Free YouTube QR code generator

Send people straight to your video

Paste a YouTube video or channel link (e.g. youtube.com/@yourchannel or a youtu.be/… URL) and download a free YouTube QR code. Scanning it opens the video or channel so people can watch and subscribe in a tap. The code is built in your browser and never uploaded.

To create yours:

  1. 1

    Grab the YouTube link

    From a video, tap Share; from a channel, copy the youtube.com/@handle address from the browser bar.

  2. 2

    Drop the link in the box above

    OpenQR treats it as a URL — no other settings to touch.

  3. 3

    Brand it (optional)

    Add your channel logo, your accent colour and a “Watch now” frame so it reads on a thumbnail.

  4. 4

    Export with no watermark

    PNG for video end-screens and thumbnails, or vector SVG/PDF for posters and packaging.

Print once, point at every new upload

Pick “Make it editable” and the printed code becomes a dynamic link. Re-point it to each fresh upload — this week’s how-to, next month’s launch video — so one code on your packaging or poster always lands on your latest content, with scan counts included.

Link a video, a channel or a Shorts URL — which to use

All three are just URLs, so the code is made the same way — the difference is where the scan lands, so pick by intent:

  • A single video (youtu.be/VIDEO_ID or youtube.com/watch?v=…) — best when the code should send people to one specific thing: a product demo on the box, a how-to in a manual, a talk on a conference handout.
  • Your channel (youtube.com/@yourhandle) — best for growing subscribers, where the goal is “see everything I make”, not one clip. Good on business cards and shop signage.
  • A Shorts URL (youtube.com/shorts/VIDEO_ID) — keep the /shorts/ path so it opens full-screen in the vertical Shorts player rather than the standard landscape one; ideal for fast, mobile-first content.

Link to a moment, not just the video

To start a video partway through, add a timestamp to the link before you generate — append ?t=90 (or &t=90s on a watch?v= link) for 90 seconds in. The scan then jumps straight to the relevant part, which is perfect for “see step 3” on a how-to or pointing at one section of a long talk. Note that timestamps don’t apply to Shorts.

Great for packaging, events and print

Add it to product packaging for a how-to, a conference slide, a flyer or the back of a business card. It opens from the native camera on iPhone (iOS 11+) and Android (10+) — no app needed. Want it branded? Use the logo QR generator.

Yes. No fee, no account and no watermark on the code — make as many as you need for videos, channels and Shorts. OpenQR is open source and runs entirely in your browser.

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