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Create click-to-chat links
Enter your WhatsApp number and an optional opening message. The extension creates a link customers can tap to start the conversation.
Free Chrome extension
Free WhatsApp QR Code Generator for South African Businesses
Turn WhatsApp into a one-scan conversation.
Create a WhatsApp click-to-chat link or downloadable QR code in seconds. Put it on your business card, shop window, invoice, menu or social profile so customers can reach you without saving your number first.
Free to use. No account required. Opens in the official Chrome Web Store.
Built for small businesses
Make the next step easier for your customer
Every extra step creates another chance for a customer to leave. The extension removes the need to copy a number, save a contact and start a new chat manually.
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Generate downloadable QR codes
Turn your WhatsApp link or website address into a QR code you can download and use online or in print.
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Reduce customer friction
Give people a direct route from a sign, menu, advert, invoice or social profile to the conversation you want them to start.
How to use it
From number to QR code in four steps
You do not need design software or technical experience. Install the extension once, then open it whenever you need a fresh link or QR code.
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Install the extension
Select "Add to Chrome for Free" on this page, then confirm the installation in the Chrome Web Store.
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Enter your number or website
Use your full WhatsApp number with the country code, or paste the website address you want customers to visit.
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Add an opening message
For WhatsApp links, add an optional pre-filled message such as "Hi, I would like a quote" so the customer knows what to send.
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Copy or download
Copy the click-to-chat link or download the QR code as an image. Test it on your phone before adding it to customer material.
Important: A QR code helps someone start a conversation. It does not give permission to add that person to marketing broadcasts. Get clear consent and follow POPIA and WhatsApp's business policies.
Where to use your code
Put the conversation where the decision happens
Shop windows
Business cards
Menus
Invoices
Packaging
Email signatures
Event stands
Social profiles
Why we created it
South African businesses already sell through WhatsApp
Customers use WhatsApp to ask questions, request quotes, confirm bookings and decide who to buy from. Yet many businesses still make people search for a number, save it manually and work out what to say.
Jozi Digital created this free extension to remove that friction. It gives small businesses a practical way to connect printed material, websites and social channels to a real customer conversation.
The QR code is the starting point. A complete WhatsApp marketing system also needs clear consent, useful responses, sensible automation and a way to measure which conversations become customers.
Read our guide to WhatsApp marketing in South Africa for the difference between the Business App and Business API, practical automation ideas and POPIA considerations.
Ready to remove a step?
Create your WhatsApp QR code
Install the free Chrome extension, generate your link and test it with one real customer touchpoint today.