Free location QR code generator
Enter a street address or exact GPS coordinates and get a QR code that opens the spot in the phone's maps app, one tap from directions. Free, no signup, generated entirely in your browser.
Generated entirely in your browser — nothing you type here is uploaded or stored.
This is a free static QR code — it works forever, but it can't be tracked or edited after download.
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Pick address or coordinates
Toggle between street address and latitude/longitude. Enter the full address, or paste decimal-degree coordinates like 37.77493, -122.41942.
Watch the code update live
Address mode encodes a Google Maps link; coordinates mode encodes a geo: URI. The code redraws as you type, entirely in your browser — nothing is uploaded.
Test-scan, then download
Scan it off your screen and confirm the pin lands where you expect, then download a PNG or print-ready SVG. The code is static: free, no signup, no expiration.
Make it editable and trackable (optional)
If the destination could change or you want to count scans per sign, create a dynamic location QR code at /create-qr-code instead.
What is a location qr code?
A location QR code encodes a place instead of a website, in one of two ways. Address mode encodes a Google Maps search link with your street address URL-encoded into it — scanning opens Google Maps with the address pinned, in the app if it's installed or the browser if not. Coordinates mode encodes a geo: URI, such as geo:37.77493,-122.41942 — a standard the phone's operating system understands directly, so scanning opens the default maps app: Apple Maps on iPhone, Google Maps on most Android phones. Either way, the person lands on a pin and taps one button for directions.
Choose address mode when the destination has a reliable street address — a shop, office, venue, or listing. Choose coordinates when the spot doesn't have one: a trailhead, a festival gate, a parking lot entrance, a job site, a dock door. Coordinates also beat addresses that geocode ambiguously, like a rear entrance on a large property. To get them, press and hold the spot in Google Maps and copy the decimal-degree pair that appears. Five decimal places is roughly one-meter precision — more than enough.
Location codes usually end up on signage and invitations, so print discipline matters. Use a dark code on a light background, keep a quiet zone about four modules wide clear around it, and never print smaller than 2 cm (0.8 in) across — bigger if people will scan from a distance, like a yard sign or wall poster. Before the print run, test-scan the final artwork with both an iPhone and an Android phone and confirm the pin lands exactly where you expect. Download the SVG for print work; it stays sharp at any size and is print-ready at 300 DPI.
Where location qr codes work best
Wedding and event invitations
Put the code on the invitation, save-the-date, or program so guests open the venue pin instead of typing an address from paper. For large venues, use coordinates mode to point at the correct entrance or guest parking lot rather than the building's main address — the difference between guests arriving on time and circling the block.
Real estate sign riders and flyers
A code on the yard sign or flyer opens the listing's exact pin, so drive-by prospects can navigate back for the open house or check the neighborhood on the map. Coordinates mode helps with properties that geocode badly — flag lots, new construction without a registered address, or homes inside gated communities.
Job sites without street addresses
Construction sites, utility work, and staging yards often have no address at all. Print a coordinates code on work orders, gate signage, and delivery instructions so subcontractors and material deliveries navigate to the actual site entrance — not to the parcel's mailing address half a mile from the gate.
Trailheads and self-guided tours
Parks, tourism boards, and outfitters can print coordinates codes on brochures, maps, and marker signs: scan to navigate to the trailhead parking, the next stop on a self-guided route, or a boat launch. Coordinates work where addresses simply don't exist, and the pin is exact rather than an approximation.
"Find us" on print and packaging
Receipts, loyalty cards, flyers, and packaging can carry a code that opens your shop's pin with directions one tap away. It beats asking customers to search your name in a maps app and hope the right result comes up — a real problem for businesses with common names or multiple nearby locations.
Warehouse docks and delivery entrances
On large campuses, the official address routes trucks to the front office instead of the dock. Put a coordinates code on purchase orders and routing instructions that pins the exact dock door or truck entrance, and drivers stop calling dispatch for directions on every first-time delivery.
Static code vs. dynamic QR code
- The static code bakes the address or coordinates in permanently — if the venue, entrance, or meeting point changes, every printed code still sends people to the old spot.
- You get no scan data from a static code, so you can't tell whether the sign by the door or the one in the parking lot actually gets used.
- A QRelix dynamic QR code lets you move the pin anytime without reprinting, and shows scan counts, device type, geography, and time-of-day for every placement.
- For a fixed storefront that will never move, the free static code is all you need; dynamic earns its keep for events, rotating venues, and multi-sign campaigns.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will the QR code open Apple Maps or Google Maps?
It depends on the mode. Address mode encodes a Google Maps link, so it opens the Google Maps app when installed and Google Maps in the browser otherwise — on iPhone too. Coordinates mode encodes a geo: URI, which the operating system hands to its default maps app: Apple Maps on iPhone, Google Maps on most Android phones. If your audience is heavily iPhone and you want Apple Maps, coordinates mode is the safer choice.
How do I find the latitude and longitude of a spot?
Press and hold the exact spot in Google Maps until a pin drops; the decimal coordinates appear in the search box or info card, ready to copy. In Apple Maps, drop a pin and swipe up on its card to see them. Paste the pair here in decimal degrees, like 37.77493, -122.41942. Five decimal places gives roughly one-meter accuracy — more precise than most phone GPS readings anyway.
Should I use a street address or GPS coordinates?
Use the address when the destination has a reliable one — a storefront, office, or venue — because the pin arrives labeled and recognizable. Use coordinates when the spot has no address (trailheads, festival gates, job-site entrances, docks) or when the address geocodes badly, like a rear parking entrance on a large property. Coordinates point at the exact spot you chose, not wherever the maps provider thinks the address is.
Does a location QR code work without a special app?
Yes. Modern iPhone and Android cameras scan QR codes natively, and both platforms ship with a maps app that handles the result, so there is nothing to install on either side. The phone does need a data connection to load the map. Scanning works the same whether the code is on a printed sign, a screen, or a PDF.
Does scanning start turn-by-turn navigation automatically?
No — and that is the behavior you want. The scan opens the location as a pin in the maps app, and the person taps Directions or Go to start navigating by their preferred mode: driving, walking, or transit. The code's job is to eliminate typing the address and picking the wrong search result, not to take over the phone.
Can I change the location after the code is printed?
Not on a static code — the address or coordinates are encoded into the pattern permanently, so a moved venue means reprinting. If the destination might change, create a dynamic location QR code at /create-qr-code: it routes through a short link you can repoint anytime, and it adds scan analytics. QRelix's free plan needs no credit card; free scans show a QRelix-branded redirect, which Pro removes for $5.99/mo while also unlocking unlimited scans.