# jeromeetienne/jquery-qrcode

qrcode generation standalone (doesn't depend on external services)

Repository: https://github.com/jeromeetienne/jquery-qrcode
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/jquery-qrcode
Homepage: http://blog.jetienne.com/blog/2011/04/07/jquery-qrcode/
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2023-12-22T20:46:11+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5627, "days_push": 985, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4836, forks 2440 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:01.224378+00:00)

## What it is
A jQuery plugin that generates QR codes purely in the browser without relying on external services. It is lightweight (under 4k minified+gzipped) and renders QR codes into a DOM element from any text.

## Use cases
- generate QR codes on a webpage
- add a QR code to a website without external API calls
- render QR codes client-side in JavaScript
- create QR codes from text or URLs in the browser
- embed QR codes with custom width and height

## When to choose
- you already use jQuery and need simple client-side QR code generation
- you want a tiny, standalone solution with no external service dependency
- offline or privacy-sensitive QR generation is required

## When to avoid
- you use a modern framework without jQuery
- you need advanced QR features like logos, styling, or SVG output
- you need server-side QR code image generation

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: ui-components, graphics
- domain: web-development, frontend
- platform: browser
- tags: qrcode, jquery-plugin, client-side-generation, javascript

## Member repositories
- jeromeetienne/jquery-qrcode (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:01.224378+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:18:29.291420+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jeromeetienne/jquery-qrcode (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:01.224378+00:00, sha 9c45905b17d0)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.