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Patreon membership QR codes for creators — static PNG, no subscription

Podcasters, artists, and newsletter writers use Patreon for memberships — a QR on your zine, booth banner, or sticker sheet lets fans subscribe without hunting a bio link. Hosted QR SaaS charges ~$49/month for a static URL; you can generate the same PNG locally for free.

Get your Patreon page URL

  1. Log in at Patreon and open your public creator page
  2. Copy the URL from the address bar — it looks like https://www.patreon.com/yourname
  3. Optional: use /membership or /posts for those sections

Examples:

https://www.patreon.com/creatorname
https://www.patreon.com/creatorname/membership
https://www.patreon.com/creatorname/posts
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Encode the full HTTPS URL. Phone cameras open Patreon in the browser — one scan, straight to your membership tiers or latest post.

Tip: print the QR on zine inserts, convention booth cards, and merch stickers so supporters join without typing.

Why creators care

Bio links get buried. A printed QR on your art print, sticker pack, or booth sign turns a glance into a patron — no account required for the scanner.

Free browser generator (no account)

Open this page, paste your Patreon 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-creator events

Printing QR stickers for several creators from a spreadsheet:

npx toolkitlabs-qr@latest qr_batch.py creators.csv ./output/
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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-patreon

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