# Create a dynamic QR code (Help)

URL: https://qrdx.dev/docs/help/dynamic-codes/create
Source: https://github.com/bucharitesh/qrdx/blob/main/apps/docs/content/docs/help/dynamic-codes/create.mdx

Make a code you can change after printing, from the playground or from your dashboard.

A dynamic code holds a short link that forwards to your destination. You need a free QRdx account. The Free plan includes 10 dynamic codes; Pro and Business have no limit.

## From the playground [#from-the-playground]

1. Open the [playground](https://qrdx.dev/playground) and type your link in **Website address**.
2. Under the address, find the **Dynamic QR code** card.
3. If you're signed out, click **Sign in to make it dynamic** and sign in. Your link is still there when you come back.
4. Click **Make it dynamic**.

The card now shows your short link and "Scans go to" your destination. Download the code as usual: it now encodes the short link.

Dynamic codes from the playground work for website links. For other content, create a [mobile page](https://qrdx.dev/docs/help/pages-and-forms/create-a-page), which also gets a dynamic code.

## From your dashboard [#from-your-dashboard]

1. Go to **Codes** in your dashboard and click **New code**.
2. Under **Link**, choose **Website link**.
3. Fill in **Destination URL** and, if you like, a **Title**.
4. Click **Create code**.

You can then download the code or click **View analytics** to open it.

## Choose your own short link ending [#choose-your-own-short-link-ending]

On Pro and Business, fill in **Custom back-half** to choose the end of the short link, for example `qrdx.dev/q/spring-menu`. It can be 3 to 64 letters, numbers, dashes or underscores.

On Free, QRdx picks a short random ending for you.

## When you reach the limit [#when-you-reach-the-limit]

On Free, only active codes count toward the 10. Archived codes and codes in the trash don't. Archive a code you no longer use, or [upgrade to Pro](https://qrdx.dev/pricing).

## Related [#related]

- [Change where a code points](https://qrdx.dev/docs/help/dynamic-codes/change-the-link)
- [Dynamic QR codes guide](https://qrdx.dev/docs/dynamic-qr-codes)