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BY Jared Newman

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QR codes are popping up everywhere these days, and for good reason. They have all kinds of practical uses, from replacing your business card and collecting cashless payments to linking to menus or information on museum exhibits. But creating one can be a pain.

Search online for “QR code creator,” and you’ll run into sluggish websites with annoying banner ads, sign-up walls, and invasive privacy policies. Some even hijack your links with their own tracking code.

It really shouldn’t be this complicated.

Fortunately, today’s tool introduces a new way to create QR codes that’s refreshingly simple—and it comes from a source with a strong track record of keeping your data private.

This tip originally appeared in the free Cool Tools newsletter from The Intelligence .…