Google Docs QR code generator
Hand out the document instead of printing it. Edits show up for everyone who scans.
Sample. Fill in to make it yours.
Prints a short link you can change after printing, with scan stats. Free account, 3 codes included.
PNG, JPG or SVG up to 1 MB. Stays in your browser.
A picture behind the code. The fade keeps it light enough to scan. Stays in your browser.
Set to Max because a logo covers part of the code.
A Google Docs QR code opens a document in the phone’s browser or the Docs app. Teachers use it for handouts, offices for instructions, clubs for rules and schedules. When you edit the document, everyone who scans sees the new version.
Set sharing to "Anyone with the link" before you print, or people will see a request-access page. Only docs.google.com links are accepted here, so the code cannot open anything else.
Where a Google Docs QR code helps
Classrooms
Worksheets and reading lists, always the latest version.
Workplaces
Procedures on the machine they describe.
Clubs
Rules, rotas and minutes on the noticeboard.
How to make a Google Docs QR code
- 1
In the document, click Share and set General access to "Anyone with the link".
- 2
Copy the link and paste it here.
- 3
Scan it in a private browser window or on a phone that is not signed in to Google.
What an editable code adds (3 free with an account)
Change the link later
The printed code stays the same. You point it somewhere new from your dashboard.
Scan stats
Scans per day and hour, countries, cities, phones and languages, without cookies or tracking pixels.
Pause a code
Turn a code off for a closed event and back on next season.
Google Docs QR code questions
The document is private. Share it with "Anyone with the link" as Viewer.
Only if you share it as Editor. Viewer is safer for a printed code.
No. Google Docs is a trademark of Google LLC.