QRtoPrint

Write an NFC tag online, with nothing to install

Paste your link, tap the NFC sticker on your phone and it is programmed. Straight from the browser — no apps, no sign-up, free. You can also read what a tag already holds.

This device can't write tags from the browser

Writing NFC tags from the web only works on Android phones with Chrome (or Edge). Neither iPhones nor computers allow it — that is not a bug on this page, it is a limitation of those systems.

Two ways round it:

  1. Open qrtoprint.com/en/nfc on an Android phone and do it right here.
  2. Or use the free NFC Tools app (Android and iPhone): «Write» → «Add a record» → «URL» → paste your link → «Write» → tap the tag.

🔒 Nothing leaves your phone. The link is written straight to the chip from your browser: it never passes through a server of ours.

How it works, in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Buy the tags

    NTAG213 stickers, the standard. Between 15 and 50 cents each in packs of 50 or 100. They have no battery: they draw power from the phone's own signal, so they last for years.

  2. 2

    Type your link and write

    From an Android with Chrome, paste the address above and press write. Hold the tag against the back of the phone and a second later it is done.

  3. 3

    Stick it anywhere

    On a table, a shop window, a card, or inside a 3D printed part. Anyone who taps a phone against it sees your link open with no camera and no scanning.

What an NFC tag actually is

It is a sticker thinner than a sheet of paper with a copper antenna and a tiny chip inside. It has no battery and never runs flat: when you bring a phone close, the phone itself sends over just enough energy to wake it up and have it hand over whatever is stored on it. That is why an NFC tag will work the same in ten years as it does today.

Watch out for a very common mix-up: NFC is not the same as an «NFT». An NFT is a digital certificate of ownership recorded on a blockchain — cryptocurrency territory. NFC is physical technology, the same one you use when you pay with your phone.

How much fits on a tag

Less than people imagine, and it does not matter: the NTAG213 holds 144 bytes, plenty for an ordinary web address. If your link is enormous — one of those with twenty parameters trailing behind it — shorten it first. The NTAG215 (504 bytes) and NTAG216 (888 bytes) exist for oddities like storing a whole contact card; for a link they are money down the drain.

The one thing that blocks NFC

Metal, and only metal. A tag stuck on a metal surface stops working, because metal absorbs the magnetic field. If you need it there, buy the ones marked «on metal»: they carry a ferrite layer that shields the chip. Plastic, wood, paper, glass and fabric do not get in the way at all — NFC goes through one or two millimetres of material without trouble.

The advantage nobody mentions: it reprograms

A printed QR code carries the link drawn into it; change address and you reprint everything. An NFC tag is rewritten in ten seconds and can take it thousands of times. Switch digital menu, website or campaign, reprogram the tags, and the same objects carry on working. It is the difference between a poster and a screen.

What you need to buy

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What people really use them for

🍽️ Restaurant menu

A tag under the table or inside a stand. The customer taps and the menu opens. Change the menu and you reprogram the tag instead of reprinting anything.

⭐ Asking for Google reviews

A small sign by the till with the tag inside pointing at your Google listing. It is the fastest way there is to collect reviews: one tap and they are already typing.

📶 Guest Wi-Fi

In holiday flats and hotels. The guest taps and connects without typing an endless password. (Note: Wi-Fi has to be written with an app, the browser can't do it.)

💼 Business cards

A card with a chip that opens your website, your LinkedIn or your WhatsApp. People keep them because they are an object, not one more piece of paper.

🛍️ Shop windows and labels

A sticker on the glass that opens your Instagram or your online shop, even when the shop is shut.

🎉 Events and weddings

Tags in the favours or on the tables opening the shared photo gallery or the day's programme.

Frequently asked questions

How do you write an NFC tag?

On an Android with Chrome you can do it right here: type the link, press «Write» and hold the tag against the back of the phone. It takes a second. On iPhone or on a computer you need a free app such as NFC Tools, because those systems don't let the browser write to tags.

Can a tag be rewritten?

Yes — NTAG213 and similar take thousands of rewrites, and a new link simply replaces the old one. They only stop being rewritable if somebody deliberately locks them, and that cannot be undone.

Which tag should I buy?

For a link, the NTAG213 is plenty: 144 bytes. Between £0.15 and £0.50 each in packs of 50 or 100. Going onto metal? Then you need the «on metal» type.

Does it work on iPhone?

For reading, yes: every iPhone from the XR onwards reads tags with nothing installed, just bring the top of the phone close. For writing you need a free app, because Apple doesn't let the browser write to chips.

Why don't I see the write button?

Because you're on an iPhone or a computer. Writing from the browser only works on Android with Chrome or Edge. Open this same page on an Android phone and the button appears by itself.

Is an NFC tag the same as an NFT?

No, they're unrelated however similar the letters look. NFC is physical short-range technology: tap your phone and a link opens. An NFT is a digital certificate of ownership on a blockchain, from the crypto world.

Can I write Wi-Fi credentials to a tag?

Not from the browser: the web can only write links and text. For Wi-Fi you need the NFC Tools app, which has that record type. As an alternative, our QR generator does create printable Wi-Fi codes.

Is it free?

Yes, free and no sign-up. Everything happens inside your browser: the link you type is never sent to any server.