QRDecoder.app
Your Computer Should Be Able to Do This!
What is this and why I made it
Sometimes, I get an email or a PDF with a QR code, but the sender didn't include the actual URL. The easiest way to check it? Grab my phone and scan it... which is silly because I'm on a freaking computer, and it should be able to do this!
Google search tells me I can use image search or Google Lens or some other workaround, but the sites I found were either clunky or filled with ads.
So, I built QRDecoder.app -- a simple, no-BS way to decode QR codes right from your browser.
Just take a screenshot of the code and paste it in, and boom -- there's your link. No extra steps, just what you need.
Hope it makes someone else's life easier too!
Example QR codes to test with
Keyboard Shortcuts
Win+Shift+S
Take screenshot
Ctrl+V
Paste image
Click, drag and drop, or paste an image to decode the QR code
Ready for Clipboard: Press Ctrl+V