Getting Started

There's many ways to customize your TapTo setup, but getting started is easy! You can start with as little as your phone and some NFC stickers, or go all out with awesome custom readers and labels.

TapTo Overview

If you're new to all of this, What's Ken Making created a very comprehensive overview of the TapTo project.

Install the TapTo Software

First, make sure you have a platform supported by the core TapTo software:

• MiSTer FPGA
• MiSTeX
• Commodore 64 (via TeensyROM)

Follow the linked instructions to install TapTo on your platform. More supported platforms are coming soon!

Get Some TapTo Tokens

These launch your games! Check out the NFC Tags page for a rundown on what tags work as TapTo Tokens and some advice where to get them.

Install the TapTo Life App

The TapTo Life app connects to the TapTo software and makes it easy to configure TapTo and set up tokens to launch games or perform other actions.

Use TapTo Life as a Reader

If you want to try TapTo before buying more hardware, TapTo Life offers a paid upgrade in app to use your phone as a TapTo reader. This is totally optional, but is less expensive than a dedicated NFC reader and helps support the TapTo developers directly!

Buy a Compatible NFC Reader

Check out the Vendors pages for a list of shops recognized by the TapTo project which sell custom TapTo Readers. If you're looking for some budget options, the NFC Readers page has an in depth rundown of compatible generic NFC readers plus recommended places to buy them.

Please note: When using your own USB cable to connect a reader, there is a chance it is actually a "power cable", which looks identical to a proper USB cable with data transfering abilities, but only has the 5V and ground lines connected. In the event your reader powers on, but does not function, try using other cables first.

Make or Buy Card Labels

Make your TapTo Tokens look awesome! Join the Discord to find people who offer services to print high quality TapTo labels. Some Vendors also offer generic labels for sale you can write on yourself.

Happy to get crafty? The TapTo Designer makes it super easy to design and print your own labels! The Labels pages also has some great advice for supplies to do this as well.