • Keep the white space around the code; the downloads include it. Don't crop it.
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  • Use the SVG for print so the code stays square and sharp at any size.
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  • Dark on light. The code is black on white for a reason; don't invert it or put it on a busy background.
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Or a QR code you can update
 

A Linq card's QR code opens your card instead of carrying the file. The
      code stays small and the same forever; the card behind it is whatever you make it today, with your photo,
      links and documents. People save your contact in one tap and can send their details back, and Insights
      tells you which code brings people in. It's free: create your card.

 
  
 
 
 
 
Questions, answered
 

More in the documentation, or get in touch.

 
 
 
  Is this vCard QR code generator free?   
Yes, with no account and no watermark. Fill in the form, download the code as PNG or SVG, and the .vcf file if you want it. Nothing you type leaves your browser.
 
  What happens when someone scans the code?   
Their phone's camera reads the contact details straight out of the code and offers to add a new contact, with no internet needed. iPhone and Android both do this with the built-in camera app.
 
  Why is the code so dense?   
Because the whole contact file is inside it. Every field you add makes the code denser and harder to scan when small. Keep it to name, one phone, one email and a website if you plan to print it small, and leave the note out.
 
  Can I change the details after printing?   
No. The details are in the code itself, so a printed code is frozen. If you'd rather have a code you can update, a Linq card's QR code opens your card: edit the card and the same code shows the new details.
 
  Which vCard version is it?   
vCard 3.0, the version phones read most reliably, built the same way the Linq app builds the contact file behind Save contact.
 
  PNG or SVG?   
PNG for slides, documents and social posts; it's 1024 × 1024 pixels. SVG for print, from a business card to a poster: it stays sharp at any size.
 
  Can the code include my photo?   
Not sensibly. A photo would make the code far too dense to scan. A Linq card's QR code opens a page with your photo, your links and your documents, and it stays the same size whatever you add.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Want a code you can update, that brings details back?
 
A free Linq card gives you a QR code that opens your card: edit it any time, and people can save you and send their details back.
 
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