Does PXLA QR Store or Upload My QR Codes?
A direct answer to what happens to the URLs you enter into PXLA QR: nothing is stored, nothing is uploaded, and your URL is never sent to analytics. Here's exactly why, and what our basic product analytics does and doesn't see.
Updated July 13, 2026
The short answer: no, PXLA QR does not store your QR codes, does not upload the URLs you type, and has no database of anything you've ever generated — that part is a direct consequence of how the tool is built, not just a policy promise. Separately, PXLA QR uses basic product analytics (Google Analytics) that never sees your URL either way. This article covers both precisely.
Does PXLA store my QR codes?
No. There is no database behind PXLA QR, no user accounts, and no history of generated codes — for you, or for anyone. Every QR code you generate exists only as an image in your own browser's memory, for as long as that browser tab stays open. Once you close the tab or navigate away without downloading, the code is gone completely; there's no server-side copy to retrieve, because none was ever created.
Is my URL uploaded anywhere?
No. The URL you type into PXLA QR never leaves your device. QR code generation happens entirely inside your browser using JavaScript running on your own machine — see Is Generation Client-Side? for the technical detail. There is no API call carrying your URL to a PXLA server, because generating the code doesn't require one; your browser has everything it needs to build the code locally.
You can verify this yourself
Open your browser's developer tools (Network tab) before generating a code, then click Generate QR Code. You'll see no network request carrying your URL — because none is made. This is verifiable, not just asserted.
What about general browser privacy — cookies, analytics, tracking?
PXLA QR (a U.S.-only service — see our Privacy Policy) loads basic Google Analytics automatically, without a cookie-consent banner. It sets standard first-party cookies and receives ordinary usage signals (pages viewed, device/browser type, coarse location) plus three deliberately narrow custom events — but never the URL you entered or the QR code you generated. Analytics is never used for advertising or remarketing on this Service.
If you'd rather not be measured at all, your browser gives you real, effective control: block or clear analytics cookies in your browser's site-data settings, or use a tracking-protection feature or extension to stop analytics scripts from loading in the first place. See our full Privacy Policy for the complete breakdown of what's collected, why, and how to opt out at the browser level.
Separate from that choice, standard, unavoidable web infrastructure still applies: your hosting provider (Vercel) processes basic technical request logs like IP address and timestamp as part of ordinary web serving, the same as any website on the internet — that's infrastructure-level logging, not something PXLA QR adds or has access to at a per-user level.
What happens to the file once you download it?
Once you click Download PNG, the image is written directly to your device's downloads folder by your browser, exactly like downloading any other file from any website. From that point on, it's an ordinary file on your device — PXLA QR has no further involvement with it, no way to see it, and no way to know it exists.
Why this design choice matters
Many free online tools fund themselves by collecting and monetizing usage data — what you searched for, what links you generated, how often you return. PXLA QR doesn't work that way even with analytics turned on: because generation is entirely client-side, there's no URL or generated content to collect even if someone wanted to. Analytics, when accepted, measures aggregate tool usage, never what you personally generated.
Can PXLA see what URLs I've generated QR codes for?
No. URLs are never transmitted to any PXLA server, and never included in analytics events — generation happens entirely in your browser, so there's nothing for PXLA (or Google Analytics) to see or log in the first place.
Does PXLA QR require an account or email address?
No. There's no sign-up, no login, and no email collection anywhere in the tool.
Does PXLA QR use cookies?
Yes — Google Analytics sets standard first-party cookies automatically when you visit, to measure aggregate tool usage. There's no separate cookie-consent banner; you can block or clear these cookies anytime through your browser's own privacy controls, without affecting how the QR generator works.
Is it safe to generate a QR code for a sensitive or internal URL?
From a data-handling standpoint, yes — the URL never leaves your browser, and is never sent to analytics. That said, remember the QR code itself, once printed or shared, makes that URL visible to anyone who scans it, so the usual judgment about who should have access to a link still applies.
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