qrcat
qrcat (pronounced Purr Cat) is a command line utility that prints QR codes directly to your
terminal using nothing but block characters.
pipx install qrcat
Aside from being a standalone application, you can also use qrcat in your Python project.
See dev docs for more information.
Features
- Pure-Python, single runtime dep (
segno) — no Pillow, no browser, no PNG. - Pluggable renderer architecture — half-block today, quadrant / ANSI-color drop-in tomorrow.
- Works in any unicode-capable terminal.
- Library for your Python project and CLI tool from the same package.
Example
$ qrcat https://MarcinOrlowski.com
█▀▀▀▀▀█ ██▀ █▄▄▀ █▀▀▀▀▀█
█ ███ █ █▄▄ █▄█▀▀ █ ███ █
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▀▄██▀▀▀▄▄▀█ █▀█▀█ ▀█▀▀▀▄
█▄▀█ █▀▀▀ █ ▀▄▀█▄██▄▀ ▀█
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Easy installation
Use pipx package manager to install qrcat as standalone
application.
pipx install qrcat
Once installed qrcat binary should be instantly available in your terminal.
License
- Written and copyrighted ©2026 by Marcin Orlowski <mail (#) marcinorlowski (.) com>
qrcatis open-source software licensed under the MIT license
1 maintainer
Metadata
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