# QR from selection

> Get a QR code for a URL, image or text quickly from your browser to your phone without any sign-in or connection.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `qr-from-selection`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** dboshnakov
- **Category:** privacy-security,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 4
- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-02-03
- **First published:** 2025-02-02
- **Size:** 67 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/qr-from-selection/)

## Description

A quick and easy way to generate a QR code for sharing a page link, a note, or selection from a web page on your browser to your phone. No need for linking your phone to your computer in any way - simply select the content you wish to share, generate the QR code and scan it with your phone.

The extension offers 2 (two) similar, but separate functionalities:
1. Via the button next to the address bar
    -> gets the current tab's URL and converts it into a QR code.

2. Via the right-click menu, when you have something selected/highlighted (like text or a URL)
    -> gets the selection and converts it into a QR code.

Note: if you have something selected and you want to convert it to a QR code, you need to use the right-click menu (also known as context menu) to run it through the extension. The button next to the address bar will always get the current tab's URL, regardless if you have anything selected.

## Rankings

- #50,516 — Overall
- #64 — selection

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `contextMenus`

### Host permissions

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate 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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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/qr-from-selection)