CompactFlash（CF卡）最初是一种用于便携式电子设备的数据存储设备，于1994年首次由SanDisk公司生产并制定了相关规范。它的物理格式曾被多种设备所采用。从外形上CF卡可以分为两种：CF I型卡以及稍厚一些的CF II型卡。从速度上它可以分为CF卡、高速CF卡（CF+/CF 2.0规范）、CF3.0、CF4.0，更快速的CF4.1标准也在2007年被采用。CF II型卡槽主要用于微型硬盘等一些其他的设备。

CF是与出现更早且尺寸更大的PCMCIA I型内存卡竞争的第一批闪存标准之一，它最初是创建在英特尔的或非型闪存的基础上，之后改为使用与非型闪存。CF是最老也是最成功的标准之一，尤其在早期的专业数码相机市场。

CompactFlash (CF) is a flash memory mass storage device used mainly in portable electronic devices. The format was specified and the devices were first manufactured by SanDisk in 1994.

CompactFlash became the most successful of the early memory card formats, surpassing Miniature Card and SmartMedia. Subsequent formats, such as MMC/SD, various Memory Stick formats, and xD-Picture Card offered stiff competition. Most of these cards are smaller than CompactFlash while offering comparable capacity and speed. Proprietary memory card formats for use in professional audio and video, such as P2 and SxS, are faster, but physically larger and more costly.