{
  "id": 38,
  "slug": "wifi-qr",
  "type": "tool",
  "title": "WiFi QR Code Generator — Free",
  "summary": "Make a QR code that connects phones to your WiFi in one scan. 100% in your browser — free, no sign-up, no watermark.",
  "category_slug": "qr",
  "category_name": "QR Code Tools",
  "locale": "en",
  "seo": {
    "description": "Free online WiFi QR code generator. Create a QR code that joins your network automatically — enter SSID, password, and security type. In your browser, private, no sign-up."
  },
  "data": {
    "mode": "wifi",
    "howto": [
      {
        "step": 1,
        "text": "Enter your network name (SSID) and password."
      },
      {
        "step": 2,
        "text": "Choose the security type (WPA/WPA2 for most networks)."
      },
      {
        "step": 3,
        "text": "Download the PNG and print or display it for people to scan."
      }
    ],
    "sections": [
      {
        "body": "A WiFi QR code stores your network name, password, and security type. When someone scans it with their phone camera, the phone offers to join the network automatically — no typing a long password, no spelling it out for guests.",
        "heading": "What is a WiFi QR code?"
      },
      {
        "body": "Enter your SSID, password, and security type and the QR code is built in your browser using the standard WIFI: format that iOS and Android understand. Nothing is uploaded — your password never leaves your device — and you download a PNG to print or display.",
        "heading": "How it works here"
      },
      {
        "body": "Stick one by the door for house guests, put it on a table tent in a cafe or shop, add it to an office welcome sheet, or include it in an event handout. Anyone can connect by pointing their camera at it.",
        "heading": "When to use it"
      },
      {
        "body": "The password is encoded directly in the QR image, so treat the image like the password itself — anyone who scans it can join the network. Generate it here knowing your password is processed only in your browser, never sent anywhere.",
        "heading": "A note on privacy"
      }
    ],
    "toolKind": "client",
    "clientApp": "qr"
  },
  "updated_at": "2026-06-27T11:39:43.829Z",
  "faq": [
    {
      "q": "Which phones can scan a WiFi QR code?",
      "a": "Both iOS and Android support the standard WIFI: format. Scanning with the camera offers to join the network automatically."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is my WiFi password safe?",
      "a": "The password is processed only in your browser and never uploaded. Note the password is encoded in the image itself, so treat the QR like the password — anyone who scans it can connect."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which security type should I pick?",
      "a": "Choose WPA/WPA2 for almost all modern networks. Use WEP only for old equipment, or None for an open network."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does it work for hidden networks?",
      "a": "Yes. Tick the hidden option so phones know to look for a non-broadcast network."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is it free?",
      "a": "Yes, completely free — no sign-up and no watermark."
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    {
      "slug": "qr-code-generator",
      "title": "QR Code Generator — Free, In Browser",
      "type": "tool",
      "category_slug": "qr",
      "kind": "related",
      "data": {
        "mode": "text",
        "howto": [
          {
            "step": 1,
            "text": "Type or paste a URL or any text."
          },
          {
            "step": 2,
            "text": "Choose the image size."
          },
          {
            "step": 3,
            "text": "Download the PNG and print or share it. Everything is generated in your browser."
          }
        ],
        "sections": [
          {
            "body": "A QR code is a square barcode that a phone camera can scan to instantly open a link or read text. It turns something hard to type — a long URL, a Wi-Fi password, contact details — into a single image anyone can scan in a second.",
            "heading": "What is a QR code?"
          },
          {
            "body": "You type a URL or any text and the QR code is drawn in your browser with the qrcode library — nothing is uploaded. You can pick the image size and download a crisp PNG to print, share, or embed anywhere.",
            "heading": "How this generator works"
          },
          {
            "body": "Put a link to your site, menu, or form on a poster, business card, or product label; share a page without making people type the address; or link a print piece to something online. QR codes bridge the physical and digital in one scan.",
            "heading": "When to use a QR code"
          },
          {
            "body": "This generates a static QR code — the link is encoded directly in the image, so it works forever and never depends on our servers. Unlike some 'dynamic' QR services, there is no account, no tracking redirect, and no risk the code stops working if a subscription lapses.",
            "heading": "Static codes that never expire"
          }
        ],
        "toolKind": "client",
        "clientApp": "qr"
      }
    },
    {
      "slug": "vcard-qr",
      "title": "vCard QR Code Generator — Free",
      "type": "tool",
      "category_slug": "qr",
      "kind": "related",
      "data": {
        "mode": "vcard",
        "howto": [
          {
            "step": 1,
            "text": "Enter the name, phone, email, and (optionally) organization."
          },
          {
            "step": 2,
            "text": "Choose the image size."
          },
          {
            "step": 3,
            "text": "Download the PNG and add it to a card, signature, or slide."
          }
        ],
        "sections": [
          {
            "body": "A vCard QR code holds contact details — name, phone, email, organization — in the standard vCard format. When someone scans it, their phone offers to save a new contact instantly, with every field filled in correctly.",
            "heading": "What is a vCard QR code?"
          },
          {
            "body": "You fill in the contact fields and the QR code is generated in your browser as a vCard payload that phones recognize. Nothing is uploaded, so your details stay on your device, and you download a PNG to print or share.",
            "heading": "How it works here"
          },
          {
            "body": "Add it to a business card, email signature, conference badge, or slide so people can save your details without typing. It is the fastest way to swap contact info at events and meetings.",
            "heading": "When to use it"
          },
          {
            "body": "This covers the essentials — full name, phone, email, and organization — which is what most people need to reach you. The contact saves the same on iOS and Android because it uses the standard vCard format.",
            "heading": "What it can hold"
          }
        ],
        "toolKind": "client",
        "clientApp": "qr"
      }
    }
  ]
}