Overview


The NFC macOS & iOS SDK(s) are the heart of the nfc ideas platform. The library performs:

  • Reader discovery and management
  • Tag detection in Radio Frequency (RF) field
  • Tag identification
  • Low level I/O operations with the tag (read, write, lock)
  • Implementation of the NFC Forum specifications (NDEF Messages and Records)
  • Simplify app development via event pattern

The library implements a comprehensive set of operations for NFC Reader/Writer mode. This brings to reality an rich set of new use case scenarios for both the Mac and iOS devices.

NFC Tags


NFC Forum Type I, Type II, Type III, Type IV and NXP Mifare tags are supported.

NFC Type I

  • Broadcom Topaz 90
  • Broadcom Topaz 512

NFC Type II

NFC Type III

  • Felica (RC-S962)
  • Felica Lite (RC-S965)
  • Felica Lite S (RC-S966)

NFC Type IV

  • NXP DESFire EV1
  • ISO/IEC 14443 (A & B) compatible

NXP Mifare

  • Mifare Mini Classic
  • Mifare 1K Classic / CL2
  • Mifare 4K Classic

Apple Partner


Nfc Ideas is an Apple partner, and member of the Apple Developer program.