What is QR Code Generator Location?

Create QR codes that open a specific location in Google Maps or Apple Maps when scanned. Enter an address or GPS coordinates. Use them on event invitations, business cards, menus, or travel brochures.

Enter an address or paste a coordinate pair — or drop in a Google Maps, Apple Maps, or Waze link and it pulls the coordinates out for you. The tool encodes either a Google Maps URL or a geo: URI that most map apps recognise. Adjust size up to 512 px, set foreground and background colours, pick a dot pattern and a separate corner-eye shape, copy the encoded link to share it as plain text, and download as PNG or SVG for print.

How to use

1. Enter a location by address or by latitude/longitude coordinates. Use the search to find and verify the location.
2. Customize the QR code appearance: size, colors, error correction, dot pattern, and corner-eye shape.
3. Download as PNG or SVG. Scanning opens the device's default map app with directions to the location.

When to use

• Print on event invitations so guests skip typing the address into their phones.
• Place on real estate signs, restaurant menus, or trade-show booths for instant directions.
• Add to property listings or museum guides where the destination is hard to spell.

Result

New office location at 350 Fifth Avenue, New York. Generate a QR code for the grand opening invitations so guests can get instant directions.

FAQ

Will scanning open Google Maps or Apple Maps?

If you encode a Google Maps URL, both iOS and Android open it cleanly (Apple usually inside Maps, Android in Chrome or the Maps app). If you use a geo: URI, the phone opens whatever map app is set as default, which on iOS is Apple Maps.

What is more reliable — an address or coordinates?

Coordinates always resolve to the exact point you specify, regardless of how the address is spelled or whether it exists in the map provider's database. For remote locations, festival grounds, or unmapped properties, coordinates are the safer choice.

How many decimal places do I need for the latitude and longitude?

Five decimal places give roughly one-metre precision, which is enough for a building entrance. Six places hit ten-centimetre precision. Anything beyond seven is wasted bytes — GPS hardware itself rarely reads finer than three metres.

Can I track how many people scanned the code?

Not directly. A static QR code carries the location data inside the image and reports nothing back. If you need scan counts, encode a short URL that redirects to the map link, and check the analytics on that redirect service.

Why does the same address sometimes drop the pin in the wrong spot?

Geocoding services place the pin at the centroid of the building footprint or the closest road segment they hold. If the database is outdated or the address has no rooftop record, the pin drifts. Use coordinates whenever the exact spot matters.

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