Wedding photos
Is there a 100% free QR code generator?
Yes, in more places than the generator sites suggest, and with no sign-up. Chrome creates a QR code for any open page under Share. The Shortcuts app on iPhone has a "Generate QR Code" action. And most generator sites make static codes for free; the subscription only starts when you want a dynamic code with statistics and redirects, and those codes stop working when the trial ends. For a wedding album on Gathmo you need none of them: the code is in the dashboard the moment you create the event, and the wedding QR code generator under /tools sets it in your colour on a print-ready sign or table card, free.
Three ways that cost nothing
Chrome, on the phone and on the desktop: open the page, Share, Create QR code, download. No account, no ads, no expiry. It is the fastest route to a code that points at a page that already exists.
The Shortcuts app on iPhone: a shortcut with the "Generate QR Code" action turns any text or link into an image. For people who live on their iPhone it is the most convenient route.
Gathmo's wedding QR code generator: it takes your album code, sets it in your event colour, and produces a sign or a table card as a file for the printer. It is free because it is not a product, it is the print template for the album.
Where "free" ends after two weeks
Many generator sites show a form first and a trial second. What they sell is a dynamic code: the code points at the provider's address, which forwards to your destination. That allows redirects and scan counting, but it costs a subscription, and when the subscription ends the forwarding is gone and the code on the sign is dead.
A static code has none of that. The link sits in the picture itself; there is no middleman. For a wedding, where the destination never changes, it is the right kind.
Check that the site says "static" when you download, and scan the code with a phone that is not signed in to the provider. If it opens your page directly, it is static.
Common follow-ups
Is a QR code from Chrome as good as one from a generator?
Yes. The code holds the same link. Generators add colours, frames and logos; the technology behind it is the same.
Does a free QR code expire?
A static code never does. A dynamic code from a trial expires with the trial, usually after 14 days.
Does the code cost anything on Gathmo?
No. It is part of every album, the free plan included. What you pay for is a plan with more items and a longer time online.
Where to go next
- Wedding QR code generatorBuild a QR code in your event colour and download a print-ready sign or table card. No design software needed, free.
- Pricing and plan limitsWhat each plan costs and where its item cap, retention window and video length sit. One payment per event, no subscription.
- QR code photo sharingThe code itself: printing it, placing it, repointing it later, and what a guest sees the moment they scan.
Related questions
- What is the best platform for sharing wedding photos?A QR-code album beats a shared cloud folder for wedding photos: guests upload with no app, no account, and no password. Here is how the options compare.
- What is the best app for collecting wedding photos?The best app for collecting wedding photos is the one your guests never have to install. Compare QR-code albums, cloud folders, and disposable-camera apps.
- What is the best way to collect wedding photos from guests?Print a QR code, put it on every table, and ask once during the speeches. That combination collects more guest photos than any app, group chat, or hashtag.