---
title: Install qr-cli on Ubuntu using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of qr-cli for on Ubuntu - Read QR codes from a
  webcam or image file
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/qr-cli/ubuntu
---

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# Install qr-cli on **Ubuntu**

# qr-cli

[Alexander Lukens (alexdlukens)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/alexdlukens "View all snaps from Alexander Lukens (alexdlukens)")

* [Alexander Lukens (alexdlukens)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/alexdlukens "View all snaps from Alexander Lukens (alexdlukens)")
* [Utilities](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=utilities)

[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/qr-cli/ubuntu#install)

#### Read QR codes from a webcam or image file

usage: qr-cli [-h] [-i IMAGE\_PATH] [-v] [-o OUTPUT] [--many-ok] [--use-wechat]
[--downscale-factor DOWNSCALE\_FACTOR] [--skip-frames SKIP\_FRAMES] [--no-display]

```
Read QR codes from a webcam or image file.

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -i IMAGE_PATH, --image-path IMAGE_PATH
                        Path to the image file containing the QR code.
  -v, --verbose         Enable verbose output.
  -o OUTPUT, --output OUTPUT
                        Path to save the decoded QR code output.
  --many-ok             Allow multiple QR codes in the image.
  --use-wechat          Use WeChat QR code detection.
  --downscale-factor DOWNSCALE_FACTOR
                        Image downscale factor.
  --skip-frames SKIP_FRAMES
                        Number of frames to skip between processing on webcam.
  --no-display          Do not display webcam feed in console.
```

### Package name

* qr-cli

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* 8 February 2026 - latest/stable
* 1 February 2026 - latest/edge

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### Contact

* [alukens.com](https://alukens.com "https://alukens.com")

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### Source code

* [github.com/alexdlukens/qr-reader-cli](https://github.com/alexdlukens/qr-reader-cli "https://github.com/alexdlukens/qr-reader-cli")

---

### Report a bug

* [github.com/alexdlukens/qr-reader-cli/issues](https://github.com/alexdlukens/qr-reader-cli/issues "https://github.com/alexdlukens/qr-reader-cli/issues")

---

##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/qr-cli/ubuntu#report-snap-modal)

---

## Enable snaps on Ubuntu and install qr-cli

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

If you’re running [Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)](https://www.ubuntu.com/) or later, including [Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)](https://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/features) and [Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FocalFossa/ReleaseNotes), you don’t need to do anything. Snap is already installed and ready to go.

For versions of Ubuntu between [14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TrustyTahr/ReleaseNotes) and [15.10 (Wily Werewolf)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WilyWerewolf/ReleaseNotes), as well as Ubuntu flavours that don’t include *snap* by default, *snap* can be installed from the Ubuntu Software Centre by searching for *snapd*.

Alternatively, snapd can be installed from the command line:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.

### Install qr-cli

To install qr-cli, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install qr-cli
```

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#### [Get the snap store](https://snapcraft.io/snap-store)

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#### [Learn more about snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs)

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