Google Meet QR Code Generator
Typing a Google Meet code on a phone is a small ordeal: ten letters, two hyphens, easy to mistype. A Google Meet QR code removes it. Put one on a meeting-room screen, a printed agenda, a workshop handout or the first slide of a hybrid session, and people who want to join from their phone scan it and land on the join page. Paste either the bare meeting code (abc-defg-hij) or the full meet.google.com link. QRPebble strips anything after the code, checks that it is the ten-letter Meet format and rebuilds a clean link, so a stray authuser or tracking parameter doesn't end up in the pattern. Recurring meetings and meetings created from a Calendar event keep the same code, so a code printed for a weekly stand-up keeps working.
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
- In Google Meet or the Calendar event, copy the meeting link or the code, e.g. abc-defg-hij.
- Paste it into the Meeting code or link field; uppercase letters and spaces are cleaned up.
- Check the preview shows https://meet.google.com/abc-defg-hij.
- Download it and scan from a phone that isn't signed in to your work account to see what guests see.
What gets encoded
The payload is https://meet.google.com/<xxx-xxxx-xxx>, the same link Google Meet puts in calendar invites. On phones with the Google Meet app it usually opens the app's join screen; otherwise it opens the browser, which on mobile may prompt the person to install the app. The code does not contain a password: access is controlled by the meeting's settings, so guests from outside your organisation may need to be admitted by the host. Meet codes are always ten lowercase letters, which is why QRPebble rejects anything else instead of silently encoding a broken link.
Where people use it
- Meeting-room displays and door signs for hybrid meetings
- Printed agendas and workshop handouts
- The first slide of a webinar or class so late joiners can move to a phone
- Tutoring and coaching flyers with a recurring session link
Tips before you print
- Use the link of a recurring Calendar event for weekly meetings so the code stays valid.
- Instant meetings created with 'Start an instant meeting' can expire when unused; don't print those.
- If external guests join often, check the meeting's host controls so they aren't left waiting in the lobby.
- On a projected slide, keep the code at least a fifth of the screen height so people at the back can scan it.
FAQ
Does the QR code include a password?
No. Google Meet has no meeting passwords; access is controlled by the host's settings and admitting guests.
Will the code work for a recurring meeting?
Yes, as long as the recurring event keeps the same Meet link, which is the default.
Do people need the Google Meet app?
No. Meet runs in a mobile browser, although phones may suggest installing the app.