Free SSH Public Key QR Code Generator
Paste your SSH public key (id_ed25519.pub or id_rsa.pub) and get a scannable QR. Beats typing the key by hand on a fresh machine.
- QR Generator
- Free Business Card Designer
- Printable WiFi Cards
- Batch CSV (500 codes)
- 40 Templates
- 20 Languages
Local uploads stay in your browser and only appear on the printed card. The QR data uses the URL above.
More fields (optional)
Address
Social profiles
Tip: right-click any spot on Google Maps and copy the coordinates
A red Swiss flag is automatically overlaid on the QR — required by Swiss banks.
Paste a BOLT11 invoice (lnbc...) or a Lightning address. We prefix with the lightning: URI scheme so any Lightning wallet can scan it.
Compatible with Google Authenticator, Authy, 1Password, Bitwarden, and any standard TOTP app.
Encodes the entire authorized_keys line. Scan to copy/paste the key onto a new machine.
For very long keys, use rMQR landscape or split into multiple QRs. Standard QR caps around ~2KB.
The official WireGuard mobile apps scan these directly. Never include your private key in a printed QR — only digital sharing.
GS1 Digital Link is the modern web-friendly alternative to the EAN-13 barcode for retail products. Resolver domain defaults to id.gs1.org but you can use your own.
Paste the share link from the Spotify app, or just the ID. We build the open.spotify.com URL automatically.
Format depends on platform — for Mastodon use @user@instance, for Bluesky use handle.bsky.social, for Nostr paste the npub key.
Geo URI (RFC 5870) opens directly in any maps app on the device — Google Maps, Apple Maps, OsmAnd, etc. — without picking a vendor.
Standard BitTorrent magnet link. Scanned by any BitTorrent client that supports URI scheme handlers.
Paste a full RFC 5545 iCalendar payload — supports multiple events, alarms, recurring rules. Most calendar apps import the QR directly.
Local uploads stay in your browser and only appear on the printed card. MeCard QR data has no photo field.
MeCard is a simpler alternative to vCard, preferred by some Android devices
More fields (optional)
Address
Micro QR capacity: 35 digits, 21 uppercase alphanumeric, or ~15 bytes (lowercase/URLs). Best for short codes, serial numbers, and IDs. For URLs, use standard QR instead.
Rectangular Micro QR — a narrow, wide format ideal for test tubes, wristbands, and ticket strips. Up to 361 characters.
Show 30 more templates
Save a style with the button above to keep your favourites here.
Or pick a built-in icon:
Renders behind the QR at reduced opacity. Auto-forces EC=H so the QR still scans through the photo.
Batch Generation
Upload a CSV to generate up to 500 QR codes in a single batch. Each row becomes its own QR — pick a template or override 21 properties on a per-row basis: colors, frames, dot/eye/eyeball styles, gradients, transparency, size, error correction, format, built-in logo, and more.
21 columns: type, data, filename, frametext, frame, template, fgcolor, bgcolor, size, ec, dotstyle, eyestyle, format, logo, gradient, g2, gtype, gangle, transparent, eyeball, eyecolor. Only type and data are required. Use | to separate fields inside data (e.g. ssid|password|WPA).
All 20 QR types supported, including URL, WiFi, vCard, MeCard, Email, SMS, Event, Location, UPI, SEPA, PayPal, Crypto, Micro QR and rMQR. Download the sample CSV to see every column, all 40 templates, 11 frame styles, and the 12 built-in logos in action.
Save the entire QR — type, all field values, style, frame, logo, business card design — as a single .qr.json file. Load it later to recreate everything in one click.
Enter content to generate your QR code
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Why scan an SSH key?
The pain point: you're setting up a new server, a new VM, a Raspberry Pi, an embedded device — and you need to drop your SSH public key into ~/.ssh/authorized_keys so you can stop typing the password. Copy/paste from your laptop is awkward when the new machine has no clipboard, and typing 80+ random characters by hand is asking for typos. Scan a QR with any QR scanner that pipes to clipboard, paste, done.
Abundera QR encodes the entire one-line public key — the key type, the base64-encoded key body, and the optional comment — verbatim. There's no algorithm magic here, just text-in/text-out. The key type prefix tells the scanner what to do with it.
Privacy
SSH public keys are public by design — sharing them does not compromise security. The matching private key (which you should never paste into anything, ever) stays on your laptop. Abundera QR processes the public key entirely in your browser; nothing leaves the page.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this encode my private key?
No. Only the public key. Pasting your private key into any web tool, ours included, is a bad idea. Public keys (the part you put in authorized_keys, the one starting with ssh-ed25519 / ssh-rsa / ecdsa-sha2-...) are safe to share.
What key types are supported?
Any text-format public key: ssh-ed25519, ssh-rsa, ssh-dss (legacy), ecdsa-sha2-nistp256/384/521, sk-ssh-ed25519@openssh.com, sk-ecdsa-sha2-nistp256@openssh.com (FIDO2 hardware keys). The QR is just text — it works for whatever format you paste.
How big can the key be?
Standard QR codes max out around 2,953 alphanumeric characters or 4,296 numeric. An ed25519 public key is ~80 chars and fits comfortably. RSA-4096 keys are ~700 chars, also fine. RSA-8192 keys can push the QR into the dense end of version 40 — they'll still scan but only at large print sizes.
Can I encode multiple keys in one QR?
Yes — paste multiple authorized_keys lines separated by newlines. The QR will contain all of them and scanning will dump the whole block.
Does the recipient need a special app?
No. Any QR scanner that puts the result on the clipboard works — the iPhone camera, Android camera, Google Lens, our own scanner mode. Then paste into a terminal.
Is this related to ssh-add or ssh-keygen?
Not directly. We just encode the text you paste. Generate the keypair locally with ssh-keygen, copy the contents of id_ed25519.pub, paste here, and you have a portable QR.
Can I use this for git deploy keys?
Yes — same format. Encode your deploy public key, scan it on the server, drop it into the deploy account's authorized_keys.