No trial countdown. No credit card. No QR code that dies two weeks after you printed 500 flyers.
Download the Free Desktop AppWindows & macOS · Generates static QR codes that work forever · 100% offline
Spoiler: the QR image can't expire. The business model behind it can.
A QR code is just a pattern of black and white squares — ink on paper. It cannot stop working any more than a printed phone number can. So why did your last QR code die after two weeks?
Because most "free QR code generators" don't give you a QR code that points to your website. They give you a QR code that points to their redirect server, which then forwards to your website — and when your 14-day trial ends, they switch off the redirect. Your printed menus, flyers and business cards now open an upgrade page. That's the plan: they're betting you'll pay to resurrect it.
Codex QR doesn't play that game. Static codes encode your content directly — nothing on any server can turn them off, ever. And free dynamic codes have no trial clock: they stay active for as long as your account exists.
What actually happens to your QR code after you hit "download".
| Typical "free" generator | Codex QR | |
|---|---|---|
| After 14 days | QR stops working, shows upgrade page | Still works |
| Credit card to start | Often required | Never |
| Static QR codes | Rarely offered | Unlimited & permanent (desktop app) |
| Free dynamic QR codes | Trial only | 5 codes, 100 scans/month, no expiry |
| Inactive account | Codes deleted | Codes kept active |
Full transparency: free dynamic codes pause past 100 scans in a month and resume the next month — the code itself is never deleted. Heavy usage is what Pro is for. Static codes have no limits of any kind.
Both are free. Both don't expire. They solve different problems.
Your URL, WiFi password or vCard is encoded directly in the image. Works offline, forever, with zero dependency on anyone's servers. Perfect for WiFi cards, product packaging, permanent signage. Generate unlimited static codes with the free desktop app.
The code points to a short link you control. Change the destination anytime without reprinting, and see scan analytics. Perfect for menus, campaigns, event posters. Create them free at app.codexqr.com.
Printing something you'll never need to change? Static. Printing something whose destination might change — menu, price list, campaign page? Dynamic. Either way, the code doesn't expire.
If it's going on paper, it had better still work next year.
Laminated table QRs that survive menu changes — dynamic codes let you update the PDF without reprinting.
RSVP and photo-sharing QRs printed months ahead. They'll still work on the big day — and after.
A vCard QR on 500 printed cards is a commitment. Make it one that doesn't expire.
A WiFi QR code framed at the entrance. Static, offline, permanent.
Manuals, warranty registration, support pages — printed on thousands of boxes. Zero tolerance for dead links.
Unlimited static QR codes in the free desktop app. No account, no server, no expiry — ever.