Animal Crossing: New Horizons has been treating us well, but we're wanting to make our experiences a little more unique. Forget the mystery of Daisy Mae's creation and Joan's potential death, there's been some chatter on the internet with people showing off some really wild outfits amongst other things. Wondering how to use Animal Crossing: New Horizons to import images via custom QR and to unlock your designing potential? We've got how.

So, you've seen some cool designs kicking around on Twitter or something, and maybe you're wondering how to get images like that into your own Town. Well, your island now. Sometimes it's a bit hard to keep track. Maybe you want a sick new flag? Maybe you want something else that's a little more varied than a RGB color palette and a smiley face? Well, you can get that if you know how to import images in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Here's essentially how it all works, but we're going to note one super important thing first - in Animal Crossing New Horizons, importing images involves NookLink.

If you're not sure what NookLink is, well, you're going to need a smartphone with the Nintendo Switch Online app installed in order to use it. Yes, everything has now come full circle. You need to first install the Nintendo Switch Online app on your smart device, and when you have it set up, you'll have to navigate to the following place:

• Game-Specific Services
• Animal Crossing: New Horizons
• Designs

When you navigate over to the Designs tab as we've indicated in our step-by-step guide, you're going to be able to use that interface to scan in custom QR codes. These are, essentially, what amount to images in Animal Crossing as a series - you save your designs that you create as QR codes to be scanned into your games. At this point in time, you are only able to scan QR codes of images and designs made in Animal Crossing: New Leaf and Happy Home Academy for use in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Once you have a design, you have to then Scan the QR code using your smart phone, and save it when the prompt comes app within the Nintendo Switch Online app window.

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After you've done that step, you will be able to find it in the Custom Designs app that you have on your NookPhone in Animal Crossing: New Horizons by selecting the Download option (+ key on your console) and picking the design of your choice that you now have on your Switch Online app NookPhone. You then import the image from the Switch Online app into Animal Crossing: New Horizons and voila! It can be saved and use that way, but anything imported this way cannot be edited.

Now that you have our guide for Animal Crossing New Horizons on how to import images using custom QR codes, it'll be easier than ever for you to deck out your villagers and yourself in some real sick threads. On top of that, you can also lay down some absolutely sick paving and interior design options so really, the world is your oyster with the Pro Designer! Need a hand with anything else in Animal Crossing: New Horizons? Check out these other tips and tricks that we've put together for you in our dedicated guides hub for the game:

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Animal Crossing New Horizons QR codes allow you to customize your game with new designs. Import your favorite paintings, album covers, memes, and other designs by learning how to scan QR codes and using custom codes at the Able Sisters’ Shop.

We’ve compiled a list of some of our favorite Animal Crossing New Horizons QR codes from around and put them all in one place. Feel free to use any of these to add some flavor to your island or spice up your room. Click the images with the QR codes to make them larger.

Feel free to bookmark this page and check back for updates. We do try and keep this list fresh and up-to-date every week with new QR codes and designs.

How To Scan Animal Crossing New Horizons QR Codes

Before proceeding, we should explain what QR codes are and what they do. Custom designs can be created in New Horizons that can be shared with players via Design IDs or Creator IDs. These IDs are entered on the kiosk in the Able Sister’s shop.

Custom designs made on older Animal Crossing games like New Leaf can be imported into New Horizons via QR Codes. To scan QR codes in the game, you need a few things. First, you will need the Nintendo Switch Online mobile app to access NookLink. You can download it here:

You will need to purchase Nintendo Switch Online service, which is $20/year to use NookLink. Consider this a small investment to make your island look amazing. Sign in to the Nintendo Switch Online app with the same account you use to play Animal Crossing New Horizons.

You will see Animal Crossing New Horizons under Game-Specific Services on the bottom of the screen. Now, go to your Switch and press the minus button on the title screen of New Horizons to open the settings menu.

Enable NookLink from the settings, and you will be able to import custom designs into the game by scanning them on your phone through the Nintendo Switch Online app. Open up New Horizons, and you can use the Custom Designs app on your Nookphone, which costs 800 Nook Miles at the Resident Services building to be unlocked.

Import Custom Designs in Able Sisters’ Shop

For alphanumeric codes, you will need to enter creator codes at the Able Sisters’ shop. There is a kiosk located in the back to do this, but you will again need internet access and a paid Nintendo Switch Online membership.

After choosing to access the kiosk, a screen will pop up where you can search custom designs by Design ID or by Creator ID. Search through a bunch of creations from one person or search specific Design IDs like the ones listed below with this method.

Animal Crossing New Horizons QR Codes List

Below is our compiled list of QR codes for some of the best custom designs we could find for New Horizons. Feel free to bookmark this page and check back any time for updated designs.

Animal Crossing Game Covers

Batman Classic

Robin

Superman

Ash Ketchum (No Gloves)

Brendan

Brock

Pokemon Card

Chansey

Animal Crossing New Horizons Qr Code Maker Online

Cyrus

PikachuHoodie

Pikachu

Zelda

Sheik

Link’s Awakening Dress

Twilight Princess

Link Shirt

Naruto Young

Batman

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Woody (Toy Story)

Brick Paths

Anime Animal Crossing Qr Codes

Flannel

Nyan Cat Dress

Wanted Poster

Super Sonic

The Great Wave off Kanagawa (Multi)

The Great Wave (Single)

I’m a Luxury Sweater

Tree Markers

Use these handy little QR codes to mark your trees so you know which fruit grows on them.

Zelda, Pokemon, and Fantastic Adventures

Sonic, Doctor Who, Rocket Logo, and Radioactive Symbol

Minecraft Packs

Animal Crossing Qr Code Maker Online

Seafoam Hanfu

Visitor Signs

Punk Denim Jacket

Coffee Shop Stall / Menu

FFXIV Astrologian Dresses

No Internet – Google Chrome

Stardew Valley

Celeste Panel

Floral Stall Wisteria Design

Acnl Qr Code Maker Online

Pine Forest Design

Baby Hairs

To customize your game even further, check out some Animal Crossing New Horizons custom path designs. You can put down custom paths on your island to create some different unique looking areas.