Show Link behind QR-Code

[Silvio Niklaus]

Dear Community

Is there a possibility to automatically open a link behind a QR-Code in any browser?

I can't see any other option than scanning with my phone.

Thank you.

[vladan saveljic · Accepted solution]

Do you want to open a link by clicking on it?

just add the same link to qr code as hyperlink

[Silvio Niklaus]

Thank you for your answer. Sorry I wasn't precise enough.
I just want to see the Link as a preview so I can check if I used the right URL.

Not as a tool for the user.

[vladan saveljic]

if you move the mouse over the qr code you can see the link in both InDesign and pdf

[Silvio Niklaus]

Thank you for the tip. The problem in the past was, that we filled in URLs that looked good but had a mistake which would bring up an error after scanning.

Thats why I want to the test the individual codes in a browser, preferrebly without using my phone.

But that does not seem possibly without a lot of copy/paste and clicking through the QR-menu

[Jens Trost]

Hi @Silvio Niklaus,
I understand what you're trying to do (since I've wanted to that myself :D) but you're missing one of the purposes of a QR code: Scan it with your phone so you won't have to type the URL and then open that URL in a browser on your mobile.
Using QR codes in an desktop enviroment makes no sense since you can always just create a hyperlink to click on it 😉

But there are apps or I believe even browser extensions which are advertising they can do that. After all this an issue which has nothing to do with InDesign.

[Silvio Niklaus · Accepted solution]

Hi @Jens Trost 

Sorry, I wasn't precise enough again.. The QR-Codes are being used in a print magazine. I just want to make sure every QR-Code works properly without having to do a lot of steps like using my phone etc.

I just want to open them on desktop for test purposes, not to use for a client because that would be against the purpose of a QR like you said.

A solution for my problem would just be that they would generate an option point when you right-click to open Hyperlink of the QR in a browser. 

Thanks for your answer.