# JavaScript QR Code

> Make QR Codes in pure JavaScript

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/javascript-qr-code](https://chrome-stats.com/d/javascript-qr-code)

## Overview

- **ID:** `javascript-qr-code`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Francesco De Stefano
- **Category:** web-development,social-communication,other
- **Daily users:** 451
- **Weekly downloads:** 2
- **Rating:** 3.69 / 5 (16 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.6.1
- **Last updated:** 2025-05-04
- **First published:** 2015-12-12
- **Size:** 39 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-24
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/javascript-qr-code/)
- **Website:** [https://mediamaster.eu/contatti](https://mediamaster.eu/contatti)

## Description

The **JavaScript QR Code** Chrome extension offers a lightweight and versatile solution to generate QR codes directly within your browser. Built entirely in pure JavaScript, it allows users to create QR codes for free text, URLs, phone numbers, or SMS messages with customizable sizes and content.

This extension provides user-friendly features such as saving QR codes as PNG images, generating HTML embed codes for web pages, and sharing QR codes effortlessly through email. It integrates smoothly with the context menu to generate QR codes from selected text, links, or the URL of the current webpage—even while offline. Additionally, it supports decoding QR codes via an online tool. The extension is actively maintained with updates addressing Cyrillic alphabet support and compatibility with web extension APIs, ensuring a reliable and comprehensive QR code generation experience for developers and everyday users alike.

## Rankings

- #5,385 — Overall
- #7 — javascript
- #23 — script
- #27 — qr code
- #35 — code
- #51 — codes

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `activeTab`
- `<all_urls>`
- `contextMenus`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Users find the JavaScript QR Code add-on simple, lightweight, and functional for generating QR codes from any page text or link with resizing options. However, multiple reviews expressed privacy concerns because it uses an external Google Charts API without clear disclosure, causing data to be sent externally. Additionally, users highlight missing transparency about source code availability and lack of update or support information.

### Pros

- Simple and effective QR code generation from any text or link on the page.
- Lightweight and easy to use extension.
- Allows resizing of QR codes.
- Generates QR codes not limited to current page URL.

### Cons

- Uses an external service (Google Charts API) to generate QR codes, causing privacy concerns.
- Lack of disclosure about using an external service in the add-on description.
- No source code link provided despite being under GPL3.0 license.
- No release notes or support links available.

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