The NFC Forum Technical Committee has grouped the Technical Specification versions into releases to make clear which is the correct version to use when one specification references another.
The Technical Committee decides when a Technical Specification Release is complete. As soon a Technical Specification Release is complete, this release will be closed and a new release will be opened. The same version of a Technical Specification may belong to different Technical Specification Releases when this specification remains unchanged from the previous release.
A completed Technical Specification Release represents a stable set of features across all specifications of that release. Editorial modifications to specifications within a completed release do not change the version number but update the publication date.
The NFC Forum Technical Committee has also published a Glossary, which provides an overview of the glossary terms used throughout NFC Forum technical documents in a single location. Please note, this document applies only to glossary terms used by the NFC Forum Technical Committee.
Current Specification Release
NFC Forum Members can download specifications belonging to Specification Release 2021 directly from the member website. Non-members who wish to purchase NFC Forum specifications may do so here.
- Analog Technical Specification 2.2
- Activity Technical Specification 2.2
- Connection Handover Technical Specification 1.5
- Device Information Record Type Definition (RTD) Technical Specification 1.0
- Digital Protocol Technical Specification 2.3
- Data Exchange Format (NDEF) Technical Specification 1.0
- Logical Link Control Protocol (LLCP) Technical Specification 1.2
- Logical Link Control Protocol (LLCP) Candidate Technical Specification 1.4
- Money Transfer (NMT) Candidate Technical Specification 1.0
- NFC Authentication Protocol Candidate Technical Specification 1.0
- NFC Controller Interface (NCI) Technical Specification 2.2
- Personal Health Device Communication Technical Specification 1.2
- Profiles Technical Specification 1.1
- Record Type Definition (RTD) Technical Specification 1.0
- Signature Record Type Definition (RTD) Technical Specification 2.0
- Smart Poster Record Type Definition (RTD) Technical Specification 1.0
- Simple NDEF Exchange Protocol Technical Specification (SNEP) 1.0
- Tag NDEF Exchange Protocol (TNEP) Technical Specification 1.0
- Text Record Type Definition (RTD) Technical Specification 1.0
- Type 1 Tag Technical Specification 1.0
- Type 2 Tag Technical Specification 1.2
- Type 3 Tag Technical Specification 1.1
- Type 4 Tag Technical Specification 1.2
- Type 5 Tag Technical Specification 1.2
- URI Record Type Definition (RTD) Technical Specification 1.0
- Verb Record Type Definition (RTD) Technical Specification 1.0
- Wireless Charging (WLC) Technical Specification 2.0
Previous Specification Releases
NFC Forum Members can download specifications belonging to Specification Release 2019 directly from the member website. Non-members who wish to purchase NFC Forum specifications may do so here.
- Analog Technical Specification 2.1
- Activity Technical Specification 2.1
- Connection Handover Technical Specification 1.5
- Device Information Record Type Definition (RTD) Technical Specification 1.0
- Digital Protocol Technical Specification 2.2
- Data Exchange Format (NDEF) Technical Specification 1.0
- Logical Link Control Protocol (LLCP) Technical Specification 1.2
- Money Transfer (NMT) Candidate Technical Specification 1.0
- NFC Controller Interface (NCI) Technical Specification 2.1
- Personal Health Device Communication Technical Specification 1.2
- Profiles Technical Specification 1.0
- Record Type Definition (RTD) Technical Specification 1.0
- Signature Record Type Definition (RTD) Technical Specification 2.0
- Smart Poster Record Type Definition (RTD) Technical Specification 1.0
- Simple NDEF Exchange Protocol Technical Specification (SNEP) 1.0
- Tag NDEF Exchange Protocol (TNEP) Technical Specification 1.0
- Text Record Type Definition (RTD) Technical Specification 1.0
- Type 1 Tag Technical Specification 1.0
- Type 2 Tag Technical Specification 1.1
- Type 3 Tag Technical Specification 1.1
- Type 4 Tag Technical Specification 1.1
- Type 5 Tag Technical Specification 1.1
- URI Record Type Definition (RTD) Technical Specification 1.0
- Verb Record Type Definition (RTD) Technical Specification 1.0
- Wireless Charging (WLC) Technical Specification 1.0
- Analog Technical Specification 2.1
- Analog Technical Specification 2.0
- Activity Technical Specification 2.0
- Connection Handover Technical Specification 1.4
- Device Information Record Type Definition (RTD) Technical Specification 1.0
- Digital Protocol Technical Specification 2.0
- Logical Link Control Protocol (LLCP) Technical Specification 1.2
- NFC Data Exchange Format (NDEF) Technical Specification 1.0
- NFC Controller Interface (NCI) Technical Specification 2.0
- Personal Health Device Communication Technical Specification 1.1
- Record Type Definition (RTD) Technical Specification 1.0
- Signature Record Type Definition (RTD) Technical Specification 2.0
- Smart Poster Record Type Definition (RTD) Technical Specification 1.0
- Simple NDEF Exchange Protocol Technical Specification (SNEP) 1.0
- Text Record Type Definition (RTD) Technical Specification 1.0
- Type 1 Tag Technical Specification 1.0
- Type 2 Tag Technical Specification 1.0
- Type 3 Tag Technical Specification 1.0
- Type 4 Tag Technical Specification 1.0
- Type 5 Tag Technical Specification 1.0
- URI Record Type Definition (RTD) Technical Specification 1.0
- Verb Record Type Definition (RTD) Technical Specification1.0
NFC Forum Members can download specifications belonging to Specification Release 2014 directly from the member website. Non-members who wish to purchase past versions of NFC Forum specifications, please contact [email protected]
- Activity Technical Specification 1.1
- Analog Technical Specification 1.1
- Connection Handover Candidate Technical Specification 1.3
- Digital Protocol Candidate Technical Specification 1.1
- Logical Link Control Protocol (LLCP) Technical Specification 1.2
- NFC Data Exchange Format (NDEF) Technical Specification 1.0
- NFC Controller Interface (NCI) Candidate Technical Specification 1.1
- Personal Health Device Communication Technical Specification 1.0
- Record Type Definition (RTD) Technical Specification 1.0
- Signature Record Type Definition (RTD) Technical Specification 2.0
- Smart Poster Record Type Definition (RTD) Technical Specification 1.0
- Simple NDEF Exchange Protocol specification (SNEP) 1.0
- Text Record Type Definition (RTD) Technical Specification 1.0
- Type 1 Tag Operation Specification 1.2
- Type 2 Tag Operation Specification 1.2
- Type 3 Tag Operation Specification 1.2
- Type 4 Tag Operation Specification 2.0
- Type 5 Tag Operation Specification 1.0
- URI Record Type Definition (RTD) Technical
- Specification 1.0
Below are specifications belonging to Specification Release 2012. For the most current Specification Release, please see above.
NFC Forum Members can download specifications belonging to Specification Release 2012 directly from the member website. Non-members who wish to purchase past versions of NFC Forum specifications, please contact [email protected]
- Activity Technical Specification 1.0
- Analog Technical Specification 1.0
- Connection Handover Technical Specification 1.2
- Digital Protocol Technical Specification 1.0
- Logical Link Control Protocol (LLCP) Technical Specification 1.1
- NFC Data Exchange Format (NDEF) Technical Specification 1.0
- NFC Controller Interface (NCI) Technical Specification 1.0
- Record Type Definition (RTD) Technical Specification 1.0
- Smart Poster Record Type Definition (RTD) Technical Specification 1.0
- Simple NDEF Exchange Protocol Technical Specification (SNEP) 1.0
- Text Record Type Definition (RTD) Technical Specification 1.0
- Type 1 Tag Operation Specification 1.1
- Type 2 Tag Operation Specification 1.1
- Type 3 Tag Operation Specification 1.1
- Type 4 Tag Operation Specification 2.0
- URI Record Type Definition (RTD) Technical Specification 1.0