Free Google Maps QR Code Generator
Create a QR code that opens Google Maps directions to an address, place, or exact coordinates. Great for venues, storefronts, and events.
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Choose a QR type
How to create a Google Maps QR code
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Enter an address or place name in the Address or place name field — this works for well-known venues and full street addresses alike.
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For hard-to-pin or rural locations, enter exact Latitude and Longitude instead (both are required together if you use them).
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Check the live preview updates as you fill in either the address or the coordinates.
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Open Customize appearance for colors, dot and corner style, size, and an optional logo.
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Click Generate QR Code and download as PNG, SVG, or JPG.
Common uses for Google Maps QR codes
- Wedding invitations linking straight to venue directions
- Storefront window stickers for "find us here"
- Delivery or pickup location instructions
- Event signage pointing guests to parking
Tips for better results
- Use exact coordinates for rural or hard-to-pin locations — a street address alone may not resolve precisely.
- For well-known venues, a place name or full address is usually more recognizable than raw coordinates.
Features
- Address or coordinate input
- Use a searchable place name/address, or exact latitude and longitude for precise, hard-to-describe locations.
- Null Island detection
- Flags the common 0,0 coordinate mistake that usually signals a broken location lookup, not a real destination.
- Coordinate range validation
- Checks latitude and longitude both fall within real, valid geographic ranges.
- Full visual customization
- Colors, dot and corner style, size, margin, error correction, and an optional logo.
- PNG, SVG, and JPG export
- Download in whichever format fits signage, invitations, or packaging.
Benefits
- One-scan directions
- Skips manually typing an address into a maps app — scanning opens directions immediately.
- Handles hard-to-find locations
- Exact coordinates work even where a street address alone wouldn't resolve precisely.
- Great for events and venues
- Invitations, storefront stickers, and event signage all benefit from a direct, unambiguous location link.
- Fully private generation
- Location details are encoded entirely in your browser — nothing is sent to a server.
- Free with no limits
- Generate as many location QR codes as you need, for as many venues as you manage.
Frequently asked questions
It opens Google Maps (the app if installed, or Google Maps in a browser otherwise) with your address, place, or coordinates already searched — the person can immediately tap to get directions.
For well-known venues and normal street addresses, a place name or address is usually more recognizable and works fine. For rural locations, unmarked trailheads, or anywhere an address doesn't resolve precisely, exact coordinates are more reliable.
Yes, but if both latitude and longitude are filled in, the generator uses the coordinates as the authoritative location rather than the text address — enter coordinates only when you want them to take priority.
A single coordinate on its own doesn't describe a location — you need the pair together to pinpoint a place, so the form requires both or neither.
Latitude and longitude of exactly 0, 0 — known as Null Island — is a common accidental value from a broken or empty coordinate lookup, not a real destination. The generator flags it specifically so you catch a data entry mistake before printing.
The generated link opens Google Maps specifically. On an iPhone without the Google Maps app installed, it will open in a mobile browser rather than switching to Apple Maps.
Yes — this is a common use, especially for locations that are hard to describe in words, like a specific loading dock or an entrance around the back of a building.
Reading the QR code itself works offline, but Google Maps needs a connection to actually load the map, search the location, and generate directions.
Latitude must be between -90 and 90, and longitude between -180 and 180 — values outside that range aren't real coordinates and are rejected.
Yes — pointing directly to a parking lot's coordinates or address is a common event use case, especially when the parking entrance is separate from the venue's main address.
No — like all QR codes generated here, this is static. If the location changes, you'll need to generate a new code with the updated address or coordinates and replace the old one.
Yes — coordinates alone are enough to generate a valid code, as long as both latitude and longitude are filled in and within valid range.