Voice recording gift
A gift with a voice recording that needs no battery
A recordable greeting card or a small recorder in a photo frame plays a message when you press a button. They are lovely, and they usually hold 20 to 60 seconds on a button battery. This is the same idea on paper. You record the message on your phone or here in the browser, and we draw its sound wave with a QR code inside. Whoever receives it points a phone at the print and hears your voice. There is nothing to charge, the message can be minutes long, and you can make it tonight and print it at home.
Turn it into a keepsake
Shape
Voice
Your file stays in this browser. Nothing is uploaded.
Style
Words
Drawing your preview…
Preview is watermarked. The full files (PNG, SVG and print PDF) come without it.
Make it yours- 1. Record the messageRecord in the browser or upload an MP3 or M4A from your phone. Make a free voice code so the recording has a page to play from.
- 2. Choose the style and the wordsFour styles of sound wave. Add a title and two lines, for example a name and a date. Every design is scan-checked.
- 3. Print itDownload the PNG, SVG or print PDF. Frame it, fold it into a card or tape a small print to the back of a photo frame you already have.
Compared with a recordable card or frame
A recordable card plays at the press of a button, which is better for a small child or for someone who does not use a smartphone. It is limited to a short message, the battery runs out and the recording cannot be changed from far away. A printed voice code needs a phone to play. In return it has no battery, the limit is the file size and not a number of seconds, and on a permanent code you can replace the recording later without printing again.
With a photo frame you already own
You do not need a recordable picture frame. Print the design small, with the code still at least 2 cm wide, and place it in the corner of the mount or on the back of the frame. The photo stays the same and the voice comes with it: a grandparent reading a story, the speech from the wedding, a child saying good night.
Inside a greeting card
The sound wave design is the gift version. If you only want a small plain code inside a birthday or Christmas card, a voice message code without the design is free to start and $4.99 once to make permanent. You find it on the voice message QR code page linked below.
Who gives this
Grandparents who live far away and record a bedtime story. A parent who travels for work. Friends who each record one line for a retirement. A family that wants to keep a voice: a message from a mother or a father, saved from a voicemail. Record your own audio, and please do not upload commercial music you do not have the rights to.
Questions
What do I actually receive?
Files to print: A 2048 pixel PNG, an SVG and a print PDF, all without the watermark. You can change the style and the words any time and download again for the same code.
Does it need a battery or an app?
No. The print is paper. The phone camera reads the code and the recording plays in the browser, with nothing to install.
How long can the voice recording be?
The limit is by file size, not by seconds. A free code holds a file up to 5 MB, which is several minutes of speech from a phone recorder. A permanent code holds up to 20 MB.
How much does it cost?
Trying the designs is free and the preview is watermarked. The design is $9.99 once, on top of a permanent code. If your code is not permanent yet, both together are $14.98. There is no subscription.
Do you print or ship it?
No. You get the files and print them wherever you like: at home, at a print shop or with an online framing service. That also means there is no shipping wait.
Can I change the recording after I give it?
On a permanent code, yes. You replace the recording from your account and the printed code stays the same.
How long does the recording stay online?
A free code stays active as long as it is scanned at least once every 12 months. A permanent code, $4.99 once, has no inactivity rule and no recurring fee for as long as qrforprint operates. No online service can promise forever, so keep your own copy of the recording too.