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BraveQR Scanner

A blazing-fast QR code scanner built for the Brave browser ecosystem

License: MIT Manifest V3 Brave Compatible PRs Welcome


Privacy-first · Local scanning · Zero data leakage


✨ Features

Feature Description
🔍 Full Page Deep Scan Scans every <img> and <canvas> element on the active tab
📋 Multi-Result Support Identifies and lists all unique QR codes found simultaneously
Native + Fallback Detection High-speed BarcodeDetector API with a robust jsQR fallback
🔒 Privacy First All scanning happens locally — no data ever leaves your machine
🎨 Clean UI Minimalist, glassmorphism-inspired design native to Brave
📎 Instant Copy One-click to copy any detected result to your clipboard

🛠️ Tech Stack

JavaScript HTML5 CSS3 Brave

Technology Role
Manifest V3 Latest Google/Brave extension standard for security & performance
BarcodeDetector API Native browser hardware-accelerated QR scanning
jsQR Pure JavaScript fallback for maximum compatibility
Vanilla CSS Premium glassmorphism UI — no heavy frameworks needed

🚀 Installation

Developer Install (Unpacked)

BraveQR is currently in open-source development. To install manually:

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/coderanik/BraveQR.git
cd BraveQR

2. Open Brave Extensions

brave://extensions

3. Enable Developer Mode

Toggle the switch in the top-right corner of the extensions page.

4. Load the extension

Click Load unpacked → select the BraveQR folder.


📖 Usage

1.  Navigate to any webpage containing QR codes
2.  Click the BraveQR icon in your extension toolbar
3.  Hit the  Scan Page for QR Codes  button
4.  Detected codes appear in a list — click any to copy it

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome and appreciated! Please read CONTRIBUTING.md to get started.

# Fork → Clone → Branch → Commit → Pull Request
git checkout -b feature/your-feature-name

📜 Code of Conduct

Help us keep this a positive community. Please read our CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md.


⚖️ License

Released under the MIT License — free to use, modify, and distribute.


🎨 UI Design

BraveQR UI Design

Made with ❤️ for the Brave community

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