What does the QR code link to?

Your channel URL with ?sub_confirmation=1 appended, so scanning it opens YouTube with the subscribe prompt already showing.

Where should I use it?

Podcast video corners, conference slides, business cards, merch, posters: anywhere a phone camera can reach.

What format is the download?

A high-resolution PNG that stays sharp in print.

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YouTube subscribe QR code generator

Turn your channel link into a QR code that opens YouTube with the subscribe prompt ready.

“Search my channel name” loses people. A QR code does not: one scan and the viewer lands on your channel with YouTube's subscribe confirmation already open. It is the ?sub_confirmation=1 trick, packaged into a code you can put anywhere a phone camera can see.

Creators use these on conference slides, podcast video corners, merch, posters, business cards, and market stalls. Paste your channel link or @handle, download the high-resolution PNG, and it stays sharp at print size.

Frequently asked questions

What does the QR code link to?: Your channel URL with ?sub_confirmation=1 appended, so scanning it opens YouTube with the subscribe prompt already showing.
Where should I use it?: Podcast video corners, conference slides, business cards, merch, posters: anywhere a phone camera can reach.
What format is the download?: A high-resolution PNG that stays sharp in print.

This tool lives inside Chewbr

Chewbr does promotion assets for every video you publish, plus the other 46 jobs between filmed and published.

The full app is the finishing system for YouTubers: every video gets a 47-step checklist from Plan to Promote, with tools like this one built into the step where you need them. It has not launched yet, so join the waitlist and you will be first through the door.