QR Code Scanner is a strong option, but it is not the right fit for everyone. Below are 10 alternatives compared on rating, install base, pricing and the use case each one actually wins on.
Upload a QR code image or right-click on the QR code image on the webpage to quickly scan and read its QR code content.
| Extension | Rating | Users | Pricing | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QR Code Scanner (original) | — | — | Free | Upload a QR code image or right-click on the QR code image on the webpage to quickly scan and read its QR code content. |
| VPN for Chrome: NordVPN proxy protection | — | — | Free | Connect to the fastest VPN out there — NordVPN. Hide your IP, block ads, and be safer online with our VPN proxy extension for Chrome |
| Foxit PDF Creator | — | — | Free | To convert the web page to Foxit PDF |
| Image Downloader | 3.7 | 2M+ | Free | 🟦 Image Downloader ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ To save multiple photos at once, this extension enables you to: - Browse pictures on the acti. |
| Adobe Acrobat: PDF edit, convert, sign tools | 4.4 | 311M+ | Freemium | Do more in Google Chrome with Adobe Acrobat PDF tools. View, fill, comment, sign, and try convert and compress tools. |
| Adblock Plus - free ad blocker | 4.4 | 37M+ | Freemium | Users who want an easy-to-use ad blocker with optional acceptable ads support. |
| Chrome Remote Desktop | 3.1 | 37M+ | Free | Chrome Remote Desktop extension |
| Free VPN for Chrome - VPN Proxy VeePN | 4.5 | 14M+ | Free | VeePN is a VPN extension that unblocks websites and secures your connection with encrypted tunneling and unlimited bandwidth. |
| Tampermonkey | 4.7 | 11M+ | Free | Power users who want to customize websites and automate tasks with userscripts. |
| Adblock for Youtube™ | 4.4 | 10M+ | Free | ✓ Permissions: like common ad-blocking extensions we do need default permissions on every website to remove ads or popups for exam. |
| LastPass: Free Password Manager | 4.2 | 8M+ | Free | Users who want a free, feature-rich password manager with cross-device sync. |
Connect to the fastest VPN out there — NordVPN. Hide your IP, block ads, and be safer online with our VPN proxy extension for Chrome
Why it replaces QR Code Scanner: Covers similar ground in the Productivity category: Connect to the fastest VPN out there — NordVPN. Hide your IP, block ads, and be safer online with our VPN proxy extension for Chrome
To convert the web page to Foxit PDF
Why it replaces QR Code Scanner: Covers similar ground in the Productivity category: To convert the web page to Foxit PDF
🟦 Image Downloader ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ To save multiple photos at once, this extension enables you to: - Browse pictures on the acti.
Why it replaces QR Code Scanner: Covers similar ground in the Productivity category: 🟦 Image Downloader ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ To save multiple photos at once, this extension enables you to: - Browse pictures on the acti.
Do more in Google Chrome with Adobe Acrobat PDF tools. View, fill, comment, sign, and try convert and compress tools.
Why it replaces QR Code Scanner: Another popular Productivity extension: Do more in Google Chrome with Adobe Acrobat PDF tools. View, fill, comment, sign, and try convert and compress tools.
Remove ads on YouTube and everywhere else you browse.
Why it replaces QR Code Scanner: Another popular Productivity extension: Remove ads on YouTube and everywhere else you browse.
Chrome Remote Desktop extension
Why it replaces QR Code Scanner: Another popular Productivity extension: Chrome Remote Desktop extension
VeePN is a VPN extension that unblocks websites and secures your connection with encrypted tunneling and unlimited bandwidth.
Why it replaces QR Code Scanner: Another popular Productivity extension: VeePN is a VPN extension that unblocks websites and secures your connection with encrypted tunneling and unlimited bandwidth.
Tampermonkey lets you install and run userscripts to customize websites, automate repetitive tasks and enhance functionality.
Why it replaces QR Code Scanner: Another popular Productivity extension: Tampermonkey lets you install and run userscripts to customize websites, automate repetitive tasks and enhance functionality.
✓ Permissions: like common ad-blocking extensions we do need default permissions on every website to remove ads or popups for exam.
Why it replaces QR Code Scanner: Another popular Productivity extension: ✓ Permissions: like common ad-blocking extensions we do need default permissions on every website to remove ads or popups for exam.
LastPass is an award-winning password manager for secure credential management on any device.
Why it replaces QR Code Scanner: Another popular Productivity extension: LastPass is an award-winning password manager for secure credential management on any device.
Direct comparisons with the extensions people weigh against it.
VPN for Chrome: NordVPN proxy protection is the closest match. Covers similar ground in the Productivity category: Connect to the fastest VPN out there — NordVPN. Hide your IP, block ads, and be safer online with our VPN proxy extension for Chrome
Yes — VPN for Chrome: NordVPN proxy protection, Foxit PDF Creator, Image Downloader are free.
