flipperzero-firmware VS libnfc

Compare flipperzero-firmware vs libnfc and see what are their differences.

libnfc

Platform independent Near Field Communication (NFC) library (by nfc-tools)
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flipperzero-firmware libnfc
505 4
11,098 1,606
6.8% 1.4%
9.6 4.9
7 days ago 22 days ago
C C
GNU General Public License v3.0 only GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only
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flipperzero-firmware

Posts with mentions or reviews of flipperzero-firmware. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-02-12.

libnfc

Posts with mentions or reviews of libnfc. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-07-30.
  • Unable to install libnfc on Kali. Total noob. Details below, help!
    1 project | /r/linuxquestions | 30 Aug 2022
    #Setup the build tools sudo apt-get install build-essential gcc make autoconf libtool automake pkg-config libusb-1.0-0-dev libusb-dev #Pull down the libnfc source mkdir tools cd tools git clone https://github.com/nfc-tools/libnfc.git cd libnfc #Configure and build the tool autoreconf -vis ./configure make && sudo make install #Test: nfc-list
  • I have an Acr122u i cannot find a good program / script to use .
    2 projects | /r/RFID | 30 Jul 2022
    Have you gotten libnfc(https://github.com/nfc-tools/libnfc) installed? it has nfc-emulate-forum-tag2 and nfc-emulate-forum-tag4
  • Simple software for managing yes/no RFID tags?
    1 project | /r/RFID | 29 Jul 2022
    If you want to script up a little code, there is a pretty rich ecosystem of libnfc compatible readers. With these, you could start with something simple like reading a unique card ID off of each card, then doing some kind of logic or database lookup to get the status, from which you drive a GPIO or output to drive your light.
  • RFID reader application
    1 project | /r/RFID | 19 Dec 2021
    If you install libnfc, it includes examples (https://github.com/nfc-tools/libnfc/tree/master/examples)

What are some alternatives?

When comparing flipperzero-firmware and libnfc you can also consider the following projects:

hackrf - low cost software radio platform

proxmark3 - Iceman Fork - Proxmark3

vsmartcard - umbrella project for emulation of smart card readers or smart cards

ChameleonMini - The ChameleonMini is a versatile contactless smartcard emulator compliant to NFC. The ChameleonMini was developed by https://kasper-oswald.de. The device is available at https://shop.kasper.it. For further information see the Getting Started Page https://rawgit.com/emsec/ChameleonMini/master/Doc/Doxygen/html/_page__getting_started.html or the Wiki tab above.

PCSC - pcsc-lite: PC/SC implementation

flipperzero-firmware-wPlugins - RogueMaster Flipper Zero Firmware

odiin - Attempts at nRF52840 ISO 14443-A magic!

ChameleonMini - The ChameleonMini is a versatile contactless smartcard emulator compliant to NFC. The ChameleonMini was first developed by KAOS. This is NOT the official repo for KAOS's ChameleonMini. For further information see the Getting Started Page

obs-studio - OBS Studio - Free and open source software for live streaming and screen recording

awesome-flipperzero - 🐬 A collection of awesome resources for the Flipper Zero device.

nfcutils - lsnfc is a simple command that lists tags which are in your NFC device field