# gtanner/qrcode-terminal

QRCodes in your terminal, cause thats hot.

Repository: https://github.com/gtanner/qrcode-terminal
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/qrcode-terminal
Language: JavaScript
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2022-01-28T07:52:41+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": 4935, "days_push": 1678, "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 1350, forks 110 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:28.138560+00:00)

## What it is
A Node.js library and command-line tool that generates QR codes rendered as ASCII/ANSI text directly in the terminal. It supports configurable error correction levels, small output mode, and piping data via stdin.

## Use cases
- generate a qr code in the terminal
- render qr code as ascii text from node
- cli tool to make qrcodes
- pipe text into a qr code generator
- show a qr code for a url in the console

## When to choose
- you need QR codes in a terminal or server environment without image rendering
- you want a simple npm-installable CLI or Node library for QR generation
- you need cross-platform (OS X, Linux, Windows) terminal QR output

## When to avoid
- you need QR codes rendered as images or canvas graphics
- you need a browser or client-side QR generator
- you need actively developed features or recent updates

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: cli, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: cli, cross-platform, windows
- tags: qrcode, terminal, ascii-art, javascript, command-line, nodejs, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- gtanner/qrcode-terminal (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:28.138560+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 2026-08-30T04:42:16.926581+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/gtanner/qrcode-terminal (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:28.138560+00:00, sha 8945cba5352f)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/qrcode-terminal (fetched 2026-08-29T12:01:26.998932+00:00, sha 6ba84c32de17)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.