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Android Apps > Tools > MIFARE Classic Tool
App profile & analytics · Tools · Data updated 2026-10-18
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MIFARE Classic Tool

by IKARUS Projects · Free · Version 4.3.1

“Read, write, analyze, etc. MIFARE® Classic RFID-Tags!” the developer's tagline

Availability On Google Play since June 2013 ↗
Rating on Google Play
4.51/5
2,898 ratings
At a glance AppBrain's trailer of this app, made from our data
Rating
4.51
2,898 reviews
Total installs
2.5
million
Installs, last 30 days
32
thousand
Best rank
–
not in the top lists
Last updated
January 25, 2026
4.3.1
AppBrain's verdict EstablishedPopularLoved by users

MIFARE Classic Tool is popular, with 2.5 million installs. Users love it: 4.5 stars from 2,898 ratings.

MIFARE Classic Tool is made and published by IKARUS Projects. AppBrain is an independent app data site and isn't affiliated with IKARUS Projects. The app name, icon, screenshots and description belong to IKARUS Projects and are shown as published on Google Play.

About MIFARE Classic Tool

MIFARE Classic Tool is a tools app developed by IKARUS Projects.

Install Statistics

MIFARE Classic Tool has been installed 2.5 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was installed 32 thousand times.

User Ratings

MIFARE Classic Tool is rated 4.51 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 2.9 thousand ratings.

App Information

MIFARE Classic Tool is freely available from Google Play. The app size is 3.85 MB. The latest version available is 4.3.1. The last update was on January 25, 2026.

Technical Requirements

MIFARE Classic Tool requires Android 4.4+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play since June 2013.

Description by IKARUS Projects (from Google Play)
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.


GENERAL INFORMATION
This tool provides several features to interact with (and only with) MIFARE Classic RFID-Tags.
It is designed for users who have at least basic familiarity with the MIFARE Classic technology.

Please read the whole page and make sure you got everything right before rating. If you like MCT please consider to buy the donate version.


My dump/key files are gone after updating MCT!
No. Read this: https://github.com/ikarus23/MifareClassicTool/issues/326


FEATURES
• Read MIFARE Classic tags
• Save and edit 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
• Create, edit and save key files (dictionaries)
• Decode & Encode MIFARE Classic Value Blocks
• Decode & Encode MIFARE Classic Access Conditions
• Compare dumps (Diff Tool)
• 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
• Quick UID clone feature
• Import/export to common file types
• In-App (offline) help and information
• It's open source (GPLv3) ;)


IMPORTANT NOTES
Some important things are:
• The features this tool provides are very basic. There are no such
fancy things like saving a URL to an RFID-Tag with a nice looking
graphical user interface. If you want so save things on a tag,
you have to input the raw hexadecimal data.
• This App can NOT crack/hack
any MIFARE Classic keys. If you want to read/write an RFID-Tag, you
need keys for this specific tag first. For additional information
please read/see Getting Started from the links section.
• There will be no "brute-force" attack
capability in this application. It is way too slow due
to the protocol.
• The first block of the first sector of an original
MIFARE Classic tag is read-only i.e. not writable. But there
are special MIFARE Classic tags (aka magic tag gen2) that
support writing to the manufacturer block with a simple write command.
This App is able to write to such tags and can therefore create fully
correct clones. However, some special tags require a special command
sequence
to put them into the state where writing to the manufacturer
block is possible.
These tags will not work.
Remember this when you are shopping for special tags!
• This app will NOT work on some devices because
their hardware (NFC-controller) does not support MIFARE Classic
( https://github.com/ikarus23/MifareClassicTool/issues/1 ).
You can find a list of unsupported devices here:
https://github.com/ikarus23/MifareClassicTool#general-information


LINKS
• Project Page on github:
https://github.com/ikarus23/MifareClassicTool
• MIFARE Classic Tool on F-Droid:
https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=de.syss.MifareClassicTool
• Getting started & other help:
https://github.com/ikarus23/MifareClassicTool#getting-started
• Bug tracker:
IF YOU ENCOUNTER A PROBLEM PLEASE REPORT IT HERE
https://github.com/ikarus23/MifareClassicTool/issues
• Additional stuff:
http://publications.icaria.de/mct/
• Thread at the Proxmark3 Forum:
http://www.proxmark.org/forum/viewtopic.php?id=1535


MIFARE® is a registered trademark of NXP Semiconductors.

Recent changes:
Version 4.3.0:
* Target Android SDK 35.
* Fixed one possible crash.

Version 4.2.3:
* Make "cancel" during key map creation more responsive
(Thanks to Alan Le Corre).
* Added more well known keys to the extended key file.
(extended-std.keys file will be updated automatically.)
* Fixed several crashes.
* Some minor code cleanup.

Full changelog: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ikarus23/MifareClassicTool/master/CHANGELOG.txt
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Installs over time

MIFARE Classic Tool has been installed 2.5 million times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 1.1 thousand installs per day.

Changelog of MIFARE Classic Tool

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Comments on MIFARE Classic Tool for Android

★★★★★ Mike G · Jan 9, 2025
Seems like a really good tool that I can use. I was trying to read Bambi Labs filament tags, so I can make my own, but it doesn't seem to work. The tag might be encrypted / locked.
★★★★★ Zachary Trumpp · Jan 8, 2023
This tool works very well. I have tried many different apps to achieve being able to read and write mifare rfid cards none work except this one. Just make sure you have the right type of magic card to clone onto. Very easy to use and reliable.
★★★★☆ M · Feb 3, 2024
Has anyone had luck on the Pixel 8 Pro. I'm unable to read a card with known keys.
★★★★★ Samuel Anthony · Oct 8, 2024
Great app, Wondering whether this app can prevent nfc card to be read/copied by other tools
★☆☆☆☆ L3x1en C · Sep 3, 2021
I installed this and my touch screen stopped working. I suspect something else was installed alongside this. I removed the app, but still the same. I had to reset my phone to get working again. My touch screen is now working perfectly. I would not install this ever again
★★☆☆☆ Glyn · Sep 11, 2024
Will write to gen2 cuid rewritable fob but will not format it.
★☆☆☆☆ GalaxyGuy12 · Sep 16, 2022
An okay app for reading and writing nfc tags, but supremely annoying to have on a phone. It automatically opens if your phone comes into contact with a tag, which is every few seconds (not exaggerating) if you have a phone wallet full of nfc-tagged cards
★☆☆☆☆ Lucas Fernando Cardoso Nunes · Oct 29, 2023
The UID Log doesn't have the option to select the length. I personally need 10 chars length, but it only logs 8.

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