https://github.com/FrederikRogalski/QR-Reader-Mac

This Applescript reads QR Codes from the screen and processes them via zbar. It extracts the urls and automatically opens them in your standard browser.
https://github.com/FrederikRogalski/QR-Reader-Mac

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This Applescript reads QR Codes from the screen and processes them via zbar. It extracts the urls and automatically opens them in your standard browser.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/FrederikRogalski/QR-Reader-Mac
• Owner: FrederikRogalski
• Created: 2020-09-11T12:03:04.000Z (about 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-09-12T21:59:50.000Z (2 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-09-13T09:45:36.653Z (2 months ago)
• Size: 145 KB
• Stars: 57
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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# QR-Reader-Mac

This Applescript reads QR Codes from the screen and processes them via zbar. It extracts the urls and automatically opens them in your standard browser.

## Usage

![qrreader](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/31591562/136548790-18e1fc06-16ef-44a1-9510-6ffa505b9da5.gif)

## Dependencies

The script relies on zbar. You can install it with:

```brew install zbar```

## Step by step

ZBar can be easily installed with Homebrew:

    brew install zbar

To install QR-Reader-Mac:

 1. Open the [QR-Reader-Mac GitHub project page][2], select Code and download the project as a ZIP file:

    [![enter image description here][3]][3]

 2. Double click the ZIP file to extract it.

 3. Double click the workflow you want to install. The following Pop-UP should appear: 

 4. Confirm by pressing `install`.

 5. MacOS will open System Settings for you and you will be able to find the workflow in the section 'General'. Here you can add a shortcut by double cklicking on 'None'. You can always find this setting through System Settings > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts... > Services: ![MacOS System Settings > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts... > Services > Shortcuts](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/bbfb8d8e-f1aa-4b5c-94ef-0041d6e21baf)

 6. Some apps need a restart before the shortcut is working (e.g. Chrome).

## Copy to Clipboard

The `QRCode2Clipboard.workflow` can be used to extract the content of the QR-Codes into the Clipboard. It can be installed in the same way as the `open_QRCode.workflow`.

  

## History

Every QR-Scan will be safed under the folder `~/Desktop/QRCodeHistory/`.

## Legacy installation

3.1 Move `open_QRCode.workflow` to the `~/Library/Services` folder

3.2 To open `~/Library/Services`, select Finder, press ShiftCommandG, paste `~/Library/Services` and press Enter.

  [1]: https://github.com/mchehab/zbar

  [2]: https://github.com/FrederikRogalski/QR-Reader-Mac

  [3]: https://i.sstatic.net/xRylI.png