Who ends up using this
The embed gets used in places where making a code is a step in something larger. A university IT page where staff have to hand out Wi-Fi access to visitors. An intranet page for a print shop, so the designer stops emailing the office for a code. A council page about parking permits. A school's resources page next to the lesson plans. In each case the person is already on that page, and a link out to a generator is a link they might not come back from.
Two practical notes before you paste it in. The generator makes the code on our server and hands back PNG, SVG and EPS files, so the iframe needs to reach free-qr.com. And the codes it makes are static: the data sits inside the pattern, nothing is counted, nothing expires.
What the embedded version can do
- All the code types the main site has: a website link, Wi-Fi, a contact card, plain text, email, SMS, a phone number, WhatsApp, Telegram, PayPal, Bitcoin, coordinates and the app stores.
- Colours for the code and the background, a transparent background, an uploaded logo in the middle, four frame styles.
- Error correction L, M, Q and H, with Q preselected, which is the level that survives a logo.
- Downloads as PNG, SVG and EPS at sizes from 200 to 800 pixels.
What it does not do inside an iframe: the editable codes with scan counts, which need the account the editable link page creates, and the bulk generator, which runs in the visitor's own browser on our page.
Fitting it into a page
The iframe takes the width you give it and keeps its own height, so the usual approach is full width and a fixed height with scrolling inside. On a narrow screen the tab strip wraps onto two rows and the form gets taller, which is the one place a fixed height bites. If your layout allows it, 1100 pixels of height removes the inner scrollbar on phones. If it does not, leave the height at 900 and let the frame scroll.
Loading it lazily is worth the attribute. The generator pulls in its own stylesheet and script, and on a page where the embed sits below the fold there is no reason to spend that on first paint.
Cost, rules and the one favour we ask
It is free, for commercial sites too, and there is no attribution requirement. If the embed turns out to be useful, a plain link back to free-qr.com from the page that uses it is how this stays free: links are the only marketing this site does. Codes your visitors make belong to them, we claim nothing over them.
The one thing to keep in mind is privacy wording on your own page. Data your visitors type into the form reaches our server in order to draw the code, so if your site has a privacy notice, the embed belongs in it as a third party. Nothing is stored in an account, because the embedded generator has none, and uploaded logos are deleted on a schedule.
How to embed the generator
- Copy the iframe. Take the snippet above and paste it where the generator should appear on your page.
- Set the language. Add a two letter code to the path, for example /embed/fr, so the interface matches the rest of your site.
- Match your colour. Append ?color= and a hex value to tint the buttons and the accents to your own palette.
- Give it height. Use 900 pixels for a desktop layout, or 1100 if your visitors are mostly on phones and you dislike inner scrolling.
- Test on a phone. Open the page on a real handset, make one code and download it, since that is the path your visitors will take.
Questions people ask
Do I need an API key or an account?
No. The embed is a plain iframe pointing at a public page, so there is nothing to register for and no key to rotate. If you can paste HTML, you can use it.
Can I change the colours to match my site?
The accent colour, yes: add ?color=004488 to the URL and the buttons and highlights follow it. The rest of the layout stays as it is, which keeps the generator recognisable and keeps our maintenance sane.
Which languages can the embed use?
Any of the interface languages the site has, addressed as /embed/xx. The thirteen best maintained ones are English, Turkish, Korean, Vietnamese, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, German, French, Polish, Ukrainian, Russian and Indonesian.
Is it free for a commercial site?
Yes, including sites that sell things. There is no licence to sign and no attribution requirement. A link back is appreciated and is the reason the service can stay free, but nothing enforces it.
What happens to what my visitors type?
It reaches our server, because the code is drawn there, and it is not saved to any account. Uploaded logos live in a temporary folder and are cleared on a schedule. Mention the embed in your own privacy notice if you have one.
Will the embed keep working?
The generator has been online since 2020 and the embed URL is the one we point people at, so it is in our interest to keep it stable. If you need a code that survives anything happening to this site, download the file and use it as a static image.
Other code types
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