EMV Card Browser

EMV Card Browser is a straightforward piece of software designed to help you explore the contents of Chip and PIN EMV smart cards, in order to find out any useful technical information, such as tag and description.

Hassle-free installation and user-friendly GUI

The setup procedure is a fast and easy job which does not require special attention. Once it finishes, the tool can be automatically launched.
Its interface does not stand out from the visual point of view. However, it is very easy to navigate, since it incorporates only a few basic options.

Examine and export smart card information

If the smart card is inserted into the computer, you can select it from a drop-down list and click a button to make EMV Card Browser read it.
The app quickly shows information in the main frame, such as elementary files, file control data, length and value (the value can be decoded with the click of a button).
It is possible to select text and copy it to the Clipboard, as well as to export the entire data to file by specifying the output directory, file name and extension. There are no other notable settings at your disposal.

Evaluation and conclusion

We have not come across any issues in our tests, since EMV Card Browser did not freeze, crash or show error dialogs. It has a good response time, loads smart card details rapidly and leaves a small footprint on computer resources.
In conclusion, EMV Card Browser proposes a very simple method to learn more about Chip and PIN EMV smart cards, and it can be used by anyone with a computer.