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10 years with Qrafter

I released Qrafter 10 years ago today. I have been working on QR Codes for nearly 15 years. The first time I did something semi useful with them, I created a download QR Code for an amateur theme for my … Read More

Difference between Qrafter and Qrafter Pro

You’ll see that Qrafter now has two versions, Qrafter and Qrafter Pro. Qrafter is a FREE app and Qrafter Pro is $9.99. Why two versions? The two apps share the exact same code base and have the same abilities. Qrafter is supported by ads which can be removed by purchasing an in … Read More

Google Safe Browsing API support removed

On version 29 of Qrafter and Qrafter Pro, I had to remove Google Safe Browsing API support, which was responsible for checking malicious URLs in scanned codes. The reason for this is, Google no longer accepts commercial use of its … Read More

Encrypting QR Codes with Qrafter

Using Qrafter or Qrafter Pro, you can easily encrypt the contents of a generated QR Code, so that the content can only be revealed with the correct password. To do this, tap the padlock icon that can be found at … Read More

The story of the name, Qrafter

It has been 6 years since I wrote and published Qrafter on the App Store and unfortunately, its name still creates confusion with some people. When I first decided to write a QR Code app, I tried to find a … Read More

Qrafter and x-callback-url

Qrafter and Qrafter Pro can be called from web pages or other apps using the qrafter:// URL scheme. This scheme supports the x-callback-url specification for returning the scanned values. To correctly call Qrafter or Qrafter Pro from your app or … Read More