A Webstarted Toolbox widget · macOS & Windows

Make a WiFi QR code. Guests scan, and they’re on.

Type your network name and password once, get a QR code, and stop spelling out “capital T, dash, seven…” forever. Generated 100% offline — your WiFi password never leaves your machine and is never saved. Works with WPA/WPA2, WEP, open and hidden networks. Print it, frame it, done.

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Free · No account · Installs from the Toolbox catalog
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Generate your WiFi QR code

Fill in the network details and download the code. The password is encoded in your browser — it is never sent or stored anywhere.

Higher correction keeps the code readable when smudged or partly covered, at the cost of density.

100% local · no account, no watermark, never expires

Scan to joiniPhone & Android cameras
Password stays localGenerated offline, never saved
Every network typeWPA/WPA2 · WEP · open · hidden
Print-ready SVGFridge, office or Airbnb
How it works

Network name, password, done.

Open the widget, switch to WiFi mode and fill in two fields: the network name (SSID) and the password. Pick the security type — WPA/WPA2 for almost every modern router, WEP for older ones, or open for networks without a password — and tick “hidden network” if your SSID doesn’t broadcast. The QR code appears instantly, encoding the standard format phone cameras understand.

  • WPA/WPA2, WEP or open (no password) networks
  • Hidden-SSID support for networks that don’t broadcast
  • Live preview — the code updates as you type
  • Save as a print-ready SVG or copy as a PNG image
It’s the same QR widget

WiFi today, a URL or a contact card tomorrow.

The WiFi QR code is one mode of the QR Generator widget — the same tool also turns any text or URL into a code, and builds contact-card QRs (vCard) that phones save straight to the address book. One widget in your menu bar covers the menu-link QR for the café, your contact card for the conference and the WiFi card for the guest room.

  • Text and URL QR codes, generated as you type
  • Contact cards (vCard): name, phone, email, organization
  • Everything offline, free and without an account

See the full QR Code Generator →

Coming from a WiFi QR website?

Don’t type your WiFi password into a website.

Think about what an online WiFi QR generator asks of you: your network’s name and its password, typed into someone else’s web page. Maybe they generate it client-side, maybe they don’t — you can’t tell. This widget removes the question: the code is generated offline on your machine, the password is never uploaded, and it isn’t even stored locally — it lives in memory while you type and is gone when you close the widget.

  • Offline generation — verifiably no upload, works without internet
  • The password is never saved, not even on your own disk
  • Free, no watermark, no sign-up before you can download
This widgetWiFi QR sites
Password uploadedNeverUnclear
Works offline
Password storedNoVaries
Watermark / sign-upNoneVaries
PriceFreeFreemium
Part of Webstarted Toolbox

Installed from the catalog, in one click.

The WiFi QR code lives in the QR Generator widget, part of the Webstarted Toolbox catalog. Open the catalog tab (🧰), press the “+” next to QR Generator, and it drops into your menu bar. No reinstall, no app update. Here are a few of its neighbors:

FAQ

Questions, answered.

Do I have to download anything separately?

No. The WiFi QR code is one mode of the QR Generator widget in the Webstarted Toolbox catalog. Open the catalog tab (🧰) inside the app, hit the “+” next to QR Generator, and it installs in one click — no separate download, and no app update needed.

Is my WiFi password safe?

Yes, on two levels. The QR code is generated entirely on your machine — the password is never uploaded to any server, unlike WiFi QR websites. And inside the widget the password lives only in memory: it’s never even saved to disk.

Which network types does it support?

WPA/WPA2 (what almost every home and office router uses today), WEP for older networks, and open networks with no password. There’s also a “hidden network” option for SSIDs that don’t broadcast.

How do guests actually connect?

They point their phone camera at the code. The QR encodes the standard WIFI: format that iPhone and Android cameras recognize natively — the phone shows a “Join network” prompt and connects. No app to install on their side.

Can I print it for the fridge or an Airbnb?

That’s the whole point. Save the code as an SVG — it scales to any size without pixelating, so it prints crisp on a sticker, a framed card or an A4 sheet. You can also copy it as a PNG image and drop it into a house-manual document.

Get Webstarted Toolbox

Free to use. Download the app, then add QR Generator from the catalog in one click. macOS 12+ and Windows 10+.

Free beta · macOS · Windows (x64) · Signed & notarized · No account required
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