Instructions for creating QR codes on Photoshop

Creating QR codes is now very simple and you can use many tools to generate different QR codes. For example, you can create QR codes with Google Sheets or use a QR code generator application on your phone. And in this article you have more ways to create QR codes with Photoshop image editing software. You will install a support plugin on Photoshop to design and create QR codes in Photoshop. The following article will guide you to create QR codes in Photoshop.

How to create QR codes on Photoshop

Step 1:

At the interface on Photoshop, click on Plugins and then click on Browse Plugins to search for support plugins.

Step 2:

Display Photoshop plugin search interface. In the search bar, enter the keyword make QR code to display the supported plugins. We can install the QR Code Maker II plugin for example, click Get to install this plugin.

Step 3:

After installing this plugin in Photoshop, click on the Window item and then click on Extensions in the list below and select the QR Code Maker plugin or another plugin you have installed.

Step 4:

You will now see the QR code generation interface to perform. First we will paste the website link or content you want to create a QR code in the frame, then click Create to proceed with the creation.

As a result we will see the QR code displayed in the Photoshop interface as shown below.

Step 5:

If you want to change the color for this QR code, click on the paint bucket icon and then select the color to change the color for the QR code again. However, you need to check if the QR code works when we apply the new color or not.

Lesley Montoya

Update 24 July 2023