Dynamic QR codes & printed links
Print it once.
Point it anywhere.
GotoNow gives every QR code and short link a destination you can change after it's out in the world — on menus, packaging, signs, and flyers. Fix a dead page, swap in the new one, run a seasonal campaign. Reprint nothing.
Static QR generator
Runs entirely in your browser — nothing is uploaded or stored. Need a code you can edit after printing? That's a dynamic code →
01 · The idea
How a dynamic code works
A static QR code bakes the full URL into the pattern forever. A dynamic code encodes a short forwarding address instead — and that changes everything.
Encode
We assign your code a short forwarding address on goto-now.link. Short address, fewer modules — so the code stays crisp and scannable even at business-card size.
Put it on anything: menus, boxes, yard signs, lanyards, machine labels. The pattern on the page never needs to change again.
Repoint
Change the destination from your dashboard whenever you like. Scanners are forwarded instantly with a standard 307 redirect — the printed code stays exactly as it is.
02 · Know the difference
Static vs. dynamic, in one minute
| Static code | Dynamic code | |
|---|---|---|
| Destination | Fixed forever | Editable anytime |
| Survives a website redesign | Only if the URL does | Yes — just repoint it |
| Scan counts | None | Yes, privacy-light |
| Code density | Grows with URL length | Always short |
| Best for | One-offs you'll never change | Anything printed for a business |
| Cost | Free, above ↑ | Plans from $9/mo |
03 · Where it earns its keep
Built for things that live on paper
Menus that change weekly
One laminated table tent, every menu you'll ever run. Swap the PDF behind the code; the table tent doesn't care.
Boxes printed months ahead
Point the code on your packaging at the current manual, registration page, or support article — long after the print run shipped.
Signs that outlive the message
A real-estate rider, a storefront window, a trade-show banner — repoint them as the listing, promo, or event changes.
Print ads you can measure
Same creative, different landing page by month. See scans per placement without touching the artwork.
Get access
Put a code out in the world.
Keep your options open.
Dynamic codes are onboarding in small batches while we scale the network. Tell us what you're printing and we'll set you up.
The static generator above is free forever, account or not.