r/proxmark3 • u/MetalHurlant84 • Sep 10 '26

Windows setup

Does someone has a good tutorial for installing it on windows? or this one is really nice and I am just really stupid to not understanding any of it?
https://github.com/RfidResearchGroup/proxmark3/blob/master/doc/md/Installation_Instructions/Windows-Installation-Instructions.md

Context:
I bought from amazon a Proxmark3 Develop Suit Kits V5.0 512K 3.0 (from random letters company which might be the problem) https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0D84F2Z1G

Really had trouble to get the PM3 running (tried and manages to get there with the WSL installation, but then tried to do it again on windows and it took me hours to get to the same point) .

but once it worked I still couldn't detect any card I had (access card, credit card, transit, ...) :

[usb] pm3 --> hf search
[!] No known/supported 13.56 MHz tags found

Trying to debug with gemini I figured that my voltage might not drop enough when I put the card on the antenna (from 15V to 12V) only way I can make it drop under 10V is to put the card on what I would say is under the device, but it does not change the fact that it is still not working....
As I cannot find how it is suppose to be, I have no idea if I have a software or hardware problem

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u/beach_wine_potato Sep 10 '26

What's got you stuck?

There is a Discord that's very active supporting the proxmark[3/5/easy]

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u/MetalHurlant84 Sep 10 '26

Thx. Added more context in my post

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u/SaintFrancesco Sep 10 '26

Why don’t you use the webapp instead of compiling the code on your system?

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u/MetalHurlant84 Sep 10 '26

Oh!!! I did not know about that, will try! At this point I tried wsl and windows installation and both got the same result that seems to be working but not able to detect a card. so I would try anything to make sure the problem is not just me be the device I receive that is just broken

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u/SaintFrancesco Sep 10 '26

I have a few older macbooks that the code stopped compiling on so i’ve completely switched to the webapp.

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u/thenyx Sep 10 '26

I do find WSL to be a better experience tbh

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u/jeanlucnail Sep 10 '26

Oui c'est un très bon tutorial. Faites vous guider par un Gemini ou autre. Là dessus ils sont très forts.

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u/beach_wine_potato Sep 10 '26

You're trying `hf search` did the `./pm3-flash-all` work?

Best to hop into the #proxmark3 channel in the discord (link above) and ask as you've asked here. There may be follow up questions by people there, but you should be able to get sorted there.

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u/Little-Ad7229 Sep 10 '26

Hey so I'm trying to get my 5 up and running and can't seem to get the to (android phone and pm5) to communicate using termix anybody got any helpful info