Image having a QR Code generator, which:
- does not call home
- shows no ads
- uses no tracking stuff
- needs no extra permissions
- works offline
- offers a no nonsense attitude
Sounds good?
Well, then you're in the right place.
This Firefox WebExtension has:
- a simple UI
- works offline
- adds a QR Code icon to the toolbar
- uses the URL of the currently active tab as a default input
- generates a QR Code from this input
- allows easy inline editing of the input text
- offers multiple options to tune your generated QR Code
- supports UTF-8 (active by default)
- outputs QR Codes as images
- right-click generated QR Code images and choose Save Image As… to save them
- Have a tab open on your desktop? Click on the extensions' icon, scan the QR Code on your mobile and visit the recognized link.
- Convert arbitrary text (phone numbers, URLs, multiline text) into a QR Code.
- Hate extensions with hidden tracking or useless features? I do! This extension is for you. Check out the source code under popup/render.js.
These (optional) features were deliberately not implemented:
- Fancy colors other than black and white
- Logos or images within the QR Code
- A scanner/reader for QR Codes
- Any form of sharing (send by email, upload to pic-hoster, social media…)
- Context-Menu integration
The icons are taken from the free Font Awesome 5 iconset, and used under the terms of its license (https://fontawesome.com/license), with a link back to the website: https://fontawesome.com/icons.
This extensions uses the excellent qrcode-generator library from Kazuhiko Arase.
The word "QR Code" is a registered trademark of DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED.
The MIT License (MIT) — Denis Brodbeck. Please have a look at the LICENSE for more details.