# QR code scanning

hypershot can decode QR codes and barcodes straight off your screen — no
phone photo, no second app. Freeze the screen, and every code in view is
scanned at once.

## How to use

1. Trigger the **scan codes** capture mode — default shortcut `⌘⇧B` on macOS or `Ctrl+Shift+B` on Windows (changeable in
   **Settings → Shortcuts**), or **Scan codes (QR / barcode)** in the menu
   bar / tray menu, the [Quick Access Panel](/docs/hypershot/capturing/quick-access-panel),
   or the editor's [Capture Bar](/docs/hypershot/editing/capture-bar)
2. Every connected screen freezes and hypershot decodes every QR code /
   barcode visible on all of them
3. Each detected code gets a callout with its decoded contents and a
   **Copy** button; links also get an **Open** button. If exactly one code is
   found, it's copied to the clipboard automatically
4. Press **Escape** (or click empty space) to close

## Why the screen freezes

Codes are scanned from a frozen snapshot rather than the live screen: moving
content (a video, an animation, a scrolling page) blurs codes past
recognition, and a still frame guarantees a clean read. The freeze is
automatic in this mode — nothing extra to press.

## Tips

- Codes too small to scan? Capture the region into the editor first and zoom
  — the decoder reads from the frozen frame at native resolution
- Multiple codes on screen all decode in one pass; each gets its own callout
- Results are plain text; for links, **Open** opens them in your browser
- Codes you copy or open are listed under **Recent Codes** in the menu bar /
  tray menu (turn this off in **Settings → Captures → Scan codes history**;
  Wi-Fi and one-time-password codes are never kept)

## Windows and macOS

Both platforms scan identically — the decoding is built into hypershot's
capture pipeline, not an OS feature.

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From https://hypernuclear.com/docs/hypershot/capturing/qr-scanning/