Free · in your browser · no signup

Read a broken QR code

Torn, scratched or faded? Upload the photo and Semacode tries to read the broken QR code right in your browser and hand back the content.

🔧 Repair it now How it works

Nothing is uploaded – it all runs on your device.

Three steps to your content

Upload a photo

Drop a photo or screenshot of the code – or scan with your camera. No app, no account.

Repair & grade

The engine cleans up contrast, sharpness and missing modules – and tells you honestly which stage your code is in.

Get your content back

Stage 1: read the content and download a clean code, free. Stage 2: leave your email and we notify you.

What we can repair

Stage 1 · Free

Fixed on the spot

Blurry, low-contrast, slightly smudged or crumpled – cleaned up right in your browser, free.

Stage 2 · Send it in

We keep working on it

Badly damaged, but part of the structure survives. Register, submit – we notify you the moment we can recover it.

Stage 3 · Honestly gone

Physically unrecoverable

Too much is missing – e.g. a destroyed corner marker. That information is no longer in the image. We tell you straight.

🔧 Repair it now

Frequently asked questions

How do I read a broken QR code?

Upload a photo or screenshot of the code. Semacode improves contrast and sharpness, aligns the code and tries to decode the content – all locally in your browser, nothing is uploaded.

What kind of damage can still be read?

Blur, scratches, fading, creases and a missing quiet zone can often be corrected. It only becomes critical when one of the three corner markers or a large part of the data area is destroyed.

Is it free?

Yes – instant reading in your browser is free. For severely damaged codes you can send them in, and we'll let you know as soon as we can recover them.