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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.

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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