--- title: "PDF QR Code: Open a PDF, Image or Video From a Scan" description: "A PDF QR code opens your PDF, image or MP4 video straight from the scan. Replace the file any time and the printed code stays the same." canonical: "https://linkbreakers.com/workflow-steps/open-media" --- # PDF QR Code: Open a PDF, Image or Video From a Scan > A PDF QR code opens your PDF, image or MP4 video straight from the scan. Replace the file any time and the printed code stays the same. Open media ยท Exit # A PDF QR code that opens your file, and stays up to date A PDF QR code opens your document right after the scan. The Open media step hands the visitor one file from your media library, a PDF, an image or an MP4 video, in their browser, and you can replace the file without reprinting the code. [Start free](https://app.linkbreakers.com/workspace/sign-up/wizard?ref=workflow-steps-open-media)[See every step](https://linkbreakers.com/workflow-steps) What it does ## How a QR code for a PDF opens the file Pick a file from your media library or upload one: PNG, JPEG, WebP, SVG, PDF or MP4\. Images can weigh up to 10 MB, PDFs 25 MB and videos 50 MB. Each scan gets a fresh, signed link to the file, valid for an hour, so the file's own address is never handed out for good. What you end up with The menu, brochure or manual is on their phone in one scan, and next week's version replaces it without a reprint. Use it when * A menu or a price list as a PDF. * A manual or a spec sheet on the packaging. * A video on a poster. Worked example ## A weekly menu that changes every Monday 1. 1Upload the menu PDF and create a link with an Open media step. 2. 2Print the QR code on the tables. 3. 3Every Monday, use Replace to put the new PDF in place. Guests always open this week's menu, and the printed code never changes. How it fits ## Where open media sits in a workflow Open media ends a path. It can come right after the scan, or behind a button of a Multi-link Page. [![PDF QR code in a workflow, as a diagram: a scan or click, then Multi-link Page, then Open media. then menu.pdf.](https://linkbreakers.com/images/workflow-steps/open-media/flow.webp)](https://linkbreakers.com/images/workflow-steps/open-media/flow.webp) In the dashboard ## Media settings and limits Named as you will find them in the app. Media One file from your media library, or a new upload. Replace swaps it for another. Works well with ## What to pair with Open media [![](https://linkbreakers.com/images/workflow-steps/multi-link-page/cover-sm.webp)Multi-link PageSeveral documents behind one code, each on its own button.Multi link QR code](https://linkbreakers.com/workflow-steps/multi-link-page)[![](https://linkbreakers.com/images/workflow-steps/password/cover-sm.webp)PasswordKeep a file for staff or members only.QR code with a password](https://linkbreakers.com/workflow-steps/password)[![](https://linkbreakers.com/images/workflow-steps/form/cover-sm.webp)FormAsk for an email before handing over a brochure.Lead capture form for a QR code](https://linkbreakers.com/workflow-steps/form) Good to know ## Limits and details * Media used by an Open media step cannot be deleted, so a printed code does not break by accident. * If the file is missing, visitors go to the link's fallback destination when it has one. * Your plan sets how much media your workspace can keep (see pricing). FAQ ## PDF and video QR code questions Can a QR code open a PDF? Yes. An Open media step opens the PDF in the visitor's browser right after the scan. Can I replace the PDF without a new QR code? Yes. Replace the media and every code that uses it opens the new file. Which files work? PNG, JPEG, WebP, SVG, PDF and MP4, up to 10 MB for an image, 25 MB for a PDF and 50 MB for a video. SVG images download instead of opening. Is the file's address public? Each scan gets a fresh signed link to the file, valid for an hour. Learn more ## Guides and examples * [How to share a PDF, image or video from a QR code](https://linkbreakers.com/help/article/how-to-share-media-from-a-qr-code) * [How to create a QR code for a PDF you can replace without reprinting](https://linkbreakers.com/help/article/how-to-create-a-qr-code-for-a-pdf) * [How to put several PDFs behind one QR code](https://linkbreakers.com/help/article/how-to-put-several-pdfs-behind-one-qr-code) * [Your media library: kinds, where it's used, and storage](https://linkbreakers.com/help/article/your-media-library-kinds-where-its-used-and-storage) ## Put an Open media step behind your next QR code. Build the workflow yourself, or describe it in one sentence and the AI Assistant builds it. Free plan, no card. [Start free](https://app.linkbreakers.com/workspace/sign-up/wizard?ref=workflow-steps-open-media) --- Source: https://linkbreakers.com/workflow-steps/open-media