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vCard QR codes for networking events — free, no subscription

Conference season means swapping contact info. The usual playbook: pay ~$49/month for a hosted QR platform that tracks every scan, or paste a vCard into a free generator and move on.

Static vCard QR codes are enough for most events. You encode your contact once, print it on a badge or slide, and people scan to save your number. No dashboard, no renewal, no analytics you will never open.

Try it in the browser

toolkitlabs-qr live demo — paste a BEGIN:VCARD block or a simple mailto: / tel: URL, download PNG or SVG. Everything runs client-side; nothing is uploaded.

Example payload:

BEGIN:VCARD
VERSION:3.0
FN:Alex Example
TEL:+15551234567
EMAIL:alex@example.com
END:VCARD
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Batch badges for a whole team

Running a booth with ten staff? Put one row per person in a CSV and generate every badge QR in one shot:

npx toolkitlabs-qr@latest qr_batch.py team.csv ./badges/
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The batch CLI pack is a one-time EUR 9 purchase (no subscription): Stripe payment link.

Why not the $49/month tools?

Dynamic QR services make sense when you need to change the destination after printing — menu URLs that rotate, campaign A/B tests, scan analytics. For a fixed vCard on a lanyard, static is honest and free.

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