Reticle

Location QR Code Generator

One scan opens a map pinned to your exact coordinates, no address to type, no wrong turn. Generated entirely in your browser.

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Hot sauce labelgo.yourdomain.com/sauce Live
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214today
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🇺🇸 Austin, TX · iPhone · 12:41pmUS store
🇨🇦 Toronto, ON · Android · 12:38pmCA store
Aggregate counts on Free. Per-scan city, device, and time on Pro.
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Describe it. Reticle AI plans the link.

Tell Reticle AI what your code should do. It drafts the dynamic link, smart routing, link page, and password setup for you to review and apply.

Free to use with a Reticle account. Sign in and Reticle AI plans your link.

Everything a printed code should be able to do

Once a code is on a menu, a box, or a billboard, reprinting is the expensive part. Dynamic links move the decisions into your account instead.

Per-scan analytics

Pro

Every scan recorded with approximate city, device, OS, and time, exportable to CSV. Free plans keep aggregate counts by day, device, and country.

Repoint any time

Free

Change where a printed code goes in seconds. 3 links free with unlimited scans; unlimited links on Pro.

old-sale.example.com
→new-sale.example.com

Your domain on the code

Pro

Scanners see your name, not ours, with custom endings you choose instead of a random slug.

go.yourdomain.com/menu

A file behind the code

Pro

Host a PDF or image at the code itself and swap the file without reprinting. Menus, spec sheets, price lists.

menu.pdf v2
replaced, same code

Smart routing

Pro

One code, many destinations: route each scan by country, language, device platform, or time of day.

iPhoneApp Store AndroidGoogle Play after 5pmDinner menu

Link pages

Pro

A hosted page of up to 12 link buttons behind one code, editable any time. One QR for everything you do.

Also on every dynamic link: First-scan email + weekly digest Labels & bulk management Password protection Scheduling & scan limits Bulk CSV import

Made in your browser

Static codes are generated entirely on your device. Nothing is uploaded unless you create a dynamic link or host a file, and we say exactly what those store.

No scan-count paywall

Free dynamic links have unlimited scans and no expiry. A code you printed keeps working; we do not hold it hostage.

Data you can erase

Free plans keep aggregate counts only. Pro per-scan records are kept about 90 days, and you can export or delete them at any time.

Create your QR code

One place to create, design, and download: the Studio. Dynamic codes you can change after printing, plus free static codes for URLs, Wi-Fi, vCards, text, email, SMS, phone, events, locations, and crypto.

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Change where it points anytime, even after printing. Scan analytics included. 3 free.

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Quick static code

Free, in your browser. The content is fixed once printed.

Start free. Go Pro to know who scanned.

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No card, no trial clock, no catch.
  • Unlimited static codes, full styling, every export
  • 3 dynamic links with unlimited scans
  • Aggregate scan stats and email digests
  • 100 saved codes, synced to your account
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Reticle Pro
$12 / month
or $99 / year (about two months free)
  • Your own domain on printed codes, with custom endings
  • Unlimited dynamic links and bulk CSV import
  • Per-scan analytics, exportable to CSV
  • File codes, smart routing, link pages, passwords, scheduling
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How a location QR code works

A location QR code encodes a geo:latitude,longitude link, for example geo:37.7749,-122.4194. Scanning it opens the phone's maps app with a pin dropped at that exact spot, ready for directions. Unlike a typed address, coordinates can't be misheard, misspelled, or ambiguous, and they work for places that have no address: trailheads, festival gates, boat ramps, parking lot corners, loading docks, campsites, booth 214 in a fairground.

Getting your coordinates

Open Google Maps, press-and-hold (or right-click) the exact spot, and copy the two decimal numbers it shows: latitude first, longitude second. Paste them into Reticle's fields. Four to five decimal places is plenty: five decimals pins the location to about a meter. Negative latitude means southern hemisphere; negative longitude, west of Greenwich; keep the minus signs.

Where it shines (and one tip)

Event parking signs, wedding venues down unnamed roads, Airbnb check-in instructions, delivery notes for tricky sites, geocaching, and "meet here" posters all beat an address with a pin. Coordinates are a tiny payload, so the code stays crisp even printed small. One tip: if you'd rather send people to a named place (a business listing with reviews and hours), encode its Google Maps share link with the URL type instead; use the geo: type when the exact point is what matters.

Frequently asked questions

Where do I get the coordinates?

In Google Maps, press-and-hold (on phone) or right-click (on desktop) the exact spot and copy the decimal numbers shown: latitude first, then longitude. Paste them straight into the fields.

Which maps app opens when it's scanned?

The phone's default handler for geo: links, Google Maps on Android, Apple Maps on iOS. Either way the person gets a pin at your coordinates, ready for directions.

How precise are the coordinates?

Each decimal place adds precision: four decimals is about 11 meters, five is about a meter. Five decimal places is more than enough for any sign or invitation.

Does it work without internet?

The code itself decodes offline, but the maps app needs a connection (or offline maps) to render the map and route. The pin location is never lost; it's in the code.

Should I use coordinates or a Google Maps link?

Coordinates (this type) are best for exact points, especially unaddressed ones. If you want people to land on a business listing with reviews and hours, encode its Maps share link using the URL type instead.