---
name: "qrtool"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "qrtool"
version: "0.13.2-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/qrtool"
---

# qrtool(1)

a command-line utility for encoding and decoding QR code

## NAME

qrtool - a command-line utility for encoding and decoding QR code

## SYNOPSIS

**qrtool** \[*OPTION*\]... *COMMAND*

## DESCRIPTION

**qrtool** is a command-line utility for encoding and decoding *QR code* \<https://www.qrcode.com/\>.

## COMMANDS

[**qrtool-encode**(1)](/qrtool-encode/1.md)

Encode input data in a QR code.

[**qrtool-decode**(1)](/qrtool-decode/1.md)

Detect and decode a QR code.

[**qrtool-completion**(1)](/qrtool-completion/1.md)

Generate shell completion.

## OPTIONS

- **-h**, **--help**

  Print help message. The short flag (**-h**) will print a condensed help message while the long flag (**--help**) will print a detailed help message.

- **-V**, **--version**

  Print version number.

## EXIT STATUS

**0**

Successful program execution.

**1**

An error occurred.

**2**

An error occurred while parsing command-line arguments.

Exit statuses other than these are defined by `<sysexits.h> <https://man.openbsd.org/sysexits>.`

## NOTES

`Source repository:`

` <https://github.com/sorairolake/qrtool>`

## REPORTING BUGS

`Report bugs to:`

` <https://github.com/sorairolake/qrtool/issues>`

## COPYRIGHT

`Copyright © 2022 Shun Sakai and contributors`

` 1. ``This program is distributed under the terms of either the Apache License 2.0` `or the MIT License.`

` 2. ``This manual page is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons` `Attribution 4.0 International Public License.`

`This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO` `WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.`