QR Code · PDF

PDF QR code: a menu, catalogue or file in one scan

Put your PDF online and point a QR code at it. Customers scan the code and the document opens right on their phone — no printing, nothing to install.

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How to put a PDF in a QR code

The QR code does not hold the file itself — it holds the link to it. First publish the PDF somewhere accessible (a website, a public drive or your server), then generate the code pointing to that link.

  • Publish the PDF at a public, stable link
  • Generate the QR code with that link
  • On scan, the phone opens the PDF in the browser

Perfect for menus and catalogues

A PDF QR code is the cheapest way to keep a menu or catalogue always to hand, without reprinting every time something changes.

  • Restaurant menu on the table, no laminated cards
  • Product catalogue in the window or at the booth
  • Instruction manual on the packaging
  • Event programme or price list on a poster

Best practices

A PDF built for phones makes the experience far better than opening a huge document.

  • Optimise the PDF for small size and mobile reading
  • Use a short, stable link that will not change
  • Test on 3G/4G, not only on WiFi
  • Keep a white margin around the printed code

QR Code · PDF

No. The QR code stores the link to the PDF. You need to publish the file online first and point the code at that address.

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