How to make a dynamic QR code for a PDF

Menus, brochures, price lists and manuals change. Printed QR codes don't. If your code points straight at a file, every update means reprinting. A dynamic QR code points at a link you control, so you can change the document behind it at any time.

How to make one with Sharelatch

1. Upload the PDF.
2. Make a link for it and download its QR code, in your colours and with your logo if you like.
3. Print the code on your menu, flyer, sign or packaging.
4. When the PDF changes, replace the file. The printed code now opens the new version.
5. See how many people scanned it, when and where.

Static and dynamic QR codes

• Static: the address is baked into the code. Change the file and the code breaks or shows the old one.
• Dynamic: the code points at a short link. You can change what it opens, add an expiry or turn it off, and the printed code keeps working.

Questions

Does the QR code ever expire? No, unless you set the link to expire. Your printed codes keep working.

Can I use my brand colours? Yes. Choose the colours and add your logo in the middle.

What can it open besides a PDF? HTML pages, Markdown, images and collections of several documents.