Install latest/stable of qr-cli

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sudo snap install qr-cli

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Details for qr-cli

Package name

  • qr-cli

License

  • MIT

Last updated

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

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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.

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