# Alt+Q: Offline & Local QR Code Reader

> A powerful browser extension that allows you to read QR codes directly from web pages without requiring an internet connection. Supports both Firefox and Chromium-based browsers (Chrome, Edge, Brave). Simply select any area of the webpage containing

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/altq](https://chrome-stats.com/d/altq)

## Overview

- **ID:** `altq`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Base 7 LLP
- **Category:** privacy-security,language-support,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 79
- **Weekly downloads:** 7
- **Version:** 1.0.16
- **Last updated:** 2025-03-17
- **First published:** 2025-03-16
- **Size:** 153 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/altq/)
- **Website:** [https://base07.com](https://base07.com/)

## Description

QR Code Reader Extension 🔍📷
A fast, privacy-focused, and open-source QR code scanner for your browser!

🔗 💻 Open-Source & Available on GitHub!
View and contribute to the project: <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/b0b1e970a0c6373fedf4d7042b6c7e5d4a0bb36114777b0f8ca1b017e5af2642/https%3A//github.com/jiaweing/altq-qr-reader-extension" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/jiaweing/altq-qr-reader-extension</a>

🛠 Features:
✅ Instant QR Code Scanning – Select any area on a webpage containing a QR code, and the extension will decode it instantly.
✅ Works Offline – No internet connection required; all QR code processing happens locally.
✅ Quick Activation – Use the Alt+Q shortcut or click the extension icon to start scanning.
✅ Clipboard Integration – Automatically copies the decoded QR code content to your clipboard.
✅ Visual Overlay for Accuracy – Click and drag to precisely select the QR code.
✅ Privacy-Focused – No tracking, no data transmission – everything stays on your device.
✅ Open-Source &amp; Transparent – View the source code on GitHub and contribute!

🔄 How to Use:
1️⃣ Open a webpage containing a QR code.
2️⃣ Press Alt+Q or click the extension icon.
3️⃣ Click and drag to select the QR code.
4️⃣ The QR code content is automatically copied to your clipboard.

🔐 Privacy &amp; Security:
🚫 No tracking, no data collection, no external requests.
🚀 100% local processing for maximum security and speed.

🛠 Permissions Required:
🔹 clipboardWrite – To copy decoded QR codes.
🔹 activeTab – To capture and scan QR codes on webpages.
🔹 commands – For keyboard shortcut support.

💻 Supported Browsers:
Firefox (Latest Version)
Also available for Chrome, Edge, and Brave

🚀 Try it now and decode QR codes effortlessly!

## Rankings

- #13,135 — Overall
- #13 — offline
- #85 — code
- #107 — codes
- #125 — reader
- #138 — coding

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `clipboardWrite`
- `activeTab`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/altq)