Document · iEdit Scanner
Scan QR codes and barcodes, and act on what they hold
iEdit reads QR codes and 13 code formats in all with the live camera or from a photo on your iPhone, iPad or Android phone, then offers the right action: open a link, join a Wi-Fi network, add a contact, call, e-mail or look up a product. Decoding happens on the device.
Overview
Point the camera at a code and iEdit decodes it live; a torch button helps in a dim restaurant or a server room. Codes already sitting in a screenshot or a photo can be decoded from your gallery instead. QR, Aztec, Data Matrix and PDF417 cover the two-dimensional codes; EAN-13, EAN-8, UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 128, Code 39, Code 93, Codabar and ITF cover the barcodes on products, tickets and parcels. What the code holds is shown in full, and you can copy or share it.
The scanner looks at what it decoded and offers a matching action. A web address gets an Open button. A Wi-Fi code joins the network for you on both iOS and Android, including WPA, WPA2, WPA3, WEP, open and hidden networks. A vCard or MECARD opens your system's new-contact screen with the fields filled in, so iEdit never needs access to your contacts. E-mail addresses, phone numbers, SMS and locations open the matching app, and a product barcode can be searched on the web. Nothing opens until you tap.
It is the scanner for menus, event tickets, parcel labels, router stickers, conference badges and the barcodes on things you want to look up before buying. Decoding uses the recognition built into your device, Vision on iPhone and iPad and ML Kit on Android, so the content of a code is read on your phone and nothing is uploaded. Every action is free, with no Premium involved.
Why people use it
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Live camera or photo
Scan with the camera and torch, or decode a code saved in a screenshot or photo.
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The right action, one tap
Open links, join Wi-Fi, add contacts, call, e-mail, open in Maps or search a product barcode.
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Nothing opens by itself
iEdit shows what a code holds first and acts only when you tap.
How to use QR & barcode scanner in iEdit
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Open iEdit and open the QR & barcode scanner.
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Point the camera at the code, or pick a photo that contains one.
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Read what the code holds, then tap an action such as Open link or Join Wi-Fi.
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Copy or share the content if you prefer to use it elsewhere.
Frequently asked questions
Does the QR scanner send the code's content anywhere?
No. Codes are decoded on your device with Apple's Vision framework or Google's ML Kit, and the content is shown to you before anything happens. Only an action you tap, such as opening a link or searching a product, uses the internet. Adding a contact goes through your system's own screen without a contacts permission.
Is the QR and barcode scanner free?
Yes, completely. Scanning, decoding from photos and every action, including joining Wi-Fi, adding contacts and copying or sharing the content, are free, with no Premium involved. iEdit shows no ads, and the scanner needs no account.
Can it join a Wi-Fi network from a QR code?
Yes. A Wi-Fi QR code, like the ones printed on routers or shown by a phone's hotspot, joins the network on both iOS and Android. WPA, WPA2 and WPA3, WEP, open and hidden networks are supported. iEdit shows the network first and joins only when you tap.
Try QR & barcode scanner in iEdit
Available for iPhone, iPad and Android.