qrcode-terminal
Generate and display QR codes in the terminal for CLI applications and scripts.
Utilities npm Apache-2.0
How qrcode-terminal is used
qrcode-terminal is a dependency in 36 of the 6,208 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.7% of the 4,818 JavaScript/TypeScript ones), #40 of 361 in utilities. Counting the projects our scan samples by dependency (Solana 2,661, Ethereum and EVM 1,496, 3D and games 2,818, agent frameworks and SDKs 10,983), it appears in 69; those are left out of every share on this page. Projects that use it most often also use dotenv (80.6%), Express (72.2%), tsx (72.2%). It is more common in projects set up for OpenClaw (8.1%) than for GitHub Copilot (0.2%).
qrcode-terminal popularity over time
Gid Score 49: downloads 76, use in agent projects 45, GitHub stars 17, downloads trend 48 (each 0-100). How it is calculated.
Often used with qrcode-terminal
| dotenv | 80.6% of qrcode-terminal projects · 5.2× more than average |
|---|---|
| Express | 72.2% of qrcode-terminal projects · 10.6× more than average |
| tsx | 72.2% of qrcode-terminal projects · 4.8× more than average |
| Croner | 69.4% of qrcode-terminal projects · 100.3× more than average |
| JSON5 (JavaScript) | 69.4% of qrcode-terminal projects · 82.9× more than average |
| Sharp | 69.4% of qrcode-terminal projects · 14.8× more than average |
| ws | 69.4% of qrcode-terminal projects · 22.1× more than average |
| Vitest | 75.0% of qrcode-terminal projects · 3.6× more than average |
By coding agent
| Claude Code | 1.0% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| OpenClaw | 8.1% of projects set up for it |
| Gemini CLI | 3.2% of projects set up for it |
| Cursor | 0.3% of projects set up for it |
| GitHub Copilot | 0.2% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list qrcode-terminal as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install qrcode-terminal |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (26), Python (8), Next.js (2) |
| Example projects | Bitterbot-AI/bitterbot-desktop, ArgentAIOS/argentos-core, raucvr/Group-Goki, viralcode/openwhale, geongeorge/nakedclaw |
Alternatives to qrcode-terminal
In our scan, none of the most used tools in Utilities does the same job as qrcode-terminal: they are add-ons, companions or tools for a different task.
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