Free vCard & Business Card QR Code Generator

There is no difference. They are the same thing under two names. vCard is the format; .vcf (Virtual Contact File) is the filename extension that format is saved under, which is why a downloaded contact arrives as contact.vcf. A QR code encoding vCard data and one encoding VCF data are identical, because the QR holds the contact text itself rather than a link to a file. Two practical notes. If you already have a .vcf exported from Outlook, Google Contacts, or the iOS Contacts app, open it in any text editor and paste the contents into the generator — the BEGIN:VCARD through END:VCARD block is exactly what gets encoded. Strip any embedded photo first. Base64 photo data runs several thousand characters and pushes the symbol past the density a phone camera resolves at business-card size.

The full vCard 3.0 / 4.0 spec: name (first/last/middle/prefix/suffix), multiple phone numbers (home, work, mobile, fax), multiple email addresses (work, personal), company name, job title, website URLs, physical address, birthday, photo, notes field, and social profile URLs. But fewer fields means a faster-scanning code. Five fields (name, phone, email, company, title) is the sweet spot for business cards.

The phone's camera decodes the vCard payload locally and the OS shows a native Save Contact dialog with every field pre-populated. On iPhone, this is the Contacts app modal; on Android, it's the Google Contacts (or Samsung Contacts) save sheet. The user taps Save and you're in their address book in 3 seconds. The scan-to-save flow is the smoothest of any QR type — same as Apple's NameDrop, no install needed.

Yes — the entire vCard payload is encoded directly into the QR pattern. The scanner decodes it locally and the OS's contact app saves it locally. No network round-trip, no cloud lookup, no server dependency. This is why static vCard QRs are the most durable QR type alongside text and Wi-Fi — they keep working forever, including in cellular dead zones at the conference venue.

Static vCard QRs encode the data permanently — once it's printed, the saved contact is fixed. To update without reprinting (you change jobs, get a new phone number, or switch companies), use a dynamic vCard QR on the Lite plan ($5/mo). The printed code redirects to a hosted vCard URL; you update the vCard from the dashboard and every future scan saves the new info. Existing scans that already saved your old info don't automatically refresh.

A vCard QR encodes the raw vCard data directly — scan, tap save, done. A digital business card QR opens a *hosted landing page* with your profile, social links, portfolio, calendar booking, and a Save Contact button. vCard is faster (3 seconds, no internet needed); digital card is richer (full page, analytics, multiple destinations, dynamic content). Real estate and high-touch sales tend to prefer digital cards; conference networkers and trade-show booth staff prefer vCards.

You can include the LinkedIn URL in the website field of the vCard, but most contact apps don't parse it into a clickable "LinkedIn" social profile — it shows as a generic website link. For LinkedIn-first networking (recruiters, exec search, consulting), pair the vCard QR on the front of the card with a separate LinkedIn URL QR on the back. Two QRs, two destinations, both highly scannable.

Static vCard QRs encode the contact data directly into the pattern — no server lookup, no redirect, no dependency on EZQR. Every business card you've printed keeps saving the contact forever. Only dynamic vCard codes need an active subscription for the redirect lookup.

Enter your name, phone, email, company, job title, and website, then download the code as PNG, SVG, or PDF — that vCard QR is a digital business card, and one scan opens a native Save Contact dialog with every field filled. Keep it to the five core fields for the fastest scan, brand it with your colors and a centered logo, and print at 2 cm × 2 cm or larger. If you want the details to stay editable after printing — new title, new number, new company — make it a dynamic vCard on the Lite plan ($5/mo) and update it from the dashboard.

Only if it is dynamic. A static vCard QR encodes your contact details straight into the pattern, so the phone decodes it locally and no scan ever reaches a server — there is nothing to measure. A dynamic vCard QR on the Lite plan ($5/mo) redirects through EZQR first, so the dashboard shows total and unique scans plus the time, approximate location, and device type for each one. That is the same real-time scan analytics a digital business card gives you, at the vCard price point.

Enter your name, phone, email, company and job title, then download the code and place it on the card artwork. The QR carries the same details the card prints, so the recipient scans instead of retyping. Print it at 2 cm or larger — a business card QR that scans in a design mockup often fails at actual card size, which is the most common reason a print run has to be redone.

Nothing technical — they are the same thing under two names. "vCard" is the file format (VCF) that carries the contact details; "business card QR code" is what people call it when that code is printed on a card. Some vendors also use "digital business card" for a hosted profile page, which is a different product: that one needs a live server and a subscription, while a vCard QR keeps working on its own.

No. The vCard generator is free with no sign-up, no watermark on any plan, and no expiry on the finished code. An account only matters if you want a dynamic code you can repoint later, or SVG and print-ready PDF export on the Lite plan at $5/mo.

At least 2 cm (0.8 in) square, and give it a clear quiet zone of about four modules on every side. Cards are scanned at close range so you can go smaller than signage, but a vCard carries a lot of data and denser patterns need more physical area. Print a test card and scan it from a natural holding distance before committing — the size guide has the measured minimums.

Yes — the logo generator places your mark in the centre. Keep it at or below 25% of the code width and raise error correction to Q or H, because a vCard is already a dense payload and has less headroom to spare than a short URL.

Yes. Every field is encoded inside the pattern itself, so the phone reads it locally and opens the Save Contact dialog with no network involved. That is the practical advantage over a hosted digital-card link, which shows nothing on a trade-show floor with no signal.