QR Codes Manager — Version History & Changelog
Complete Chrome extension changelog for
QR Codes Manager — the fast, private and
fully offline tool that generates QR codes for any page or
link directly from your browser toolbar.
Every release, every fix, every improvement documented here
from the first public build to the current stable version.
About This Changelog
This page documents every release of
QR Codes Manager — a Chrome extension
built to generate high-quality QR codes instantly for
any webpage or URL, with built-in tools to clean tracking
parameters from links, shorten long URLs via your own
backend or a free fallback service, save a personal QR
history, download QR images as PNG and share them directly
from the browser popup.
The extension runs entirely offline — no data is ever sent
to any server unless you explicitly use the URL shortener.
Entries are listed newest-first.
Each version entry includes the release date, a status
badge, a plain-English summary and the specific fixes or
features shipped in that build.
Full Version History
Stable
Version 1.0.1 —
First post-launch update addressing early user
feedback. Focused on popup layout reliability,
URL tools visibility, history tab improvements
and a more robust URL shortener with a multi-service
fallback chain so shortening always works even when
the primary backend is unreachable.
- New
URL Tools (Clean URL + Shorten) now visible
directly on the QR tab — no need to open Settings - New
Clickable URL display on QR tab — click the URL
to open it in a new tab - New
Copy button next to the URL display for
one-click URL copying without generating a QR code - New
History tab — sort saved QR codes by
date (newest first) or by domain name - New
History tab — vertical scroll when saved items
exceed the visible area - New
Buy Me a Coffee footer bar now present on all
three tabs (QR, History, Settings) - New
Settings — About section now includes author
links and third-party library attribution - New
URL shortener fallback chain — tries your own
backend first, then is.gd, then v.gd - Improved
Popup width increased to 400px and all elements
now fit within the popup borders without clipping - Improved
Popup height budget recalculated — QR tab fits
all elements in 580px with no scroll required - Improved
Settings tab URL Tools section kept in sync with
QR tab toggle state (both reflect same preference) - Improved
Zoom preference (80% – 125%) now persists across
sessions when Remember Zoom is enabled - Fixed
All button IDs and data attributes renamed to
use consistentwsc-qr-prefix —
resolves all broken button and QR generation issues
after the initial rename refactor - Fixed
URL shortener was returning
HTTP 400— old TinyURL endpoint
retired; replaced with own backend + fallbacks - Fixed
data-tabattribute mismatch causing
tab switching to silently fail - Fixed
data-zoomattribute mismatch causing
zoom buttons to have no effect - Fixed
window.Layoutsrenamed to
window.wscQrLayouts— layout buttons
(Grid / Row / Carousel) now work correctly - Fixed
HistoryStorerenamed to
wscQrHistoryStore— history save,
load and delete now work correctly - Fixed
cleanUrlandshortenUrl
renamed towscQrCleanUrland
wscQrShortenUrl— URL tools now
execute correctly - Fixed
Stray emoji🔗inside
host_permissionsURL in
manifest.jsonwas breaking JSON
parsing and blocking all network requests - Fixed
Missingis.gdandv.gd
entries inhost_permissions— fallback
shortener services were being blocked by Chrome
Stable
Version 1.0.0 —
First public release of
QR Codes Manager.
Launched with a full-featured QR code generation
popup, three button layout options, URL cleaning,
URL shortening, QR history, PNG download, share
support and a multi-language interface covering
16 locales.
Runs entirely offline using the bundled
qrcode.js library by davidshimjs —
no external dependencies, no data collection.
- New
Instant QR code generation for the active tab URL
— one click from the toolbar - New
Four QR size options: S (150px), M (200px),
L (280px), XL (400px) - New
Three button layout modes: Grid (2×2),
Row and Carousel - New
Copy URL to clipboard with one click - New
Open URL in new tab directly from the popup - New
Save QR code to personal history with heart button - New
Download QR code as PNG with auto-named file
based on domain - New
Share QR code via Web Share API or clipboard
fallback - New
URL cleaner — strips 60+ known tracking parameters
(UTM, fbclid, gclid, mc_cid and more) before
generating the QR code - New
URL shortener — integrates with own backend at
dev.wesimplifycomplexity.com - New
QR history tab — browse, load, share and delete
previously generated QR codes - New
Settings tab — QR size, button layout, URL tools,
popup zoom (80%–125%) and stats counter - New
Popup zoom with optional persistent memory
viachrome.storage.local - New
Fully offline — QR generation uses bundled
qrcode.js, no network required - New
16 locale support: English, French, German,
Spanish, Italian, Portuguese (BR), Arabic,
Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese,
Klingon, Pirate, Shakespeare, Yoda and Emoji - New
Context menu integration — right-click any link
to generate a QR code for it
What Is Coming Next
Upcoming Features — v1.0.2 and Beyond
The following improvements are planned for
upcoming releases of
QR Codes Manager.
Have a feature request?
Reach out via the product page.
- Planned
Custom QR code colours — foreground and
background colour picker in Settings - Planned
Logo / icon overlay in the centre of the QR code - Planned
Export history as a ZIP of PNG files - Planned
QR code for selected text on any page
via context menu - Planned
SVG download option in addition to PNG - Planned
Error correction level selector
(L / M / Q / H) in Settings
Get QR Codes Manager Free
QR Codes Manager is free, private and
fully offline. Generate a QR code for any page in one
click, clean tracking junk from URLs before encoding,
shorten long links, save your QR history and download
or share QR images — all without leaving your browser.
Install the latest version today.