Free QR code checker # Will this QR code die? A QR code stops working when the link inside it stops working. If the code holds your full web address, it is static and works for as long as that page is online. If it holds a short link from a QR code service or a link shortener, it depends on that service and on the plan behind it. Drop a picture of the code below to see which kind you have, before you print it. Your picture never leaves your browser. Nothing is uploaded, and we do not open the link. ## What the answer means - ### Static The final address is inside the code. Nothing sits in between, so nobody can switch it off or change where it goes. It works as long as that page does. - ### Goes through a service The code holds a short link that a QR code service or a link shortener controls. It can be changed after printing, and it can stop if the account or plan behind it ends. - ### Cannot tell The address is short and sits on a host we do not know. Open it and watch the address bar. If it jumps to a different site, there is a redirect in between. ## What each service says happens when a plan ends These are the services the checker knows by name. Every line is from that service's own website, read on November 10, 2026, with a link to the page. We make HueQR, so it is on the list too. We quote no prices and we do not rank anyone. Plans change, so check their page before you decide. - ### HueQR hueqr.com Every code keeps redirecting to its last link for 14 days after a trial or a paid plan ends. After that, one code the owner chooses stays live for good, free, on any account that has paid at least once. It is not offered after a trial alone. Every other code shows a clean paused page, never an ad. It switches back on when the plan resumes. [Source: hueqr.com/pricing](https://hueqr.com/pricing) - ### QR Code Generator qrco.de, q-r.to, l.ead.me Their help centre says dynamic codes made in the free trial are deactivated when the trial ends and open a service page until the account is upgraded. Static codes keep working. [Source: support.qr-code-generator.com, read November 10, 2026](https://support.qr-code-generator.com/hc/en-us/articles/7665046137613-What-happens-to-my-account-and-QR-Codes-when-the-trial-expires) Their help centre says that after a paid plan is cancelled, dynamic codes keep working for 30 days past the end of the contract, then open a service page. [Source: support.qr-code-generator.com, read November 10, 2026](https://support.qr-code-generator.com/hc/en-us/articles/7665399659277-How-do-I-cancel-my-subscription-renewal) - ### Bitly bit.ly Their site says Bitly QR Codes do not expire on their own. A code stops working only if it is deleted or turned off. [Source: bitly.com, read November 10, 2026](https://bitly.com/blog/permanent-qr-code/) Their site says links made on the free plan do not expire, and that changing where a link or code goes needs a paid plan. [Source: bitly.com, read November 10, 2026](https://bitly.com/blog/bitly-free-plan/) Their help centre says bit.ly links keep working after a downgrade, and that the same goes for QR Codes. [Source: support.bitly.com, read November 10, 2026](https://support.bitly.com/hc/en-us/articles/360029870551-What-happens-when-I-downgrade-to-a-lower-subscription-plan) - ### QR TIGER qr1.be Their FAQ says a dynamic code stops working if the plan expires, and that data is kept for up to one year. [Source: qrcode-tiger.com, read November 10, 2026](https://qrcode-tiger.com/faq) Their FAQ says the free plan has three dynamic codes with a limit of 500 scans each. [Source: qrcode-tiger.com, read November 10, 2026](https://qrcode-tiger.com/faq) - ### Uniqode qrcodes.pro, qr.tapnscan.me, linkpages.pro Their pricing page says dynamic codes made in a free trial become inactive when the trial ends. Static codes keep working. [Source: uniqode.com, read November 10, 2026](https://www.uniqode.com/pricing) Their pricing page says codes become inactive if the subscription is cancelled. [Source: uniqode.com, read November 10, 2026](https://www.uniqode.com/pricing) - ### Flowcode flowcode.com, flowsto.com Their help centre says Flowcodes never expire and keep scanning after a downgrade to the free plan, where only the 2 most recent codes stay editable. [Source: help.flowcode.com, read November 10, 2026](https://help.flowcode.com/en/articles/7061611-will-my-codes-pages-expire) Their Terms of Use say that codes above the free plan's limit are archived after a downgrade and redirected to flowcode.com or another place Flowcode chooses. [Source: flowcode.com, read November 10, 2026](https://www.flowcode.com/terms/terms-of-use) - ### QRFY qrfy.com Their help centre says dynamic codes made in the free trial are deactivated when it ends and lead to a service page until the account is upgraded. [Source: support.qrfy.com, read November 10, 2026](https://support.qrfy.com/en/articles/6998440-what-happens-to-my-account-and-qr-codes-when-the-trial-expires) - ### ME-QR me-qr.com Their FAQ says codes have no time limit, and that when a subscription ends all codes keep working with ads shown again. [Source: me-qr.com, read November 10, 2026](https://me-qr.com/faq) Their FAQ says that on the free plan the first 10 scans are ad-free, then visitors may see a short advert before the content. [Source: me-qr.com, read November 10, 2026](https://me-qr.com/faq) - ### QR.io qr.io, qr.codes, qr.link Their help centre says dynamic codes are paused when the free trial expires and come back after an upgrade. Static codes do not expire. [Source: help.qr.io, read November 10, 2026](https://help.qr.io/en/articles/6977506-what-happens-to-my-qr-codes-and-account-when-the-free-trial-expires) - ### QRCodeChimp linko.page, qrcc.me Their help centre says an expired plan moves the account to the free plan: static codes keep working, only 10 dynamic codes stay active, and scans are limited to 1,000 a month. [Source: help.qrcodechimp.com, read November 10, 2026](https://help.qrcodechimp.com/article/200-if-my-plan-expires-what-happens-to-my-qr-codes) - ### Hovercode hov.to, hovqr.co Their help centre says cancelling moves the account to the free plan: the first 3 dynamic codes stay active, the rest become inactive but are not deleted, and codes on a custom domain stop working. [Source: hovercode.com, read November 10, 2026](https://hovercode.com/help/article/32-if-you-cancel) - ### Scanova scnv.io Their pricing page says a dynamic code stops working once the free trial ends, and that dynamic codes need an active subscription to keep working. [Source: scanova.io, read November 10, 2026](https://scanova.io/pricing/) - ### TinyURL tinyurl.com Their site says TinyURL links do not expire, as long as they follow its Terms of Use. [Source: tinyurl.com, read November 10, 2026](https://tinyurl.com/blog/do-tinyurls-expire/) - ### Rebrandly rebrand.ly Their help centre says links do not expire unless you set an end date or delete them, and keep working after a downgrade to a free account. Deleting the account deletes the links. [Source: support.rebrandly.com, read November 10, 2026](https://support.rebrandly.com/en/articles/469550-how-long-does-a-rebrandly-link-last) - ### Google URL Shortener (goo.gl) goo.gl Google's developer blog says goo.gl links that showed a warning page were set to stop working after August 25, 2025, and that all other goo.gl links keep working. [Source: developers.googleblog.com, read November 10, 2026](https://developers.googleblog.com/en/google-url-shortener-links-will-no-longer-be-available/) - ### X (t.co) t.co Their help page says t.co is used only for links posted on X. It does not say how long a link keeps working. [Source: help.x.com, read November 10, 2026](https://help.x.com/en/using-x/url-shortener) Next step ## Print a code you control Static codes are free forever on HueQR, with no account and no watermark. Codes you can change after printing are on our paid plans, and they can run on your own domain, so the address in the code stays yours. If a paid plan ends, codes keep redirecting for 14 days. Then one code you choose stays live for good, free, and the rest show a clean paused page, never an ad. [Make a free static code](https://hueqr.com/generator) [See paid plans](https://hueqr.com/pricing) ## Keep reading - [Do QR codes expire? How long a printed code keeps working](https://hueqr.com/guides/do-qr-codes-expire) - [Dynamic vs static QR codes: which one should you print?](https://hueqr.com/guides/dynamic-vs-static-qr-codes) - [Can you change a QR code after printing it?](https://hueqr.com/guides/can-you-change-a-qr-code-after-printing) ## Questions ### How do I know if my QR code is static or dynamic? Look at the address the code holds. If it is the full address of the page you want people to reach, the code is static. If it is a short link on a QR code service or a link shortener, the code is dynamic: the service redirects every scan. This checker reads the code and tells you which one you have. ### Do QR codes expire? A static QR code never expires. It is an address drawn as a pattern, and it works for as long as that page exists. A dynamic QR code can stop working, because it depends on a short link. If the account, trial or plan behind that link ends, the service decides what happens to the code. ### How can I tell who controls my QR code? Whoever controls the address inside the code controls the code. For a static code, that is the owner of the website. For a dynamic code, it is the service that runs the short link, and the account the code was made in. If a designer or an agency made the code, ask whose account it sits in before you print. ### Can I fix a QR code that is already printed? You cannot change what a printed code holds. If it is static and the page has moved, add a redirect on your own website from the old address to the new one. If it is dynamic, sign in to the service that runs the short link and change where it goes, or renew the plan if the code was switched off. If neither is possible, the code has to be printed again. ### Is my picture uploaded? No. The picture is read inside your browser and is never sent to us or to anyone else. We do not open the link in the code either. We only count the kind of result: static, a known service and its name, or not sure. Never the link. ### Where did these facts come from? Each line about a service comes from that service's own website: its help centre, FAQ, pricing page or terms. Every line links to the page it was read on, and all of them were read on November 10, 2026. We quote no prices. Where a site does not say what happens, we say that it does not say. Plans change, so check their page before you decide. The HueQR line comes from our own pricing page. --- Source: https://hueqr.com/qr-code-checker