Gabe Schuyler

@gabe_sky@infosec.exchange
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Language and AI by day, relentless tinkering and whimsy by night. I fix things.
GitHubhttps://github.com/gabe-sky
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Homepagehttps://www.gabe-sky.com/
@gabe_sky,
$ sudo apt install qrencode
$ qrencode -o /tmp/demo.png 'Just a stand-alone utility.'
$ display /tmp/demo.png
@gabe_sky Would you look at that, it just works!

@gabe_sky Nicely done! Simple online tool (no strings attached)!

Anyone looking for an offline command-line alternative, qrencode is fantastic (https://github.com/fukuchi/libqrencode) and can be easily integrated into your favorite text editor.

Here's how I use from #emacs via dwim-shell-command https://github.com/xenodium/dwim-shell-command

ps. There's also zbar, great for scanning https://xenodium.com/emacs-scan-this-qrcode

@gabe_sky Great tool, thanks.

Also, for users of CyberChef, creating QR codes is part of CyberChefs feature set too and can be run locally. It is my most used tool for creating QR codes, since I have a browser tab open with CyberChef at all times anyways.

https://gchq.github.io/CyberChef/#recipe=Generate_QR_Code(‘PNG’,5,4,’Medium’)

CyberChef

The Cyber Swiss Army Knife - a web app for encryption, encoding, compression and data analysis

Libre Office is also free and includes a QR code and barcode generator too! This saved me from having to hunt down a standalone generator that wasn't completely sketchy when I needed a barcode for some freelance work. Plus it can replace Microsoft Office.
https://www.libreoffice.org/

@gabe_sky

Home | LibreOffice - Free and private office suite - Based on OpenOffice - Compatible with Microsoft

Free office suite – the evolution of OpenOffice. Compatible with Microsoft .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx. Updated regularly, community powered.

@gabe_sky
Great idea, thanks! Bookmarked.

As chance would have it, I also built another useful thing, way back in 2015:

https://batterystaple.pw/ - generates secure #Passphrases entirely in your browser

Like you, I built it because I was not happy with the existing alternatives. Since then, I have been using it quite regularly, but I have no idea if anybody else uses it (nor a way to find out).

In any case, I will gladly continue to pay for the domain name!

battery staple

@gabe_sky ha! I built something similar specifically for WiFi QR codes!

https://qifi.org

pure JS WiFi QR Code Generator

pure JS WiFi QR Code Generator

@gabe_sky niice!

I have one running here:

https://qr.stux.me

LibreQR · QR codes generator

Generate QR codes freely. Choose content, size, colors…

@gabe_sky@infosec.exchange Nice! We did a similar thing with https://libera.codes/
Libera.Codes

Libera.Codes - Free, privacy-first QR Codes - no ads, no trackers!

@gabe_sky Big fan of single page "websites" that folk can download to use locally, this is one of mine (ugly code, still being tinkered with) https://thegeoff.net/hazprint/