Can I change a QR code after printing it?

The printed image never has to change. What changes is where the redirect behind it sends people. With a dynamic code you edit the destination from a dashboard and every existing scan target updates instantly. With a static code, the URL lives in the pattern itself, so the only way to change it is to make a new code.

This is the entire point of TangoQR: every code is a dynamic redirect from the free plan up, not a paid add-on. A free code stays fully editable through its first 50 lifetime scans; past that, editing (and detailed analytics) moves behind Pro for that code, but the redirect itself never switches off: it keeps resolving to wherever you last pointed it, on any plan.

Static vs. dynamic, at a glance

• Editable after printing: dynamic, yes. Static, no.
• Scan tracking: dynamic can log scans, because a server sits in the path; static can't, because nothing does.
• Needs a reprint to point somewhere new: static, always. Dynamic, never.
• Depends on a redirect service staying up: dynamic, yes. Static, no; it works forever with nothing running behind it.

That last line is the honest trade-off, not a sales pitch. A static code has no moving parts: printed once, it resolves exactly the same way ten years later, because nothing has to keep running for it to work. A dynamic code leans on its redirect service staying alive, which is worth it the moment you might need to repoint or track a code, not worth it for something you'll genuinely never touch again.

A worked example: you printed 500 menus pointing at a dynamic code. The destination needs to change: new prices, a new page. Open the code, edit the destination URL, save. Every one of those 500 printed menus now opens the new page on the next scan, instantly, with no reprint.

Do old scans still count after you repoint it?

Yes. Scan count lives on the code itself, not on any one destination, so it's a running lifetime total that never resets when you change where the code points. Repointing doesn't split or discard the history.

Is there a limit on how many times you can edit a free code?

Not on the number of edits. What's limited on the free plan is how long editing stays available on a given code: it's editable through its first 50 lifetime scans, and a code that never crosses that stays editable for free, indefinitely. Past 50 scans, that code needs Pro to keep editing; the redirect itself keeps working regardless.

Does the printed image change when you repoint a code?

No, never. The QR pattern only ever encodes the redirect link, not your real destination, so repointing changes what's behind the code, not the code itself. That's what makes it safe to repoint after thousands of copies are already out in the world.

Can you change a static QR code?

No. There's nothing to edit, because the destination is part of the pattern, not a setting behind it. The only fix is to generate a new code and reprint.

How do you tell which kind you already have?

Decode it. Paste the image into the QR code URL checker and read what comes back: a short redirect link means it's dynamic, and repointing it is a dashboard edit. Your actual destination URL, in full, means it's static, and the only path forward is a new code.