A QR code lets someone open a link by pointing a phone camera at it. That is useful wherever a tap is not possible: a printed flyer, a market stall sign, a slide in a workshop, a product insert or a pin shown on another screen. It is also an easy way to share your Pinterest profile or a board in person.
This tool creates the code in your browser, places it on a pin, square or Letter size flyer with your title and a scan label, and checks the contrast between the code and its background. You can also download the bare code as a PNG for quick use or an SVG that stays sharp at any print size. Bulk mode makes one QR pin per row of a CSV or Excel file, handy for a code for every product or page.
How to make a QR code scan every time
Contrast is the biggest factor. Phone cameras look for dark modules on a light background, so a near-black code on white or cream is safest. Light codes on dark backgrounds, pale pastels and busy photo backgrounds often fail. The contrast check under the colors warns you before you download.
Leave the white border around the code (the quiet zone) and print the code at least 2 cm (about 0.8 inch) wide for close-up scanning, larger if people will scan from across a room. Higher error correction helps codes that may get scuffed, but it also makes them denser.
Do QR codes on pins make sense?
A pin on Pinterest already links to your site, so a QR code adds the most value when the image travels beyond the app: printed flyers, event signs, packaging, email newsletters or a workshop slide. The Letter size flyer option here is made for printing.
To make a code that opens your Pinterest profile, copy the profile URL from your browser address bar and paste it in. To promote one page with a tracked link, build the URL first with the UTM builder, then turn it into a code here.