# Dynamic QR code > A dynamic QR code holds a short link: change where it goes whenever you like, without reprinting, and count every scan by country and device. - Web page: - Breadcrumb: [Klyk](https://getklyk.io/en) › [Features](https://getklyk.io/en/features) › Dynamic QR code - Version française: ## Printed once, editable for good A dynamic QR code does not hold your page, but a short link that leads to it. Change the destination whenever you like: the code already in print follows, and every scan is counted. [Create a free account](https://getklyk.io/en/signup) · [QR code generator](https://getklyk.io/en/qr-code-generator) - Free, no card required - No visitor cookies - Hosted in the EU ## A code that follows your decisions The printed code stays the same. Everything else is set from the dashboard, at any time. ### An editable destination A typo in the address, a page that moves, an offer that ends: you change the destination, and the code leads to the new one at once. ### Scans counted Every scan is counted apart from clicks, with the country, device and time. At last you know what the poster brought in. [See the analytics](https://getklyk.io/en/link-analytics). ### In your colours Colours, module and eye shapes, logo, margins. QR Studio warns you when a choice threatens the code’s readability. ### On your domain The code can carry your address, `go.yourbrand.com`, instead of ours. [Use your domain](https://getklyk.io/en/custom-domain). ### A destination per visitor The same code can send iPhones to the App Store, Android phones to Google Play, and each country to its version of your site. ### An end, if you want one An expiry date for a limited offer, a password for reserved content: the printed code obeys its link’s rules. ## What sets them apart A static code holds the final address, a dynamic code a short link that leads to it. Need a static code, for a Wi-Fi network say? The [free generator](https://getklyk.io/en/qr-code-generator) makes one without sign-up. | Criterion | Static QR code | Dynamic QR code | | --- | --- | --- | | What the code holds | The destination address | A short link that leads to it | | Change the destination | No | At any time, without reprinting | | Scan analytics | No | Country, device, system, time | | Code density | Grows with the address’s length | That of a short address, so a sparser code | | Depends on a service | No | Yes, the short link’s | | Best for | Wi-Fi, contacts, fixed text | Menus, posters, packaging, business cards | ## Three steps, one print run ### 1. Create a short link Paste the destination address. The short link is created in an instant, on our domain or on yours. ### 2. Design its QR code Colours, shapes, logo, margins: QR Studio keeps the code readable. Download it as SVG for print or PNG for screens. ### 3. Print, then change your mind The printed code leads to the short link. Change the link’s destination whenever you like: there is nothing to reprint. ## Where it makes the difference ### Menus One table card for the whole year: the code leads to the season’s menu. ### Posters and shop windows The campaign ends, the poster stays: the code leads to the next one. ### Packaging and labels Thousands of copies in print, and a manual or product page you keep up to date. ### Business cards A new site, a new role: the cards already handed out stay right. ## Frequently asked ### What is a dynamic QR code? A QR code that holds a short link rather than the final address. The short link redirects to the destination of your choice, which you can change at any time, while the printed code never changes. ### Do dynamic QR codes expire? It works for as long as its short link does, and at Klyk a link never stops on its own: only if you delete it, if you gave it an end date, or if your account is closed. ### Are dynamic QR codes free? Yes, like the rest of the service today. A free account, no card required, gives every link its own customisable QR code, with its scans counted. ### How are scans counted? A Klyk QR code adds a discreet marker to the link it holds. Each scan is thus counted as a scan, apart from clicks, with the country, device and time, without cookies and without keeping the visitor’s IP address. ### Can I make a printed static QR code dynamic? No: a static code holds the address itself, and nothing can change it. You can, however, create a dynamic code to the same page now, and use it for your next print run. ### What happens to my printed codes if I leave Klyk? If your links are on your own domain, you can point that domain elsewhere: the printed codes keep working, with another service or on your own site. It is the best insurance for a code printed at scale. ## Keep exploring - [QR code generator](https://getklyk.io/en/qr-code-generator): A QR code in seconds, in your colours and with your logo, no sign-up needed. - [Link analytics](https://getklyk.io/en/link-analytics): The countries, devices, sources and campaigns behind every click, crossed with each other, without cookies. - [Custom domain](https://getklyk.io/en/custom-domain): Your links on go.yourbrand.com, with HTTPS handled for you. ## Try it on your next link. Free, no card required. The first numbers arrive with the first click. [Create a free account](https://getklyk.io/en/signup) · [All features](https://getklyk.io/en/features)