Free Donation QR Code Generator

Make a free donation QR code that turns intent into gifts

This donation QR code generator puts your giving page behind a scan. A supporter points their phone at the code and lands on your PayPal, GoFundMe, JustGiving, Ko-fi, or website donation page, ready to give. Put it on posters, collection boxes, event programs, and thank you letters.

A donation code closes the gap between the moment someone decides to give and the payment screen. No searching, no typing, no lost intent. The code is static: free, with no account, and it keeps working for as long as your donation page does. To change where it points after printing, or to see how many people scanned it, save it as a dynamic code in a free QRplify account.

What a donation QR code does

• Opens your donation page: PayPal, GoFundMe, JustGiving, Ko-fi, Buy Me a Coffee, Donorbox, or your own site.
• Keeps everything with your provider: the code is a link; QRplify never touches the money.
• Stays fixed: the printed code always opens the same page.

Get your donation link from your platform

The code opens the exact link you paste, so copy it from the platform where people give, then paste it into the generator above.

PayPal

1. Go to PayPal’s Donate button page and log in.
2. Select Get a link for a donation page, or Customize a button for a button with suggested amounts.
3. Finish the steps. PayPal says every Donate button comes with a Donate link and a QR code.
4. Copy the Donate link.

GoFundMe

1. Log in and choose Your fundraisers from the menu at the top right.
2. Choose the fundraiser.
3. Select Share on a US fundraiser, or Share fundraiser in other countries, and copy your fundraiser link.

JustGiving

1. Open your fundraising page on JustGiving.
2. Copy its address from your browser. It starts with www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ or www.justgiving.com/page/.

On any other platform, or on your own site, open the page your donors see and copy its address.

Where donation codes collect

• Collection points and counters: the cashless answer to the coin tin.
• Event programs and pews: churches, charity runs, and school fundraisers.
• Posters and street campaigns: people give in the moment the message lands.
• Thank you letters: returning donors skip the search.

How to create it

1. Paste your donation link: the full URL of your giving page in the field above.
2. Check the preview: scan it and confirm the right page opens, with your name on it.
3. Style it: your cause’s colors, a logo in the center (a heart to start, or a gift, a star or your own), and a frame label like “Scan to donate”. Or select Make a printable design for a poster or business card.
4. Download: JPG for screens. For print, PNG at 4096 px (3000 px on iPhone and iPad) or SVG at any size. With a printable design on, the SVG button becomes PDF, at the exact page or card size.

Scan-test on 2 phones before printing. A static code can’t be changed after printing, so check that the link opens the live campaign. After a download, the generator offers Save it as an editable code, free. Your free QRplify account then starts with the same code as a dynamic code, which you can point at a new page later, with scan counts. The offer needs an https link and doesn’t show on a printable design.

The platform’s QR code, or this generator?

PayPal, GoFundMe and JustGiving each make a QR code for your page. PayPal gives one with every Donate button. GoFundMe’s is under Share or Share fundraiser, then QR code, as an image to save or print. On JustGiving, add /qrcode/ to the end of a www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ address. On a /page/ page, select Edit your page, then the QR symbol under Share. Either way, you take a screenshot of the code. GoFundMe and JustGiving also make a printable poster with the code. Use the platform’s code if that is all you need. This generator adds:

Make the donation code raise more

• Ask for something specific: say what a gift pays for, such as a week of food for a shelter dog, instead of only “Donate now”.
• Place it at the emotional peak: next to the story, at the exit, at checkout.
• Suggest amounts on the donation page: fewer decisions for the donor. The code holds only your link, so the amounts live on the page. PayPal’s Donate button, for example, can suggest amounts.
• Keep contrast high: a dark code on a light background, with clear space around it.

Platform rules that matter for a printed code

A printed code keeps opening the same page, so check how long that page takes donations. These rules come from each platform’s help pages, and PayPal’s from its US pages. Rules and fees can differ by country.

• PayPal: donors complete their donation on PayPal’s site. A personal account can create a donation page, but PayPal says you can’t update it afterwards. A Business account adds more features and customization options. PayPal charges no setup or cancellation fees, and processing fees apply when you receive a donation. Eligible charities can get a lower rate once PayPal confirms the charity account.
• GoFundMe: a fundraiser doesn’t end when it reaches its goal. If you turn off donations, the fundraiser stays public but takes no more gifts. A deleted fundraiser still leaves a public summary. GoFundMe says there is a transaction fee on each donation.
• JustGiving: every page has an expiry date. For an organized event, such as a run, it’s 3 months after the event. You can move the date in Page Settings. A completed page stays online but takes no more donations, and a cancelled page can no longer be viewed.

When a campaign ends, take its printed codes down, or save the code as a dynamic one before you print, so you can point it at your next page. The platforms’ own pages: accepting donations with PayPal, ending a GoFundMe fundraiser and extending a JustGiving page.

Put your donation code to work

Paste your link above, label it with a specific ask, and scan-test on 2 phones before printing. For print, download a PNG at 4096 px or an SVG, or the PDF of a printable design. JPG is for screens.