---
title: "QR Code Generator by Format | Permanent QR Codes"
description: "Every permanent QR code format: PDF, website URL, short links, multi-language, app download, business cards and more, built for print."
url: "https://permanentqrcodes.com/qr-code-generator/"
updated: "2026-10-15"
---

# QR code generator by format

Every format a permanent QR code can open, from a simple web link to a contact card or a PDF. Each one is editable after printing.

## Links and pages

Send scanners to a web address or a simple hosted page.

- [Website URL Point a code at any web page and change the destination after printing. View format](https://permanentqrcodes.com/qr-code-generator/website-qr-code/)
- [Short links Trackable, editable short URLs you can also share as plain links. View format](https://permanentqrcodes.com/qr-code-generator/short-links/)
- [List of links Several links on one mobile page behind a single code. View format](https://permanentqrcodes.com/qr-code-generator/multi-link-qr-code/)
- [Social bio page All your social profiles in one place. View format](https://permanentqrcodes.com/qr-code-generator/social-media/)
- [Multi-language Routes each scanner to content in their phone's language. View format](https://permanentqrcodes.com/qr-code-generator/multi-language/)

## Documents and media

Files and visuals people open on their phone.

- [PDF documents Share manuals, brochures and spec sheets, and replace the file anytime. View format](https://permanentqrcodes.com/qr-code-generator/pdf-document/)
- [Brochures Digital brochures that stay current after the print run. View format](https://permanentqrcodes.com/qr-code-generator/brochures/)
- [Product catalogs Catalogs you update every season without reprinting. View format](https://permanentqrcodes.com/qr-code-generator/product-catalogs/)
- [Image gallery Photos and portfolios on one mobile page. View format](https://permanentqrcodes.com/qr-code-generator/image-gallery/)
- [Restaurant menu Digital menus you edit as dishes and prices change. View format](https://permanentqrcodes.com/qr-code-generator/restaurant-menu/)

## Contacts and actions

Codes that save a contact, open an app or trigger an offer.

- [Digital business card A contact card people save to their phone in one tap. View format](https://permanentqrcodes.com/qr-code-generator/digital-business-card/)
- [App downloads Sends iPhone and Android users to the right app store. View format](https://permanentqrcodes.com/qr-code-generator/app-download/)
- [Coupon codes Promotions and discounts you can switch on and off. View format](https://permanentqrcodes.com/qr-code-generator/coupon-qr-code/)
- [Location sharing Opens a map location or directions. View format](https://permanentqrcodes.com/qr-code-generator/google-maps-qr-code/)

## How to choose a QR code format

A QR code is only a pattern that holds a web address. What the person sees after scanning depends on the format you choose. A website URL code opens any page. A PDF code opens a document that you can swap for a new file later. A digital business card code offers a contact the scanner can save in one tap, and an app download code sends iPhone and Android users to their own app store.

Every format on this page works the same way underneath. The printed pattern points to a short address that we host, and that address forwards to your destination. Because you edit the destination and never the pattern, you can fix a typo, replace a menu or move a page without reprinting anything.

If you are not sure where to start, pick the format that matches what the scanner should do next: read, save, download, pay or visit. Then check the use case or industry guides, which show how other teams place and size the same codes on packaging, signs and equipment.

## Looking from another angle?

Browse by industry, scenario or format.

- [All industries Solutions](https://permanentqrcodes.com/solutions/)
- [Manufacturing Solution](https://permanentqrcodes.com/solutions/manufacturing/)
- [Real estate Solution](https://permanentqrcodes.com/solutions/real-estate/)
- [All use cases Use cases](https://permanentqrcodes.com/use-cases/)
- [Product packaging Use case](https://permanentqrcodes.com/use-cases/packaging/)

## One price for every code

$49 per code, paid once. Unlimited scans and an editable destination.