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URL to QR Bookmarklet

Monday, June 11, 2012 { 14 Comments }

I thought that it can be handy to have some way to copy web browser url to mobile browser url without wasting time and auto sanding emails. The simple solution can be making the QR code from the current domain and scanning that QR your mobile phone.

I made simple bookmarklet that takes the current web browser url and inserts the QR photo inside the browser. It only takes one line of jQuery code and the simple web services read more here http://www.webmaster-source.com/2010/10/11/generate-qr-codes-on-the-fly-with-the-google-chart-api/

Here is the code used for this bookmarklet(jQuery):

Or pure JavaScript code:

Save some precious time and use this bookmarklet:

URL to QR - Drag or Save this link to your bookmarks

To remove the QR code from the web page simply Refresh the web browser.

If you don't know what is Bookmarklet here is the Wikipedia link

Update: thanks to Gergely Iharosi for the Close Button https://gist.github.com/2909104

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