Scan a QR code with your webcam Sometimes you have a QR code on a sheet of paper but your phone isn’t handy. Your laptop has a camera, though, and you can use it instead.

Scan a QR code with your webcam Sometimes you have a QR code on a sheet of paper but your phone isn't handy. Your laptop has a camera, though, and you can use it instead.

There are plenty of ways to scan QR codes on a laptop, but you may not realize how easy it is to do with a little help from software or apps.

QR codes are a close cousin of the bar codes on product packaging that cashiers scan with infrared scanners to let the checkout computer know what products are being purchased.

Soon, you'll be able to use the Snipping Tool to scan QR codes in screenshots, finally giving you an easy way to use them on PC. You'll also be able to use Windows 11's emojis to annotate screenshots.

QR codes are a close cousin of the bar codes on product packaging that cashiers scan with infrared scanners to let the checkout computer know what products are being purchased.

QR codes are a close cousin of the bar codes on product packaging that cashiers scan with infrared scanners to let the checkout computer know what products are being purchased.

QR codes are a close cousin of the bar codes on product packaging that cashiers scan with infrared scanners to let the checkout computer know what products are being purchased.