Free YouTube QR Code Generator
A YouTube QR code opens a video or a channel. Put a setup tutorial on product packaging, a trailer on a poster, a talk recording on your slides or your channel on merch and business cards.
Paste a video URL, a channel URL or both. If you fill in both, the code opens the video. On phones with YouTube installed the link opens in the app; otherwise it plays in the browser.
How to create a YouTube QR code
- 1Copy the link of your video (Share, then Copy link) or your channel page.
- 2Paste it into the Video URL or Channel URL field.
- 3Scan the preview to check that the right video or channel opens.
- 4Download the code as PNG or SVG.
YouTube QR code format
Format
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=<id> or https://youtu.be/<id>Example
https://www.youtube.com/@NASA- QRdx encodes the URL exactly as pasted. The video link takes priority over the channel link.
- youtu.be share links are shorter and produce a simpler code.
- To start at a moment in the video, add ?t= and the number of seconds to a youtu.be link, for example ?t=90.
- Unlisted videos play for anyone with the code; private videos don't.
- Shorts links look like youtube.com/shorts/<id> and open in the Shorts player.
YouTube QR code FAQ
Can I link a playlist or a Short?
Yes. Any YouTube URL works in the video field, including playlists and Shorts.
Will it open the YouTube app?
When the app is installed, YouTube links usually open in it; otherwise they open in the browser.
Can I make the video start at a specific time?
Yes. Add ?t=90 (for 90 seconds) to a youtu.be link, or &t=90 to a watch?v= link.