NFCfocused

NFCfocused is a community-driven knowledge base and resource hub dedicated to Near Field Communication (NFC) technology and its applications. The project gathers articles, tutorials, reference implementations, and best-practice guidelines to assist developers, researchers, educators, and manufacturers in understanding and applying NFC.

Content covers fundamentals of NFC, standards and workflows, security and privacy considerations, tag technologies, device profiles, and interoperability. Use cases include contactless payments, access control, ticketing, inventory and smart posters, as well as research-oriented topics such as NFC testing and developer tooling. The site emphasizes practical guidance, code samples, design patterns, and test data to accelerate learning and prototyping.

The project is volunteer-driven and operates as a non-profit initiative. Governance is designed to be open and merit-based, with a core team coordinating contributions, a code of conduct, and periodic community elections or appointments for maintainers and topic leads. Content is produced under an open license and contributions are accepted from individuals and organizations worldwide.

NFCfocused began as a grassroots effort to centralize NFC documentation and examples. It has since grown to host hundreds or thousands of pages and to support events, discussions, and cross-project collaborations with educators, researchers, and industry partners.

While not a standards body, NFCfocused complements official standards documentation by providing practical, real-world guidance and references that support interoperability and education in the NFC ecosystem.

Related topics include NFC technology, the NFC Forum, contactless payment, RFID, and ISO/IEC standards such as 14443 and 18092.