Image QR Code Generator

Upload the image in the generator above, save the code to a free QR Cake account, and download it as a PNG, SVG, JPEG or WebP. Scanning the printed code then opens your picture. Upload more than one image and the same code opens a swipeable gallery instead.

QR Cake accepts JPG, PNG, GIF, WebP, AVIF and SVG images, up to 25 MB each. Use JPG for photographs, PNG for logos, diagrams and images with transparency, and GIF for short animations. For fast loading on mobile data, keep each file under about 2 MB.

With one image, it opens on its own: the scan loads the image file in the phone's browser, where it fits the screen and the visitor can pinch to zoom. With several images, the scan opens a QR Cake page with a swipeable gallery that shows each picture at a set size, along with an optional title, description and logo. To show a single image on that branded page instead, turn off the No Website option in the design step.

Yes. Replace the picture in your QR Cake dashboard and every scan from then on shows the new one, while the printed code stays the same. You can also add or remove images, so a single photo can become a gallery later. That makes image QR codes a good fit for seasonal menus, rotating event posters and product shots that change.

Yes. Upload the GIF like any other image and it plays as an animation when the scan opens it in the browser. Keep it short and small, ideally under 1 MB, because large GIFs load slowly on mobile data. For a longer clip, a Video QR code with an MP4 file loads faster and looks better.

Yes. Upload several images to the same code and the scan opens a hosted gallery that visitors swipe through, one picture at a time. You can add a title, description and logo to that page and set its colors and fonts to match your brand. A code with a single image skips the gallery and opens the picture directly.

About 1080 px on the short edge is enough for a sharp picture on a modern phone, with up to 2160 px on the long edge. The image is viewed on a screen, not printed, so dpi does not matter here. Going past 3000 px on either side adds file size without a visible gain. For diagrams with small labels, stay near the top of that range so the text stays legible.

Yes, it is free, and it does not expire. Save the code to a free QR Cake account (up to 5 dynamic codes, no credit card) and it keeps working with unlimited scans for as long as the account exists. On the free plan each scan first shows a short QR Cake page with a brief ad, then opens your image. Any paid plan removes that page, and Basic and higher plans also raise the code limit.

Yes, but that is a different feature from an image QR code, and QR Cake does both. When you style the code, you can place a logo or small picture in the middle of the code, change its colors and pick dot and corner styles. Codes are generated at High error correction, so part of the center can be covered and the code still scans; keep the logo to about a quarter of the code's width and test a print before a large run. An image QR code works the other way around: the picture appears on the phone after scanning, not inside the pattern.

Choose PNG, SVG, JPEG or WebP when you download the code. Pick SVG for print, because it is a vector that stays sharp at any size on a banner, vehicle wrap or packaging. PNG suits screens, email signatures and social posts, and raster downloads are 2048 px on the long edge. JPEG is there if a tool insists on it, though PNG keeps the edges crisper, which matters for small printed codes.