Share PDF menus, service sheets, waivers, brochures, or event packets with one scan. Paste your public PDF URL, preview the QR, and download a PNG for print.
Paste the exact PDF URL you want people to open. We validate the link, generate a QR image, and give you a downloadable PNG for signs and handouts.
Sample layout—generate to see your real PDF QR.
Scan to open PDF
Your normalized PDF URL appears here after generation.
Test on cellular and Wi-Fi before printing large runs, especially for big PDF files.
Practical reference for PDF QR codes that open documents in one tap.
Restaurants with PDF menus, gyms with class schedules, daycares with intake forms, fitness studios with waivers, real-estate agents with property brochures, contractors sharing service catalogs, and offices distributing maps or directories.
Best at counters, on flyers, and inside lobby kiosks—anywhere customers need to read a document but you don't want to keep printing copies. Update the file behind the URL when content changes; the same printed QR keeps working.
Print at 3 cm (1.2 in) per side or larger. Add a one-line label so customers know what they'll get ("Scan for our 2026 price list"). Test the QR by scanning with a phone that's not logged into your hosting account—public sharing must work for everyone.
Don't link to a Google Drive file with restricted sharing—customers will hit a permissions wall. Don't use a URL that auto-downloads; some browsers handle it poorly. Don't keep an old QR after the PDF URL changes. For long-running signs, point the QR at a redirect URL on your own domain.
Not always. Some platforms use different URL formats. If the link opens your PDF in a normal browser tab, it will usually work.
Yes, if sharing is set so customers can open the file without signing in.
If the URL stays the same, the QR still works. If the URL changes, generate and reprint a new QR.
No. We only encode the URL you paste into a QR image and return it in the current request.