---
title: "Share Wi-Fi with a QR code · Kilobat Recipes"
url: "https://kilobat.app/guides/recipes/share-wifi-qr-code"
description: "Show the saved password of a Wi-Fi network on your Mac as a QR code that a phone can scan to join, from the Kilobat Wi-Fi menu or the free CLI."
---

Recipe

# Share Wi-Fi with a QR code

Kilobat makes a QR code from the saved password of a network. A phone camera can scan it to join.

Free in the app and the CLI · Checked: 29 October 2026

## In the app

1. Open the Kilobat Wi-Fi menu.
2. Click the … button beside your current network, then click Share network…
3. Click Unlock with macOS… and authenticate. The password stays on this Mac.
4. Let the other person scan the code with the phone camera.
5. To send the password as text, click Copy password for 60 seconds.

## With the CLI

1. Show the password and a QR code in Terminal. macOS asks first.

   ```
   kilobat wifi share "Home"
   ```
2. Show only the saved password.

   ```
   kilobat wifi password "Home"
   ```
3. List the saved networks in order of preference.

   ```
   kilobat wifi known
   ```

## Good to know

- The QR code contains your network password. Show it only to people that you trust.
- There is no MCP tool for Wi-Fi passwords. An agent cannot read them.
- An open network needs no password, so Kilobat shows no code.

## Questions

**Can I do this without Kilobat?**

Yes. macOS can show saved Wi-Fi passwords and share them with nearby Apple devices. See [Find a saved Wi-Fi password on a Mac](https://kilobat.app/guides/find-saved-wifi-password).

## Sources

- [Kilobat changelog 1.0 and CLI 0.2](https://kilobat.app/changelog)
- [Kilobat llms.txt: CLI and MCP reference](https://kilobat.app/llms.txt)

Sources checked on 29 October 2026. Man pages are the ones installed with macOS; open one with `man <name>` in Terminal.

## Related guides

- [Find a saved Wi-Fi password on a Mac](https://kilobat.app/guides/find-saved-wifi-password): The Mac stores the password of each Wi-Fi network that it joins.
- [Mac joins the wrong Wi-Fi network](https://kilobat.app/guides/mac-joins-wrong-wifi): The Mac joins known networks on its own.
- [Find a better Wi-Fi spot](https://kilobat.app/guides/recipes/find-better-wifi-spot): The signal radar scores your Wi-Fi several times a second.