Free text QR code generator

Encode a short note, code, instruction, or reference that appears even when the scanner is offline.

Agent-ready QR API

Text to encode

The encoded value updates locally as you type. Nothing in these fields is sent to BananaSplit.

Style

Logo

Corners

Colour

Hex

Type something above to see your QR code.

Put a message directly in the dots

Unlike a URL QR code, plain text does not open a website. The message is stored inside the code and shown by the scanner.

How it works

Write the text
Shorter text creates a less dense pattern.
Keep it concise for easier scanning
Do not encode secrets in a public QR code.
Download and verify the exact message
Use a URL instead when the content may need to change.

Practical checks

Shorter text creates a less dense pattern.
Do not encode secrets in a public QR code.
Use a URL instead when the content may need to change.

Generate QR codes with your agent

Use the public QR code API from an agent, app, script or workflow. It returns a deterministic SVG without storing the encoded value.

API docs for agents

Static, private, yours

Free for commercial use
Use the downloaded QR code on menus, packaging, posters, tickets, stickers, or client work.
No expiry or scan cap
The destination is stored in the dots. There is no BananaSplit redirect to expire or limit.
Built in your browser
Your destination, Wi-Fi password, contact details, and logo stay on this device.
Print-ready SVG
Download a vector file that stays sharp from a table card to event signage.

Static QR codes, without the subscription trap

Every code made here is static: the data is encoded directly in the QR pattern. It keeps working without a BananaSplit account, server, or subscription.

Static also means the destination cannot be edited after printing and BananaSplit does not collect scan analytics. If the destination may change, encode a URL you control and redirect that URL yourself.

Made in the field

We built the QR tool we wanted for our own event posters

BananaSplit first relied on QR codes while meeting people in person at Paredes de Coura and Vilar de Mouros. The codes had to print cleanly, scan quickly, and keep working after the posters left our hands.

That is why this generator is browser-first, exportable as SVG, and honest about what a static code can and cannot do. We use it for real BananaSplit activations; everyone else can use it free.

From hand-held signs to a drinks activation and sticker runs, the lesson stayed the same: leave breathing room, keep the contrast high, and scan-test the finished physical piece—not only the file.