Food trucks, pop-up shops, and market stalls need foot traffic — a Google Maps location QR on your sandwich board or window sticker lets passers-by open your exact storefront in Maps with one scan. Hosted QR SaaS charges ~$49/month for a static link; you can generate the same PNG locally for free.
Get your Google Maps place link
- Open Google Maps and search your business name
- Click your listing → Share → Copy link
- You get a short URL like
https://maps.app.goo.gl/...or a full place URL likehttps://www.google.com/maps/place/...
Examples:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/abc123
https://www.google.com/maps/place/My+Cafe/@40.7,-74.0,17z
Encode the full HTTPS URL you copied. Phone cameras open Google Maps (or the browser) on your pin — no typing the address.
Tip: print the QR on A-frame signs, food-truck windows, and farmers-market table tents so lunch crowds find you without asking.
Why storefronts care
Street addresses are easy to misread and GPS pins drift. A Maps share link from your verified listing lands on the correct entrance — one scan, straight to directions.
Free browser generator (no account)
Open this page, paste your Maps URL, download PNG or SVG. Everything runs client-side; nothing is uploaded:
https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/toolkitlabs-qr@latest/index.html
Mirror: https://ytinumoc.github.io/toolkitlabs-qr/
Batch for multi-location operators
Printing QR stickers for several stalls from a spreadsheet:
npx toolkitlabs-qr@latest qr_batch.py locations.csv ./output/
CSV format: one URL per line. Output: PNG files named from the row.
One-time batch CLI pack (EUR 9, no subscription): https://buy.stripe.com/5kQ9AU8X45LKe3A8S15Ne0i?client_reference_id=devto-google-maps
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