nfcutils ☆

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Description:
Near Field Communication (NFC) tools under POSIX systems

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: System utilities

Tags: nfc hardware cli utilities embedded

Install: brew install nfcutils

About:
Nfcutils provides a suite of command-line utilities for interacting with Near Field Communication (NFC) devices on POSIX-compliant systems. It enables users to read and write data to NFC tags, making it a lightweight solution for hardware-level NFC operations. This tool is essential for developers and hobbyists working with embedded systems and contactless technology.

Key Features:

Command-line interface for NFC operations
Support for reading and writing NFC tags
Lightweight and POSIX-compliant
Low-level device communication

Use Cases:

Reading data from NFC tags for embedded projects
Writing custom data to NFC tags for automation
Developing and testing NFC applications on Linux/macOS

Alternatives:

libnfc – A more comprehensive library that nfcutils may be built upon or use; nfcutils provides simpler, direct utilities.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 16, 2025 5:20pm		1	VERSION_BUMP	5ed77503