# How to share from your computer to your phone?

**Date:** 2015-07-31  
**Author:** Kees C. Bakker  
**Categories:** Windows  
**Original:** https://keestalkstech.com/how-to-share-from-your-computer-to-your-phone/

![How to share from your computer to your phone?](https://keestalkstech.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/photo-1434592370571-b4bacd3377b3.jpg)

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Today’s world is very connected. I like to browse the web and share what I encounter with my friends. This is very easy to do on Android, but way harder on Windows. As I use more social platforms every day, I get more annoyed about not having the same sharing experience on my computer. I love *browsing* on my *computer* and *sharing* with my *mobile.*

So, what can be done?

## QR Code to the Rescue!

What if you could just exchange content between your phone and browser? Many mobile phones have a camera and a QR code scanner. I use the [Barcode Scanner](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.zxing.client.android&hl=nl) on my Android.

I've added the [QR Code Tag Extension](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/qr-code-tag-extension/bcfddoencoiedfjgepnlhcpfikgaogdg?utm_source=chrome-app-launcher-info-dialog) to my Chrome. Now if I like to share a link, I just click on the QR code button and it generates one for me. I just scan the code and Android lets me share it to any of my social networks.

![Screenshot of the QR Code Tag Extension and a Twitter URL.](https://keestalkstech.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/2015-07-31_2039.jpg)
*Generating an QR code from a URL.*

To make things easier, I made sure that the extension generates nice, large QR Codes that are easily picked up from a distance (can be activated in the settings of the extension).

## What about texts?

![Screenshot of a QR code generated of text.](https://keestalkstech.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/2015-07-31_2044.jpg)
*You can even generate a QR code of a text.*

Sometimes I need to share larger amounts of texts, like a quote or something. Just select the text, right click and choose *Create QR code for this…*

It will open up a new tab and create the QR code with the entire text. These can be scanned by your mobile phone.

![QR Code from text](https://keestalkstech.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/2015-07-31_2054.png)
*The QR code can be quite big.*

## On my phone

One of the advantages of Barcode Scanner is that it copies the data automatically. So I can always *paste* the text in the right app. I find myself using that feature more than the share button.

![Screenshot of the Barcode Scanner.](https://keestalkstech.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Screenshot_2015-07-31-20-46-43.png)
*Very readable on mobile.*

## Conclusion

So you see, sharing stuff can become way easier. Just use these tools: