BEAM is a platform that lets artists, musicians, writers, and brands create augmented reality experiences. Upload photos or videos, get QR codes for each, and share immersive AR content that viewers can experience through their phone cameras.

How do I create an AR experience with BEAM?

Sign up for free, create your page with a custom URL, upload photos or videos, and BEAM automatically generates QR codes for each piece. Anyone who scans the QR code can view your content in augmented reality.

Yes, BEAM is free to use. You can create your AR page, upload media, generate QR codes, and share AR experiences at no cost.

What are AR pins on the Explore Map?

AR pins are location-based content drops. Creators can place their AR media at specific real-world locations. Users nearby can discover these pins on the map and collect them by walking within range, creating a treasure hunt-like experience.

What devices support BEAM AR experiences?

BEAM works on any modern smartphone browser. iPhone users get Apple Quick Look AR for placing content in their room. All devices support the gyroscope-based AR viewer that overlays content on your camera feed.

Digital moments, placed in the real world

Don't just send it. Beam it.

BEAM turns photos, videos, art, and messages into digital experiences people can collect, discover, and place in augmented reality.

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No special headsetShare by link or QRMade for mobile

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Now beaming

A memory you can step into

Discovered nearby

Collect this beam

From idea to experience

Three steps. A whole new dimension.

BEAM makes spatial sharing feel as simple as sending a message.

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Create

Start with something worth sharing.

Turn a photo, video, voice note, or message into a beam in seconds.

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Send

Choose how it travels.

Send it directly, share a QR code, or leave it at a real-world location for someone to discover.

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Experience

Open it in their world.

Recipients can view it in AR as framed art, a floating panel, or a dimensional cube.

One beam, many paths

Built to move between people and places.

A beam can be a gift, a discovery, an exhibit, a clue, or a portal. You choose how it reaches people; they choose how to experience it.

Augmented reality

Place memories, art, and messages into the room around you.

Direct gifting

Send a beam straight to another person and make the delivery feel personal.

Map drops

Leave a beam at a meaningful location for someone nearby to find and collect.

QR sharing

Bridge print and place with a scan that opens the experience instantly.

Scavenger hunts

Connect multiple discoveries into playful journeys, challenges, and rewards.

Virtual rooms

Gather beams into immersive spaces that can be explored from anywhere.

Nothing new to download

A beam opens where the moment happens.

Share a link or QR code. Recipients can open the experience from their phone, view the beam, and step into AR without needing special equipment.

Mobile-firstWeb-based viewingNo headset required

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Made for expression

There is more than one way to beam.

For people

Make the message feel present.

Birthday wishes, travel memories, love notes, invitations, and surprises become experiences instead of another file in a thread.

For creators

Let your work leave the screen.

Release collectible art, build location-based stories, create virtual exhibitions, and give audiences a new way to participate.

For brands & communities

Turn places into touchpoints.

Build activations, tours, campaigns, and community moments that connect real environments with digital content.

Your world has more to say.

Create your first beam and give someone a moment they can open, collect, and remember.

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