A free dynamic QR code that doesn't expire

Why free dynamic codes stop working

A dynamic code doesn't hold your web address. It holds a short link on the QR company's own address, and every scan goes through their server before reaching your page. That's what lets you change the destination later. It also means the company decides whether the code keeps working.

Many "free" dynamic codes are really a free trial. The code works while the trial runs, often a few days or weeks: just long enough to print it. When the trial ends without a subscription, the service can stop redirecting it or show its own upgrade page instead of yours. Others cap the free plan at a number of scans, so a busy menu or poster stops mid-week. Nothing about the printed code changes: it just goes somewhere else.

Already printed one? Check it with the free QR code checker: it reads the code from a photo or your camera and tells you whether it goes through a service that can switch it off. If a code has already stopped, here's what to do.

How to check a free dynamic code before you print

1. Read what happens when the trial or free plan ends. It's usually in the pricing FAQ or the terms. Look for "deactivated", "paused" or "redirected".
2. Look for a scan limit. A table card or a shop window can reach hundreds of scans a week.
3. Make a test code and scan it. The address your phone shows first is the company's short link: that's the part you depend on.
4. Check you can download your destinations. If you ever leave, a list of where each code goes helps you recreate them.
5. Ask whether you need dynamic at all. A Wi-Fi password or a page that won't move is better as a static code: nothing in between, nothing to expire.

What QR Code Spot's Free plan includes

No card is needed to sign up, and nothing is charged unless you choose a paid plan. The editable codes use short links on qrsx.net, so scans go through our redirect service, and we promise that service in writing: see our guarantee.

What happens at the limits

• A 4th editable code needs a paid plan. Your first 3 keep working either way.
• After 5 destination changes in a month, codes keep opening their current page; you can change them again on the 1st, or upgrade for unlimited changes.
• If you upgrade and later cancel, nothing changes for 14 days. Then codes above Free's 3 keep opening the same page but can't be changed until a plan covers them. Nothing is deleted.

That's the whole difference between our Free and paid plans for editable codes: how many you can have and change, how far back the charts go, and design extras like logos and frames. Whether a code works never depends on the plan. Paid plans start from $4/month billed annually ($5 monthly); see Plans.