A mighty fine QR Code generator

Image having a QR Code generator, which:

• does not call home
• shows no ads
• uses no tracking stuff
• needs no extra permissions
• works offline
• offers a no nonsense attitude

Sounds good?

Well, then you're in the right place.

Main Features

This Firefox WebExtension has:

• a simple UI
• works offline
• adds a QR Code icon to the toolbar
• uses the URL of the currently active tab as a default input
• generates a QR Code from this input
• allows easy inline editing of the input text
• offers multiple options to tune your generated QR Code
• supports UTF-8 (active by default)
• outputs QR Codes as images
• right-click generated QR Code images and choose Save Image As… to save them

Use Cases

• Have a tab open on your desktop? Click on the extensions' icon, scan the QR Code on your mobile and visit the recognized link.
• Convert arbitrary text (phone numbers, URLs, multiline text) into a QR Code.
• Hate extensions with hidden tracking or useless features? I do! This extension is for you. Check out the source code under popup/render.js.

What is not included?

These (optional) features were deliberately not implemented:

• Fancy colors other than black and white
• Logos or images within the QR Code
• A scanner/reader for QR Codes
• Any form of sharing (send by email, upload to pic-hoster, social media…)
• Context-Menu integration

Credits

The icons are taken from the free Font Awesome 5 iconset, and used under the terms of its license (https://fontawesome.com/license), with a link back to the website: https://fontawesome.com/icons.

This extensions uses the excellent qrcode-generator library from Kazuhiko Arase.

The word "QR Code" is a registered trademark of DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED.

License

The MIT License (MIT) — Denis Brodbeck. Please have a look at the LICENSE for more details.