QR Code Generator
Generate QR codes from any URL and display them directly in the terminal, save to file, or copy to clipboard.
Usage
code
/qr-code <url> /qr-code <url> --output qr.png /qr-code <url> --output qr.svg /qr-code <url> --clipboard
Examples:
- •
/qr-code https://claude.ai— Display in terminal - •
/qr-code https://claude.ai --output qr.png— Save as PNG file - •
/qr-code https://claude.ai --output qr.svg— Save as SVG file - •
/qr-code https://claude.ai --clipboard— Copy to clipboard for pasting into Figma, PowerPoint, etc. - •
/qr-code https://claude.ai -o qr.png -c— Save to file AND copy to clipboard
Execution
Run the script with uv:
bash
# Terminal display only uv run --with qrcode scripts/generate_qr.py <url> # Save to PNG (requires pillow) uv run --with qrcode --with pillow scripts/generate_qr.py <url> --output qr.png # Save to SVG uv run --with qrcode scripts/generate_qr.py <url> --output qr.svg # Copy to clipboard (requires pillow) uv run --with qrcode --with pillow scripts/generate_qr.py <url> --clipboard
Arguments:
- •
url(required): The URL to encode as a QR code - •
--output,-o(optional): Save to file (.png or .svg) - •
--clipboard,-c(optional): Copy PNG to system clipboard
Output
Depending on options:
- •Default: ASCII QR code in terminal (scannable with phone camera)
- •--output: Saves image file + shows ASCII preview
- •--clipboard: Copies PNG to clipboard + shows ASCII preview
Platform Support
- •macOS: Full support (clipboard uses osascript)
- •Linux: Clipboard requires
xcliporxsel - •Windows: File output only (clipboard not yet supported)