# SimpleSoftwareIO/simple-qrcode

An easy-to-use PHP QrCode generator with first-party support for Laravel.

Repository: https://github.com/SimpleSoftwareIO/simple-qrcode
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/simple-qrcode
Homepage: https://www.simplesoftware.io/simple-qrcode
Language: PHP
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: php, laravel, laravel-package, hacktoberfest, php-library, qrcode-generator, qr-code
Last push: 2024-08-12T08:42:45+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4468, "days_push": 751, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2903, forks 458 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:28.990648+00:00)

## What it is
Simple QrCode is an easy-to-use PHP library for generating QR codes, built as a wrapper around Bacon/BaconQrCode. It offers first-party integration with the Laravel framework via a familiar, simple API.

## Use cases
- generate qr codes in php
- add qr code generation to a laravel app
- create qr codes for event tickets
- generate qr code images from urls or text
- embed qr codes in emails or invoices

## When to choose
- you are building a Laravel application and need QR code generation with minimal setup
- you want a simple, well-documented PHP wrapper around BaconQrCode
- you need a MIT-licensed, widely used QR code library for PHP

## When to avoid
- you are not using PHP or Laravel and prefer a native library in another language
- you need advanced QR code features not supported by BaconQrCode
- you need a framework-agnostic solution and dislike Laravel-oriented APIs

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: image-processing, sdk
- domain: web-development, developer-tools
- platform: php
- tags: qrcode-generator, laravel-package, baconqrcode-wrapper, laravel

## Member repositories
- SimpleSoftwareIO/simple-qrcode (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:28.990648+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 2026-08-30T07:34:31.941806+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/SimpleSoftwareIO/simple-qrcode (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:28.990648+00:00, sha 8ca84afbe344)
  - homepage: https://www.simplesoftware.io/simple-qrcode (fetched 2026-08-29T09:49:48.701816+00:00, sha ff2900cc4fe3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.