How to use the QR code scanner
- Choose Camera or Image or screenshot at the top of the tool.
- With the camera: press Start camera, allow access when your browser asks, and hold the code steady inside the frame. On a phone the back camera is used first; press Switch camera if you have more than one.
- With an image: drop a photo or screenshot on the upload area, click it to choose a file, or paste a screenshot with Ctrl+V.
- Read the Scan result. You see what kind of code it is, its fields with copy buttons and the full content. For a link, check the website name and press Open link only if you trust it.
Features
- Two ways to scan: live camera on phones, tablets and laptops, or a saved image, photo or screenshot.
- Paste to scan: copy a screenshot and paste it anywhere on the page – handy for QR codes in emails, PDFs and chat apps.
- Knows what the code contains: links, Wi-Fi networks, contact cards (vCard and MECARD), email drafts, phone numbers, text messages, map locations and plain text.
- Link safety checks: the website name is shown on its own, and extra warnings appear for http links, internationalised look-alike addresses, raw IP addresses and addresses containing an @ sign.
- Copy anything: every field – a Wi-Fi password, a phone number, an email address – has its own copy button, plus one for the full content.
- Quick actions: call a scanned number, start an email or text message, or open a location on OpenStreetMap.
- Session history: every code you scan is listed below the result, so you can scan several in a row and go back to any of them. The list disappears when you close the page.
What the scanner shows for each type of code
Links show the destination website first, then the full address. Links are never opened for you; you decide with the Open link button, which opens a new tab.
Wi-Fi codes follow the common WIFI:S:network;T:WPA;P:password;; format. The scanner shows the network name, the password (unless it is an open network), the security type and whether the network is hidden. Backslash escapes such as \; and \, are turned back into normal characters.
Contact cards in vCard or MECARD format list the name, phone numbers, email addresses, organisation, job title, website, address, birthday and notes that the card contains.
Email, phone, SMS and location codes show the recipient, subject, message, number or coordinates, with a button that hands them to your email app, phone app, messaging app or map.
Anything else – a serial number, a ticket code, a sentence – is shown as plain text that you can copy.
Scanning tips
- Hold the phone 15–30 cm from the code and let it focus for a second.
- Avoid glare: tilt the code or the phone slightly if a light reflects off a glossy surface.
- For small codes in a document, zoom in and take a screenshot rather than pointing the camera at the screen.
- On a laptop, the built-in webcam works, but a phone camera usually focuses better on small print.
Why use Fileora's QR code scanner
Most phone cameras can read QR codes, but they often jump straight to a website before you have looked at the address. This scanner shows you everything first, highlights warning signs in links and lets you copy Wi-Fi passwords and contact details field by field. It also works on a computer, where scanning a code in a screenshot is otherwise awkward.
It is free, needs no app and no sign-up, and works in any modern browser on Android, iPhone, Windows and Mac. Your camera feed and images never leave your device.
Want to make a code of your own? The QR code generator creates codes for links, text, Wi-Fi and contacts. For product labels, the barcode generator draws EAN, UPC and Code 128 barcodes, and the WhatsApp link generator makes a chat link you can turn into a QR code.