# angularx-qrcode - Angular QR Code Generator
`angularx-qrcode` - a fast and easy-to-use Angular QR Code Generator library
- Compatible with **Angular 21** and **Ionic**
- Under active development
- Standalone component support
- Ivy compiler support, AOT, SSR (Server Side Rendering)
- Accessibility (a11y) attributes supported (alt, aria-label, title)
- Support for images
- Trusted and used by thousands of developers like you
- Easy to use, [sample web app](#demo-app) included
`angularx-qrcode` is compatible with Ionic 3-8 and Angular 4-21 with support for the Ivy compiler. It is a drop-in replacement for the no-longer-maintained angular component ng2-qrcode and based on node-qrcode.
- [Installation](#installation)
- [Demo App](#demo-app)
- [Usage & Example Implementations](#usage-and-example-implementations)
- [Available Parameters](#available-parameters)
- [Contribute](#contribute)
- [Sponsoring](#sponsoring)
- [License](#license)
Different QR Code styles: regular, with image/logo, custom colors. Generate your own QR Code here: [angular qr code web app](https://cordobo.github.io/angularx-qrcode/)
## Installation
**Angular 21 and Ionic with angularx-qrcode 21**
```console
# npm
npm install angularx-qrcode
# yarn
yarn add angularx-qrcode
# pnpm
pnpm add angularx-qrcode
```
**Angular 20 and Ionic with angularx-qrcode 20**
```console
npm install angularx-qrcode@20.0.0 --save
# Or with yarn
yarn add angularx-qrcode@20.0.0
```
**Angular 19 and Ionic with angularx-qrcode 19**
```console
npm install angularx-qrcode@19.0.0 --save
# Or with yarn
yarn add angularx-qrcode@19.0.0
```
**Angular 18 and Ionic with angularx-qrcode 18**
```console
npm install angularx-qrcode@18.0.2 --save
# Or with yarn
yarn add angularx-qrcode@18.0.2
```
**All supported angular versions**
| Angular Version | angularx-qrcode Version |
| --------------- | ----------------------- |
| ^21 | ^21.0.5 |
| ^20 | ^20.0.0 |
| ^19 | ^19.0.0 |
| ^18 | ^18.0.2 |
| ^17 | ^17.0.1 |
| ^16 | ^16.0.2 |
| ^15 | ^15.0.1 |
| ^14 | ^14.0.0 |
| ^13 | ^13.0.15 |
| ^12 | ^12.0.3 |
| ^11 | ^11.0.0 |
| ^10 | ^10.0.12 |
| ^9 | ^2.3.7 |
| ^8 | ^2.1.4 |
| ^5 / ^6 / ^7 | ^1.6.4 |
| ^4 | ^1.0.3 |
# Demo App
**[Working online demo of Angular QR Code Generator](https://cordobo.github.io/angularx-qrcode/)**
The source for the working angular app is available in [`projects/demo-app`](projects/demo-app).
Run the command:
```
npm start
```
and open the url `http://localhost:4200/` in your browser
# Usage and Example Implementations
The source for **[a live angularx-qrcode demo app](https://cordobo.github.io/angularx-qrcode/)** and more examples how to implement angularx-qrcode is located in the directory [`projects/demo-app`](projects/demo-app/src/app) of this repository.
### Upgrade angularx-qrcode from angularx-qrcode 18 and earlier
Since Angular 19, the latest version of the angularx-qrcode module is now exported as a standalone component. If you’re upgrading from a version before Angular 19, please replace the import statement with the component’s name since it’s now a standalone component.
```
# OLD - angular 18 and older
# File: app.module.ts
import { QRCodeModule } from 'angularx-qrcode';
# NEW - angular 19 and newer
// File: app.component.ts
import { QRCodeComponent } from 'angularx-qrcode';
```
For more uses with angular 18 and earlier see: [angularx/qrcode as ngModule](https://github.com/Cordobo/angularx-qrcode/tree/18.0.0)
### Import the component and add it to your imports section in your main AppComponent:
```
// For angular 19, see above for angular 18 and older
// File: app.component.ts
// other imports...
import { QRCodeComponent } from 'angularx-qrcode';
@Component({
selector: "app-root",
imports: [
// other component imports...
QRCodeComponent,
],
templateUrl: "./app.component.html",
styleUrls: ["./app.component.css"],
})
export class AppComponent {
// your code
}
```
```
// File: app.component.html
// all your HTML...
```
### Generate a QR Code from a string
Now that angular/Ionic know about the new QR Code component,
let's invoke it from our template.
If we use a simple text-string, we need no additional
code in our controller.
```
```
### Create a QR Code from a variable in your controller
In addition to our ``-directive in `app.component.html`,
lets add two lines of code to our controller `app.component.ts`.
```
// File: app.component.ts
export class QRCodeComponent {
public myAngularxQrCode: string = null;
constructor () {
// assign a value
this.myAngularxQrCode = 'Your QR code data string';
}
}
// File: app.component.html
```
### Download a QR Code
The [online demo](https://cordobo.github.io/angularx-qrcode/) contains a [`working sample`](projects/demo-app) how to download the QR Code with a button.
### Getting the QR Code URL
To download the QR Code, we have to use the `qrCodeURL` attribute
of the `` which returns a sanitized URL representing the
location of the QR Code.
```
// File: example.ts
export class QRCodeComponent {
public myAngularxQrCode: string = "";
public qrCodeDownloadLink: SafeUrl = "";
constructor () {
this.myAngularxQrCode = 'Your QR code data string';
}
onChangeURL(url: SafeUrl) {
this.qrCodeDownloadLink = url;
}
}
// File: example.html
Download
```
The file format obtained by `qrCodeURL` depends directly on the
elementType of ``. If it's either canvas, url or image,
it returns an image as `.png`, if it's svg, returns a `.svg` file.
## Available Parameters
| Attribute | Type | Default | Description |
| -------------------- | ----------------------- | ----------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| allowEmptyString | Boolean | false | Allow qrdata to be an empty string |
| alt | String | null | HTML alt attribute (supported by img, url) |
| ariaLabel | String | null | HTML aria-label attribute (supported by canvas, img, url) |
| colorDark | String | '#000000ff' | RGBA color, color of dark module (foreground) |
| colorLight | String | '#ffffffff' | RGBA color, color of light module (background) |
| cssClass | String | 'qrcode' | CSS Class |
| elementType | String | 'canvas' | 'canvas', 'svg', 'img', 'url' (alias for 'img') |
| errorCorrectionLevel | String | 'M' | QR Correction level ('L', 'M', 'Q', 'H') |
| imageSrc | String | null | Link to your image |
| imageHeight | Number | null | height of your image |
| imageWidth | Number | null | width of your image |
| margin | Number | 4 | Define how much wide the quiet zone should be. |
| qrCodeURL | EventEmitter\ | | Returns the QR Code URL |
| qrdata | String | '' | String to encode |
| scale | Number | 4 | Scale factor. A value of 1 means 1px per modules (black dots). |
| title | String | null | HTML title attribute (supported by canvas, img, url) |
| version | Number | (auto) | 1-40 |
| width | Number | 10 | Height/Width (any value) |
## QR Code capacity
Depending on the amount of data of the **qrdata** to encode, a minimum **width** is required.
## AOT - Ahead Of Time Compilation
`angularx-qrcode` supports AOT Compilation (Ahead-of-Time Compilation) which results in significant faster rendering. An AOT-enabled module is included. Further reading: https://angular.io/guide/aot-compiler
## SSR - Server Side Rendering
As of version 1.6.0, SSR support is fully implemented, the following workaround is no longer needed. [HowTo use Angular QRCode with SSR](https://github.com/Cordobo/angularx-qrcode/issues/5)
## Contribute
- Please open your PR against the development branch.
- Make sure your editor uses **prettier** to minimize commited code changes.
- You cannot contribute but want to support development? Consider a [sponsorship](https://github.com/sponsors/Cordobo).
## Sponsoring
Support the development of angularx-qrcode (or even see your logo here?), consider [sponsoring angularx-qrcode](https://github.com/sponsors/Cordobo). Your support is much appreciated!
## License
MIT License
Copyright (c) 2018 - present [Andreas Jacob (Cordobo.com)](http://cordobo.com/)