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MIFARE Classic Tool
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An NFC app for reading, writing, analyzing, etc. MIFARE Classic RFID tags.
Opens the official F-Droid page
About MIFARE Classic Tool
This is a low-level tool for reading, writing and analyzing MIFARE Classic RFID tags.
It is designed for users who have at least basic familiarity with the MIFARE Classic technology.
It provides several features to interact with (and only with) MIFARE Classic RFID-Tags.
Read MIFARE Classic tags
Save, edit and share the tag data you read
Write to MIFARE Classic tags (block-wise)
Clone MIFARE Classic tags
(Write dump of a tag to another tag; write 'dump-wise')
Key management based on dictionary-attack
(Write the keys you know in a file (dictionary).
MCT will try to authenticate with these
keys against all sectors
and read as much as possible.)
Format a tag back to the factory/delivery state
Write the manufacturer block of special MIFARE Classic tags
Use external NFC readers like ACR 122U
Create, edit, save and share key files (dictionaries)
Decode & Encode MIFARE Classic Value Blocks
Decode & Encode MIFARE Classic Access Conditions
Display generic tag information
Display the tag data as highlighted hex
Display the tag data as 7-Bit US-ASCII
Display the MIFARE Classic Access Conditions as a table
Display MIFARE Classic Value Blocks as integer
Calcualate the BCC
What's new in 4.3.1
* Target Android SDK 35. * Fixed one possible crash.
How to install MIFARE Classic Tool
- Tap Download — the app's official page on F-Droid opens.
- Install it with the F-Droid app (recommended, for automatic updates), or use the download button on that page.
- If Android asks, allow the F-Droid app or your browser to install apps, then tap Install.
- Open MIFARE Classic Tool from your app drawer.





