# Install qrencode with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper, scoop

QR Code generation. Version 4.1.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install libqrencode-dev.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:qrencode
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install qrencode
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install qrencode
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: graphics/qrencode/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install qrencode
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: qrencode from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install qrencode
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: qrencode from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#qrencode
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/qr/qrencode/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S qrencode
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: qrencode from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install qrencode
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: qrencode from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst

### Windows

- Scoop (92%):

```sh
scoop install main/qrencode
```

  Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/qrencode.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:qrencode
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 4.1.1
- **Source summary:** QR Code generation
- **Homepage:** <https://fukuchi.org/works/qrencode/index.html.en>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/fukuchi/libqrencode>
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- qrencode (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 4.1.1

## Security Notes

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - libqrencode-dev - 4.1.1-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libqrencode-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | QR Code encoding library -- development | https://fukuchi.org/works/qrencode/index.html.en
- Debian apt - libqrencode4 - 4.1.1-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libqrencode4 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | QR Code encoding library | https://fukuchi.org/works/qrencode/index.html.en
- Debian apt - qrencode - 4.1.1-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: qrencode from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | QR Code encoder into PNG image | https://fukuchi.org/works/qrencode/index.html.en
- Nix - qrencode: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/qr/qrencode/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - libqrencode-dev - 4.1.1-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libqrencode-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | QR Code encoding library -- development | https://fukuchi.org/works/qrencode/index.html.en
- Ubuntu apt - libqrencode4 - 4.1.1-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libqrencode4 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | QR Code encoding library | https://fukuchi.org/works/qrencode/index.html.en
- Ubuntu apt - qrencode - 4.1.1-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: qrencode from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | QR Code encoder into PNG image | https://fukuchi.org/works/qrencode/index.html.en
- dnf - qrencode - 4.1.1-13.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: qrencode from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Generate QR 2D barcodes | http://fukuchi.org/works/qrencode/
- dnf - qrencode-devel - 4.1.1-13.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: qrencode-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | QR Code encoding library - Development files | http://fukuchi.org/works/qrencode/
- dnf - qrencode-libs - 4.1.1-13.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: qrencode-libs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | QR Code encoding library - Shared libraries | http://fukuchi.org/works/qrencode/
- pacman - qrencode - 4.1.1-4: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: qrencode from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | C library for encoding data in a QR Code symbol. | https://fukuchi.org/works/qrencode/
- zypper - libqrencode4 - 4.1.1-2.11: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libqrencode4 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | C library for encoding data in a QR Code symbol | https://github.com/fukuchi/libqrencode
- zypper - libqrencode4-32bit - 4.1.1-2.11: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libqrencode4-32bit from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | C library for encoding data in a QR Code symbol | https://github.com/fukuchi/libqrencode
- zypper - qrencode - 4.1.1-2.11: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: qrencode from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | C library for encoding data in a QR Code symbol | https://github.com/fukuchi/libqrencode
- zypper - qrencode-devel - 4.1.1-2.11: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: qrencode-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | C library for encoding data in a QR Code symbol - Development files | https://github.com/fukuchi/libqrencode
- MacPorts - qrencode: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: graphics/qrencode/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/qrencode.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/qrencode.yml)


## Sources

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
