Create QR Codes to Share URLs - Download Free Mobile QR Reader Apps

A QR is a 2 dimensional bar code created by Japanese company Denso-Wave, as a quick way to read in encrypted data. QR is the abbreviation for “Quick Response” & looks very similar to auto-generated gravatars.

QR codes are developed to to allow its contents to be decoded at high speed. Though Japan has been using QR codes from mid 1990s, it has picked up momentum lately & is being used in electronic signatures, bill boards etc, to represent a way for mobile users to open up a website.

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Create QR Images for URLs with Free QR Generators & Free Mobile QR Reader

There are a lot of free QR code generators available today. The most popular of them is the Free Kaywa QR-Code Generator & Free QR Code Reader for Mobile Phones.

You can also download the Free QR Reader for your version of the smart phone. If your smartphone is not listed on Kaywa, you can search the internet for your device specific reader.

How can you use QR Codes

QR Codes is a pictorial representation of a website’s URL. You can embed your website’s address in your signature with a QR code. When anyone scans the code using their smart phone’s camera, it will open up your website on their mobile phone.

You can include QR codes on promotional materials, greeting cards to friends & business, that represent your website or your Twitter profile or your fan page on Facebook.

You can also use QR codes on stickers – anyone scanning the codes with the smartphone can view your URL immediately without having to type in the URL.