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TLDR

A Premiere Pro plugin that generates QR codes directly inside the video editor, no external tool needed.

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    What it does
      QR codes in Premiere
      In-app generation
      Update notifications
    Tech stack
      JavaScript
      UXP
      Premiere Pro
    Use cases
      Add QR to footage
      Skip external tools
      Reference UXP plugin
    Platform
      Mac primary
      Windows tested
      Premiere 25.6 plus

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Quickly insert a QR code image into a video project without leaving Premiere Pro.

USE CASE 2

Add QR codes linking to websites, social profiles, or downloads directly in edited footage.

USE CASE 3

Try out a UXP-based Premiere plugin as a reference for building similar tools.

What is it built with?

JavaScriptUXPAdobe Premiere Pro

How does it compare?

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Setup difficultyeasyhardeasy
Complexity1/55/51/5
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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

Requires Adobe Premiere Pro 25.6 or above, download the ccx file from Releases.

No license information is stated in the README.

In plain English

Tiny QR is a small plugin that lets video editors create QR codes directly inside Adobe Premiere Pro, without switching to a separate app or website to generate one first. The goal is speed: instead of leaving your editing project to make a QR code and then importing an image, you can generate it right where you are working. The plugin is built on UXP, Adobe's newer plugin framework, which means it only works with Premiere Pro version 25.6 and above. It was primarily made for Mac, but the author reports it has also been tested and works on Windows, though that is described as hopeful rather than fully guaranteed. To use it, you download the latest ccx file from the project's Releases page on GitHub and install it into Premiere. The plugin includes a built in update check, so when a new version is available, a popup notification appears inside the plugin itself. Clicking that notification takes you to the latest release so you can download and install the update over your current version. The README is transparent about how the project was made. The code itself was written using large language models, specifically GPT 5.5 and Claude Opus 4.8, while the design and quality assurance work was done by the human author. This is a lightweight, single purpose tool aimed at video editors who want a quick way to add QR codes to their footage, rather than a general purpose QR code library or service.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Explain how this Tiny QR plugin generates QR codes inside Adobe Premiere Pro using UXP.
Prompt 2
What Premiere Pro version do I need to run this Tiny QR plugin, and how do I install the ccx file?
Prompt 3
Show me how a UXP plugin like this one detects and prompts for new version updates.
Prompt 4
Help me build a similar UXP plugin for Premiere that generates barcodes instead of QR codes.

Frequently asked questions

What is tiny-qr-pr?

A Premiere Pro plugin that generates QR codes directly inside the video editor, no external tool needed.

What language is tiny-qr-pr written in?

Mainly JavaScript. The stack also includes JavaScript, UXP, Adobe Premiere Pro.

What license does tiny-qr-pr use?

No license information is stated in the README.

How hard is tiny-qr-pr to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is tiny-qr-pr for?

Mainly general.

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