GitHub Profile QR Code Generator
For developers, a GitHub profile often says more than a résumé bullet point. A GitHub QR code on your CV, conference badge, laptop sticker or the closing slide of a talk lets recruiters and fellow engineers jump straight to your repositories. Enter a GitHub username (personal accounts and organisations use the same namespace) and QRPebble builds the github.com link after checking GitHub's naming rules: up to 39 letters, digits or single hyphens, not starting with a hyphen. The SVG download stays sharp on sticker sheets and large slide decks. Pin your best repositories first.
Static code: the data is encoded directly, so it never expires and is not tracked. Need to change the link after printing or count scans? Create a free dynamic code.
How to make it
- Enter your GitHub username or organisation name in the GitHub username field.
- Check the preview shows github.com/yourname.
- Choose colours; the default black on white suits printed CVs.
- Download SVG for slides and stickers, then scan to confirm it opens your profile.
What gets encoded
The payload is https://github.com/<username>, which works for both user and organisation accounts. It opens in the phone's browser or in the GitHub mobile app if one is installed and handles links. A pinned README and pinned repositories are what visitors see first, so they're worth curating before you print. To send people to one repository or a release page, copy that URL and use the URL generator instead.
Where people use it
- Résumés and CVs for developer roles
- Conference speaker slides
- Hackathon badges and laptop stickers
- Open-source project posters at meetups
Tips before you print
- Link a specific repository with the URL generator when the talk is about one project.
- Laptop stickers work well at 3 cm with a white margin, even on dark laptop lids.
- Renaming your GitHub account breaks old profile links, so regenerate the code if you rename.
FAQ
Does it work for organisations?
Yes. Organisations share the same github.com/<name> format as user accounts.
Can I link a single repository?
Paste the repository URL into the URL QR generator; this form builds profile links.
What happens if I rename my account?
GitHub may redirect the old name for a while, but that isn't guaranteed. Regenerate your code after renaming.