# Make your first QR code (Help) URL: https://qrdx.dev/docs/help/getting-started/first-qr-code Source: https://github.com/bucharitesh/qrdx/blob/main/apps/docs/content/docs/help/getting-started/first-qr-code.mdx Create a QR code in the playground and download it. Free, with no account and no watermark. You can make a QR code in about a minute. You don't need an account. ## Make the code [#make-the-code] 1. Open the [playground](https://qrdx.dev/playground). This is the QRdx editor. 2. **URL** is already selected. For Wi-Fi, a contact card, WhatsApp or anything else, click **Change** next to **QR code type** and pick a type. 3. Type your link in **Website address**. The preview shows your code as soon as the address is valid. 4. Optional: pick a look under **Start from a style**, or open the **Design** tab to change colors, dots, eyes, the logo and the frame. 5. Click the download icon above the preview, or press D. Choose a format and size, then download. Below the address, QRdx shows where scans will open, for example "Scans open example.com". Check it before you print. ## Before you print [#before-you-print] Check the **Scan score** under the preview. A score of 85 or more is great. Below 65, fix the checks marked with a cross. See [Check a design with the scan score](https://qrdx.dev/docs/help/designing/scan-score). Then scan the code with your own phone. ## Codes from the playground are static [#codes-from-the-playground-are-static] A code you download from the playground is **static**: the link is stored inside the code. It works forever, but you can't change it after printing. If you might need to change the link later, make it a dynamic code instead. See [Static or dynamic](https://qrdx.dev/docs/help/getting-started/static-vs-dynamic). ## Next steps [#next-steps] - [Download and print a QR code](https://qrdx.dev/docs/help/getting-started/download-and-print) - [Choose colors that scan](https://qrdx.dev/docs/help/designing/colors-and-contrast) - [Add a logo](https://qrdx.dev/docs/help/designing/logos)