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NFC, scanning, and digital business card features on iPhone, iPad, and Mac with the NFC.cool Tools app.
Parse NFC Tap Counter Data With iOS Shortcuts
Drop-in iOS Shortcuts that parse the NFC Tap Counter's tag ID and scan count - a reusable parser, and a tag-alert demo that uses it.
NFC.cool Comes to Mac - Your Entire Scan Library, On Every Screen
The NFC.cool iOS and iPadOS app is now compatible with Mac. Browse your scanned NFC tags, QR codes, barcodes, documents, 3D models, and room scans - all synced via iCloud. Plus: use your Mac camera as a QR and barcode scanner.
Why vCard NFC Tags Don't Work on iPhone (And What Actually Does)
Your vCard NFC business card works on Android but not iPhone? Here's why iOS ignores vCard data - and the simple fix that works on every phone.
Share Your Digital Business Card Without Making Anyone Download an App
Your digital business card should work instantly for the person receiving it, no downloads, no friction. Here's how App Clips and instant web profiles make that happen.
How to Write NFC Tags with Your iPhone
Your iPhone can do more than read NFC tags - it can write them too. Here's a step-by-step guide to programming NFC tags with your iPhone, from choosing the right tags to writing URLs, Wi-Fi credentials, contact cards, and automations.
Building a Great App Clip Experience: Lessons from NFC.cool Business Card
Recap of the mDevCamp 2025 talk in Prague about the architecture behind NFC.cool Business Card's App Clip flow.
NFC.cool Business Card - App Clip experience polished
Reworked the App Clip flow so recipients can save your card to Contacts in one tap, with no NFC.cool account, no install, no friction.
Why can't my iPhone open my condo's RFID door? Understanding NFC vs RFID
The honest answer to one of the most common questions in our inbox: your iPhone's NFC can't talk to your condo's RFID card, and Apple's intentional about that.
Understanding the different types of NFC tags - and which work with iPhones
Type 1 through Type 5, who makes them, and why NTAG-series (Type 2) is the safest bet for iPhone projects.
I can't remember anyone I meet. So I built this into the business card app.
After enough conferences and networking events, I realised digital business cards solved the wrong problem. They saved trees but not the context. So I added a Smart Context layer to NFC.cool Business Card - where you met, what they're working on, what to follow up on.
NameDrop vs NFC Business Cards: Why Cross-Platform Still Wins
NameDrop is gorgeous - but it's iOS-only. Why NFC business cards remain the cross-platform winner for serious networking.
3D scanning on iPhone: what photogrammetry and LiDAR can do in your pocket
NFC.cool Tools turns your iPhone into a 3D scanner using Apple's Object Capture API. Photogrammetry plus LiDAR produces models you can export to .stl, .obj, .usdz - ready for 3D printing, AR, or any modelling pipeline.
Pocket-ready document scanning with NFC.cool Tools
A practical guide to NFC.cool's document scanner: how to capture sharp scans, why the post-processing step matters, and how OCR turns the scan into searchable text and PDFs.
Tapping into NFC on iPhone: an insider's look
How NFC actually works on iPhone - from Apple Pay's secure element to Core NFC tag reading. A practical look at the protocol, the iOS history, and why the short range is a feature, not a limitation.