Create your first QR code

Most QR codes you've seen are static. The URL is baked into the pattern, and if you ever want to change where the code points, you reprint everything. That is fine for a one-off business card, and bad for almost anything else.

GigaQR makes dynamic QRs by default. The code encodes a short GigaQR URL; that URL redirects to whatever destination you set, and you can change that destination any time. Scans keep working. Analytics keep accumulating. The printed thing stays the same.

The 90-second path

1. Open the dashboard at gigaqr.com/dashboard and click Create QR.
2. Pick URL. It's the most common type and a good default. You can switch to a vCard, WiFi, or menu later.
3. Type a destination. Bare domains work — example.com gets saved as https://example.com automatically. If you've got an exact page in mind, paste the full URL.
4. Give the QR a name that your future self will recognise. Autumn window poster beats QR-4 when you come back to it in six months.
5. Click Create. Download the PNG or SVG and send it to print.

Test before you print

Open the camera on your phone, point it at the preview, and tap the link that appears. Make sure it lands on what you expect. I know this sounds obvious — it's the step people skip most. A single printed batch with a typo is a bad day.

Styling

The default black-on-white QR is the most reliable scan across old phones and weird lighting. If you want to match it to your brand, open the QR after creating and swap colors in the design panel. Two rules of thumb:

• Keep strong contrast between the dots and the background. Light gray on white looks great on screen and fails under shop lights.
• If you must drop a logo in the middle, keep it under 20% of the QR's width. Anything bigger and some readers give up.

What to do next

Share it. A QR you keep in the dashboard is a QR that never gets scanned, and scans are the only thing that make a dynamic QR worth having over a static one.