QR & Social

7 free online tools — QR codes, barcodes and social media utilities

Make and read codes, and prepare images for social platforms. The QR generator handles links, text, Wi-Fi access, contact cards and email with PNG and SVG output; the scanner reads codes from your camera or an image without ever auto-opening a link. Barcodes are encoded by hand and verified. For social, resize one image to every platform's format, split a picture into an Instagram grid, or grab a YouTube thumbnail in full resolution.

Barcode Generator Print-ready barcodes as PNG or SVG — Code 128 for anything, EAN-13 for retail. vCard QR Code Generator Name, phone, email, company, website and address in one QR code — scanned, it opens a ready-to-save contact on any phone. New Wi-Fi QR Code Generator Enter your network name and password, get a QR code that connects phones to the Wi-Fi when scanned — made in your browser, the password never leaves it. New QR Code Scanner Scan with your camera or drop a screenshot — decoded on your device. Social Media Image Resizer One upload → Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, Pinterest and TikTok sizes, cropped or padded, downloaded as a ZIP. YouTube Thumbnail Downloader Paste any YouTube link and save its thumbnail in maximum resolution — straight from YouTube, nothing uploaded. QR Code Generator Create QR codes for links, Wi-Fi, contacts and email. Download as PNG or SVG.

Codes

  • QR code generator — the general tool, with error-correction and colour options.
  • Wi-Fi QR code — guests join the network with a scan; the password never leaves your browser.
  • vCard QR code — a contact card that saves with a scan, for business cards and badges.
  • QR scanner — camera or image, shows the URL before you decide to open it.
  • Barcode generator — Code 128 and EAN-13 with check digits computed for you.

Social media

The social media image resizer outputs Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, Pinterest and TikTok sizes from one upload, cropping or padding as you choose. The Instagram grid splitter cuts a picture into tiles and names them in posting order — the part everyone gets backwards. The YouTube thumbnail downloader fetches every size straight from YouTube's image servers. The character counter checks a post against every platform's limit.

A note on QR safety

A QR code is just text, usually a URL, and a printed code can lead anywhere. The scanner here never opens a link automatically — it shows you the address first, which is the whole defence against "quishing" stickers on parking meters and menus.