A GitHub QR code links printed materials such as README stickers, name cards or conference badges to a developer profile, repository or organisation page. It can encode github.com/<user>, github.com/<user>/<repo> or github.com/<orgname>. The GitHub Docs quickstart and GitHub REST API reference cover the official repository and developer tooling details. After scanning, users land on the GitHub page in their default browser.
Add your logo, brand colours and AI-generated designs so the code matches your README sticker, developer name card, conference closing slide, hackathon team card, technical book cover, DevRel booth banner, class syllabus or landing page asset. You can print it on sticker sheets, name cards, conference passes, team posters, book covers, booth banners, syllabus PDFs or other campaign materials.
Choose a profile, repository or organisation page, customise the code with your logo and AI-generated designs, then download it as PNG, SVG or PDF for README stickers, name cards or hackathon posters.
Pick the right URL format: profile (github.com/<user>), repository (github.com/<user>/<repo>) or organisation (github.com/<orgname>). Use a profile for developer name cards, a repository for README badges, or an organisation page for DevRel booth banners and team pages.
Add your logo, brand colours and pixel patterns. Choose from 1200+ templates or create AI-generated designs that fits your README badge style, developer name card, hackathon team poster or DevRel booth banner look.
Export in PNG, SVG or PDF. Print on README sticker sheets, name cards, conference badges, hackathon team posters or booth banners. Test the scan on both iOS and Android first to make sure the GitHub page opens properly before full production.
Turn any GitHub URL into a one-scan developer identity touchpoint, add your logo and AI-generated designs, track scans across README stickers and name cards, and update the destination later.
See who scanned your GitHub QR, when it happened and which placement drove the scan. Real-time dashboards help you measure performance across README sticker sheets, developer name cards, conference badges, hackathon posters or DevRel booth banners.
Turn long github.com URLs into custom short links with UTM parameters for cleaner attribution. You can test different placements across README stickers, name cards or conference badges.
Add your logo, brand colours and QR Art. Explore 1200+ templates for open-source maintainers, conference speakers, hackathon teams, technical writers, DevRel teams or indie hackers.
A GitHub QR shares your coding identity, while a LinkedIn QR shares your professional profile. Use both on developer name cards for a fuller networking flow.
Open LinkedIn profile
A general URL QR can point to any web destination, while a GitHub QR is meant for a specific github.com page. Pair them on README stickers: one for the project site, one for the source code.
Open any webpage
On a developer name card, the GitHub QR shares your code profile while the vCard QR saves your full contact details to the address book. Using both makes networking easier.
Save developer contact
An email QR opens a pre-filled message to your inbox, while a GitHub QR opens your code profile. Put both on conference badges for direct outreach plus technical credibility.
Capture email opt-ins
For technical books or documentation, a PDF QR delivers the spec sheet while a GitHub QR delivers the source code. Use both on book covers for a complete read-and-build journey.
Open the PDF docs
If hackathons collect sign-ups through Google Forms, pair a form QR for registration with a GitHub QR for project submission. Both together support the full participant journey.
Customise your designHow to share your developer identity with a GitHub QR code
To create a QR code for a GitHub profile or repository, paste any github.com URL into the generator above. A GitHub QR code can point to a profile, a repository or an organisation page, depending on your use case. After that, add your logo and AI-generated designs if needed, then export the file in PNG, SVG or PDF for README stickers, conference badges or developer name cards.
Yes. GitHub QR codes are free to create on QR Code AI. You can customise the design with your logo, brand colours and AI-designed templates, then download it in PNG, SVG or PDF without watermarks. Most GitHub QR codes are dynamic by default, so you can edit the destination after printing and track each scan in your dashboard with country, device, browser and timestamp data.
Yes, the GitHub Actions Marketplace includes QR code generator workflows that can create QR images automatically for each release as part of your CI artefacts. This setup is useful when you want README badges or release assets to stay current whenever the project version changes and the workflow runs again.
Yes, a GitHub URL QR can point to any valid github.com path, including branch URLs such as github.com/<user>/<repo>/tree/<branch> and file URLs such as github.com/<user>/<repo>/blob/<branch>/<path>. Paste the full deep link into the generator to send scanners straight to a branch, release tag or individual source file.
A general URL QR can send users to any website, including github.com, while a GitHub QR is tailored for developer identity use cases. It fits scenarios such as open-source profiles, repositories, organisation pages, README stickers and conference badges. Choose a GitHub QR when the destination is on github.com, and use a standard URL QR when you need to send people to a project site, blog or other non-GitHub page.