# Install ideviceinstaller with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix Tool for managing apps on iOS devices. Version 1.2.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:ideviceinstaller ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install ideviceinstaller ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install ideviceinstaller ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: devel/ideviceinstaller/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add ideviceinstaller ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ideviceinstaller from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install ideviceinstaller ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: ideviceinstaller from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install ideviceinstaller ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ideviceinstaller from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#ideviceinstaller ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/id/ideviceinstaller/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:ideviceinstaller - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.2.0 - **Source summary:** Tool for managing apps on iOS devices - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - ideviceinstaller (cli) - ideviceinstaller (alias) ## Dependencies - libimobiledevice - libplist - libzip ## Build dependencies - autoconf - automake - libtool - pkgconf ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.2.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/libimobiledevice/ideviceinstaller - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage ideviceinstaller is a command-line application for managing apps and app archives on iOS devices through the libimobiledevice stack. It matters to developers and automation users because it provides app install, list, upgrade, and uninstall workflows without Xcode's GUI path. ### Project history The project belongs to libimobiledevice, a free software stack born from the absence of iTunes on Linux for early iPhone hardware. libiphone became libimobiledevice with the goal of communicating with iOS devices using reimplemented native protocols and no bundled Apple libraries. ideviceinstaller focuses on the installation service of an iOS device. Its README describes support for app packages, carrier bundles, developer .app directories, filtered app listing, plist/XML/JSON output, and use across Linux, macOS, Windows, and Android. ### Adoption history The tool became part of the practical libimobiledevice toolkit used by developers, testers, CI systems, and mobile tooling that needed USB-connected device operations outside Apple's own interfaces. Its packaging across Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, and Alpine reflects that cross-platform role. The broader libimobiledevice site frames command-line utilities as a way to interact with device services without building an application, covering workflows from basic device information through firmware restore; ideviceinstaller occupies the app-management slice of that toolbox. ### How it is used Typical commands list installed bundle identifiers, install app packages, and uninstall apps by bundle identifier. The 1.2.0 release changed the command-line style to subcommands such as install and list, added JSON output, and added options for external sinf and iTunes metadata. Because it talks to real devices through libimobiledevice and usbmux-style plumbing, package users care about matching library versions, device firmware behavior, and output formats for automation. ### Why package nerds care ideviceinstaller is a high-leverage wrapper around obscure Apple device services. Package maintainers care because it bridges mobile-device protocol libraries, CLI workflows, and OS-specific USB access without needing Apple's proprietary stack. It is also a good example of a package whose usefulness depends on a family of sibling packages: libimobiledevice, libplist, libusbmuxd, usbmuxd, libimobiledevice-glue, and related utilities tend to move together. ### Timeline - 2007: libimobiledevice development began, according to the project site. - 2023-07-20: The ideviceinstaller README recorded its documented feature set and usage examples. - 2025-10-30: ideviceinstaller 1.2.0 was released with subcommands, JSON output, and app-query improvements. - 2025-10-30: GitHub listed ideviceinstaller 1.2.0 as a release. ### Related projects - libimobiledevice is the direct protocol library dependency. The surrounding stack includes libplist, libusbmuxd, usbmuxd, ifuse, idevicerestore, libirecovery, libideviceactivation, and libimobiledevice-glue. - In user workflows it overlaps with Xcode device tools and mobile-test frameworks, but its packaging niche is portable command-line access to iOS app installation services. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** ideviceinstaller - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - ideviceinstaller - 1.1.1+git20240518-1+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: ideviceinstaller from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Utility to manage installed applications on an iDevice | https://www.libimobiledevice.org/ - Nix - ideviceinstaller: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/id/ideviceinstaller/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - ideviceinstaller - 1.1.1-1build4: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: ideviceinstaller from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Utility to manage installed applications on an iDevice | https://www.libimobiledevice.org/ - apk - ideviceinstaller - 1.2.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ideviceinstaller from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Manage apps of iOS devices | https://libimobiledevice.org - apk - ideviceinstaller-doc - 1.2.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ideviceinstaller-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Manage apps of iOS devices (documentation) | https://libimobiledevice.org - dnf - ideviceinstaller - 1.2.0-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ideviceinstaller from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Manage apps of iOS devices | https://www.libimobiledevice.org/ - MacPorts - ideviceinstaller: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: devel/ideviceinstaller/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [libimobiledevice](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libimobiledevice/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libplist](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libplist/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libzip](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libzip/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [autoconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/autoconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [automake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/automake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libtool](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libtool/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [ifuse](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ifuse/) - Shares the same upstream homepage. - [cyan](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cyan/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, ios, mobile. - [mobiledevice](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mobiledevice/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, ios, mobile. - [flank](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/flank/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, ios, mobile. - [objc-codegenutils](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/objc-codegenutils/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, ios. - [adb-enhanced](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/adb-enhanced/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, mobile. - [ios-deploy](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ios-deploy/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, ios, iphone, mobile-development. - [nbimg](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nbimg/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, mobile. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/ideviceinstaller.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/ideviceinstaller.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph