OpenTipJar Guides
Digital tipping guides
Practical answers for anyone accepting cashless tips — whether or not you use OpenTipJar yet. Learn how QR tip pages, wallets, team pools, and exports work in the real world.
Getting started
Create a tip page, understand QR tipping, wallets, and anonymous cashless tips — the basics before you print a code or share a link.
8 guides →
QR codes
Create, print, reuse, and protect QR codes that open your tipping page — without reprinting every time something changes.
6 guides →
Teams
Individual vs pooled tips, multiple staff QR codes, location tracking, and how teams split digital gratuities fairly.
5 guides →
Payments
Cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, suggested amounts, fees, and tipping without creating an account.
4 guides →
Reports
Export tips for bookkeeping, reconcile payouts, and understand when money becomes available.
3 guides →
Security
QR safety, checkout fraud protection, chargebacks, and what happens when a tip is reversed.
4 guides →
Troubleshooting
Fix QR scan issues, wrong links, checkout failures, mobile problems, and delayed payouts.
5 guides →
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